imgui_stdlib.h + imgui_stdlib.cpp InputText() wrappers for C++ standard library (STL) type: std::string. This is also an example of how you may wrap your own similar types. imgui_scoped.h [Experimental, not currently in main repository] Additional header file with some RAII-style wrappers for common Dear ImGui functions. Try by merging: https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/pull/2197 Discuss at: https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/issues/2096 See more C++ related extension on Wiki https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/wiki/Useful-Extensions#cness