The GUI Toolkit, Framework Page ALL In One
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Page created April 17, 1997 (86). recent changes
Thanks to Alejandro de Garate for improving the layout of this page .© Copyright 1997-2003, 2005 ( ROC Years 86-92, 94), by Li-Cheng (Andy) Tai. See copyright for details. Last updated February 20, 2005 (94)
GPL: GNU General Public LicenseFree toolkits: C/C++ Java other languages | commercial toolkits: C/C++ Java | Related links | copyright
LGPL:GNU Library/Lesser General Public License
PD: Public Domain
BSD: BSD or X11-like license (commonly allowing you todo whatever you want provided the original copyright notice is kept and credit given)
Art: The Perl Artistic License
MPL: Mozilla Public License
Free Toolkits (including both Free (in the GNU sense) and no-cost ones)
C/C++ oriented
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a cross-plataform, easy-to-use, non-intrusive C++ GUI library that runs on top of SDL |
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a high-level graphical C application framework aimed primarly at 2D/3D games and simulations. Agar applications are portable to a variety of platforms thanks to the SDL.support for SDL 2D and OpenGL rendering. Thread safe | BSD |
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(ftp) (mailing list) ( gtk--,a C++ wrapper)( Gtkkitand Gtoolkit , ObjectC wrappers) ( wxGTK, WxWindows port to gtk+ (C++ API)) ( gtkv,Vport to gtk+ (C++ API)) (VDK , SDPGTK, Inti, other C++ wrappers) glade, grad, epingle,UI builders for gtk+ and gtk-- libglade , a library for gtk/ GNOME allowing GUI built at run time from specifications in configuration files in XML format, without the need to recompile program |
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"a class set which allow You to build applications with new Microsoft interface style .It includes more than 50 of MFC classes" |
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C++ API. Framework on top of Carbon API. |
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"a new Graphical User Interface architecture designed with embedded systems in mind. ... includes low-level graphics and input, widgets, themeing, layout, font rendering, network transparency, and debugging features." Also can be an alternative windowing system (when running on framebuffers) | GPL/LGPL |
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KDevelop , EBuilder, Qt Architect , QtDesigner and QtEZ, UI buildersfor Qt Qwt, additional GUI components for Qt for scientific appl (see this link for info on integration with Motif) |
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Visual Component Framework, "a simple to use cross platform GUI framework, with many of the advanced design features of Java and Java's Swing, and Borland's Visual Component Library.Also provides advanced RTTI/Introspection features common in languages like Object Pascal, Objective C, Smalltalk, and Java, but not typically found in C++" | BSD |
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a simple, platform independent dialog manager library usingSDL |
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( WxGTK, gtk+ port) |
LGPL ( wxxt1.6x only) WxWidgets license (version 3.0, actually LGPL plus exceptions) |
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Java oriented
- Biss-AWT (GPL-like license)
- SAWT
- GWT (Gadget Windowing toolkit), licensed under LGPL,from DTAI Inc. (nolonger available?)
- Koala Toolkit (license)
- SubArctic,not an AWT clone but a toolkit based on advanced research (license)
- FrescoJavaport (only supports Java 1.0.2)
- Mica, from SoftwareFarm ( license)
- Marimba's FreeBongo
- dog.gui ,a lightweight, high-performance Java GUI toolkit which can serve as a replacement for the AWT (license: MozillaPublic License)
- SWANK,a GUI toolkit implemented in Java, to be used with Jacl, a Tcl intrepreterin Java (BSD-style license)
- JAPI, a non-OO, procedural toolkit built on top of AWT, and accessible from Pascal, C and Fortran, for Windows and Unix
- Epeios, for Unix and Windows, GPLed.
- SWT, The Standard Widget Toolkit,
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part of Eclipse project, for Windows, Mac, QNX and Unix (Motif, gtk and Qt) (CPL license)
- Buoy, a "transparent wrapper" around Swing
- XUI, a toolkit for building Java applications with Java and XML, release under an MPL like license.
Ada
GtkAda , Ada binding for gtk+,for X11 and Windows ( GPLed plus exceptions ) X11Ada ,X11 and Motif bindings forAda VisualAda Developer, RAD environment for Ada GWindows , GUI framework for Ada on Windows (GPL/LGPLplus exceptions )
Windex, Ada wrapper for the Win32 API ( GPLplus exceptions) JEWL, Simple GUI framework for rapid development of GUI programs ( GPL) Claw, Ada framework for the Windows API, demo version JAPI,binding for Java AWT (LGPLed)
- RAPID, Rapid Ada Portable Interface Design tool,. generates Ada code using a platform independent GUI library. (Current implementations utilize the TASHbinding to Tcl/Tk, the GNAT to JVM compiler, the Microsoft .NET framework, or GtkAd)
BASIC
wxBasic, a BASIC interpreter with bindings for WxWidfgets (LGPLed) JAPI,binding for Java AWT (LGPLed)
LISP
- Garnet, GUI development environment for Common Lisp. No longer supported.
- XIT
- Winterp, a rapid development tool for GUI applications with a small object-orientedLISP interpreter ( XLisp-Plus) (BSD-stylelicense)
- Newlisp includes Tk binding (GPLed)
Tcl
- Tk,the standard widget set for Tcl, for X11, MS Windows, and MacOS.
- itcl ([incrTcl]), with itk ([incrTk]) and [ incr Widgets] ,object-oriented extension to the Tcl language and associated mega-widgetset and GUI framework.
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- BLT extensionto the Tk toolkit.
- Tix, the Tk InterfaceExtension.
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- TclMotif, Motif binding for Tcl.
- BWidgets ,"a professional look&feel Toolkit. Everything is native so noplatform compilation, no compiled extension library needed. In Pure Tcl/Tk.For Unix, Windows and Mac." ( LGPLed)
- Tcl-gtk , gtk+ binding for Tcl
- PicoGUI
Pascal
- EFLIB, "extended function library"
- Free Pascal's gtk+bindings
- BlackBox Component Framework, successor to Oberon/F, using Component Pascal, for Win32 and Mac ( free for education use only)
- WOL, Framework for windowed programming under Windows and Linux (GTK) with Free Pascal. (GPLed)
- JAPI,binding for Java AWT (LGPLed)
- Lazarus, (LCL or Lazarus Class Libraries) the class libraries for Free Pascal that emulate Delphi, currently built on top og gtk+ (LGPLed)
Modula 2
Dialog Machine and RAMSES (Research Aids for Modeling and Simulation of Environment Systems) "providesthe basis for highly portable programming of interactive applications,since it makes a minimum of assumptions on the properties of the underlyingoperating system and the hardware", available for MacOS, Atari ST (GEM),PC (GEM, MS Windows, Windows NT) and Unix (SUN and IBM RISC). RAMSES is Mac only. Both no cost freeware.
Perl
- XForms4Perl ,XFormsperl binding.
- pTk,perl/Tk, tkPerl, Tk binding for Perl.
- PerlQt, perl bindings for Qt . (LGPLed)
- Perl bindings for gtk+
- plFLTK , Perl bindingsfor Fltk (LGPLed) (discounted)
- FLTK.pm, Perl bindings for Fltk version 2
- wxperl,WxWidfgets Perl binding
- Prima, "an extensible Perl toolkit for multi-platform GUI development. Supported platforms include Linux, Windows NT/9x/2K, OS/2, and UNIX/X11 workstations" (BSDed)
- PicoGUI
Python
- Tkinter, Tk-based GUI toolkit for Python, part of standard of Python distribution. Tk-based Additions, bindings under Pythin:
- Pmw (Python MegaWidgets) (also extra contributions)
- TIDE (Tix)
- Rivet,Tk binding for Python
- wxPython
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, WxWidfgets Python binding
- vkApp,a Python GUI application framework, and PythonX Extension, Python interface to X11 and Motif.
- WPY, a MFC-based GUI class library for Python, for MS Win95/NT and Unix/X11 using Tk.
- Python-Gtk andpygtk (gnome-python) ,Python bindings for gtk+andGNOME
- pyFLTK , Python bindingfor Fltk (LGPLed)
- FXPy, Python binding for FOX (LGPLed)
- Python X Library, X11 client-side API implemented purely in Python (GPLed)
- PicoGUI
- pyQT, Qt binding for Pytbon
- PyKDE,Python bindings for KDE
- pygame, SDL binding
- Jython provides access to Java GUI facilities
- JTKinter, port of tk to Jython
- JPI Java Python Interface (project dead)
Scheme (including Guile)
- MrED,a WxWindows -based toolkit for scheme, for X11,MS Win95/NT, and MacOS
- STk,a scheme interpreter with access to Tk
- guile-gtk,Guile bindings for gtk+ (GPLed)
- guile-fltk, Guile binding for Fltk (LGPLed)
Oberon
- Visual Oberon, a collection of GUI classes for Oberon-2, for X11 ( GPLed).
Smalltalk
Prolog
XPCE (GPLed ), for SWI-Prolog
S-Lang
Pike
PiGTK,Pike's gtk+ and GNOME bindings (GPLed)
Lua
- lua-gtk and lua-gnome , Lua's gtk+ and GNOME bindings
- lua-FLTK, Lua FLTK binding
- wxLua, WxWindows binding for Lua
- tkLua, tk binding
- IUP (Portable User Interface), a highly portable toolkit for Lua and C, for Windows and X11/Motif.
Commercial Toolkits
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Java Oriented
- Sun/ Javasoft's AWT
- Sun/ Javasoft's IFC and JFC (Swing) withvariable look
- Microsoft'sAFC
- Borland/Inprise 's JBCL(JavaBeans Component Library) (part of JBuilder)
- Xelfi Technologies 's Xelfi(30 day free evaluation, low cost registration required for longer use)
- Visix's Vibe Foundation Classes (powerful GUI framework ispart of a complete Java development system Vibe) ( company out of business)
- SL-GMS , a framework for providing dynamic graphics in Pure Java applications
- UITools, "a toolkit for building graphical user interfaces (GUI) for simulation programs," like these tasks commonly done with MatLab and FORTRAN.
- Bambookit, XML-based User Interface, Java-based thin client platform that can be accessed anywhere, with any browser
C#
WinForm, the standard C# GUI class library/framework.
Ada
CLAW,Ada framework for Windows 95/NT ObjectAda, Ada compiler/development environment, including GUI bindings for Windows,X/Motif
Fortran
- Winteracter, a modern GUI toolset for the Fortran 90/95 programming language, for Windows and Linux
Pascal (including Delphi)
VCL(Visual Component Library), the GUI foundation for Inprise/Borland'spopular RAD tool Delphi, forWin 3.1/95/98/NT, "object-oriented component framework delivers the only truecomponent architecture with over 200 visual and non-visual components thatare completely reusable and extendable"
- CLX, Cross-platform library for Delphi , Kylix and CBuilder - Based on top of Qt, works on Win32 and GNU.Linux (x86)
O2, OO framework for Delphi, including user interface layer
Fortran
SancsGUI, for Compaq Visual Fortran, An object-oriented modeling and simulation environment for developing and deploying scientific and engineering applications without writing any GUI code. For 32-bit Windows.
Misc
- XPCE, GUI system for Prolog, Lisp and C++.
- MetaCard, a Hypercard-typescript language with integrated GUI library, for Unix/X11 and MS Win 3.1/95/NT.
Related Links
Other GUI Toolkit Pages
- the FSU Toolkit Page
- BradMyers'sUser Interface Software Tools page
- Steve Baum's GUIpage
- Laura Michaels'sPortableScreen Library Resources page
- The Platform Independent GUI FAQ
- Karim Ratib's" http://www2.iro.umontreal.ca/~ratib/code/gui.htm#gui"
- Scientific applicationson Linux's X11 Libraries & Toolkits page
- SunWorld 'soverview of GUI toolkits by Cameron Laird and Kathryn Soraiz.
- Themes.org , a web site dedicatedto GUI themes (variable look and feel)
X Windows/Motif
- MW3: Motif on the WorldWide Web: a monster list of Motif and X Window-related resources, includingGUI libraries and tools. Now motifdeveloper.com
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- Kenton Lee's TechnicalX Window System and OSF/Motif WWW Sites: another rich list of X Window/Motifresources.
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Alternative Windowing Systems
- Fresco (Berlin), an attempt to provide an alternative to X Windows.Also listed as a free GUI toolkit
- MiniGUI, small windowing system for embedded applications
- Microwindows (NanoGUI), small windowing system for embedded applications, for DOS, MS Windows, Unix, Linux SVGAlib, Linux kernel framebuffer (MPLed/GPLed)
- DirectFB, a thin library that provides hardware graphics acceleration, input device handling and abstraction, integrated windowing system with support for translucent windows and multiple display layers on top of the Linux Framebuffer Device. (LGPLed)
- PicoGUI
- Y Widnow System
Papers on GUI
- "GUI Fragmentation is the Greatest Weakness of Unix", arguing for good GUIstandards for Unix systems in responce to attacks by Microsoft Windows.
Drag and Drop protocols
XDND,a new drag and drop protocol for X Windows supported by Fox, Jx, Qtand gtk.
Commercial Java Systems
- Vibe, a complete Java deployment system including tools fromcompiler to custom virtual machine. ( company out of business)
Organizations for Free Software
- Free Software Foundation
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- Linux International
- Software in the Public Interest (Debian GNU/Linux)
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- X.org Foundation, the revitalized organization, successor to the orginal X Consortium, maintaining the X Window System.
- Free Standards Group, the organization responsible for setting standards in Free OSes. parent of the Linux Standards Base
- The XFree86 Project, Inc. Producer of the XFree86 , the X Windowserver for PC based UNIX and UNIX-like systems, role generally replaced by X.org
- The Open Source Initiative, organization for promoting the "Open Source" concept
- OpenOffice Foundation , the organization managing the OpenOffice project
- GNOME Foundation , the organization for GNOME
- KDE League, for the KDE project.
Important Free Software Projects
- GNU
- Linux , alsoknown as GNU/Linux ,GPLed Unix clone
- XFree86
- Netscape Communicator and Netscape Navigator (Mozilla), the once most popular web browser in the world, becomes free software on March 31, 1998.
- Arena,the free browser formally developed by the World Wide Web Consortium, now supported by Yggdrasil.
- Amaya , the free browser/editordeveloped by the World Wide Web Consortium
- FreeBSD , BSD-derivedfree Unix
- OpenBSD , BSD-derivedfree Unix
- NetBSD , BSD-derivedfree Unix
- OpenOffice , formerly StarOffice, now the free software office suite project support by Sun and in association with GNOME as the GNOME Office.
- Eclipse, Java-based open extensible IDE.
Free Object-oriented Componet Software Framework
- OpenDoc,the famous Apple/ IBM invention, maybe someday free software. (C++ API)
- OpenParts,KDE's component framework with ideas from OpenDoc
- Bonobo, GNOME's component framework
Free Java Systems/Compilers
- JDK(Java Development Kit), from Sun / Javasoft.( Linux version )(SGI version)
- Kaffe , a Java virtual machine from TransVirtual ,and just-in-time compiler, works on most Unix's, MS Win 95, NextStep and Amiga (GPLed).
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- Japhar , a free JVM from the Hungry Programmers ,the offical GNU Java VM (LGPLed).
- Guavac, a GPLed Java source-to-bytecode compiler written in C++.
- Jikes, a Java source-to-bytecode compiler, faster Javac replacement
- Jump, a Java source-to-bytecode compiler with non-standard Java language extension,10 to 30 times faster than Javac
- j2c, a Java class file-to-C translator
- Toba, a Java class file-to-C translator, for standalone applications (not applets).
- gcj, the GNU Java compiler
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Free C# Systems/Compilers
Mono, an effort to create an Open Source implementation of the .NET Development Framework. Includes: a compiler for the C# language, a runtime for the Common Language Infrastructure and a set of class libraries (GPLed plus exceptions for linking) DotGNU, including Portable.NET, an effort to create an alternative to Microsoft .NET, including C# compiler and run-time libraries. (GPLed plus exceptions for linking)
Library Binding Generation Tool
- SWIG (Simplified Warpper and Interface Generator), "a program development tooldesigned to make it easy to build scripting language interfaces to C/C++ programs."
GUI Toolkit Implementation Utility Libraries
libsigc++,"a library implements a full callback system for use in widget libraries,abstract interfaces, and general programming." (LGPLed)
Graphical Desktop Environments
- CDE, Common Desktop Environment, the commercially standard Unix desktop
- KDE , the K(ool) Desktop Environment, based on Qt.
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- GNOME, GNU Network Object Model Environment, based on gtk .
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- XFCE , a lightweight desktopenvironment for various UNIX systems, based on gtk
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- GNUStep , the free softwareimplementation of the OpenStep desktop environment
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- FLEK, an application framework "environment" based on Fltk
- Equinox Desktop Environment, based on Fltk
Others
- Mesa, a 3D graphics library providing an Open GL API, licensed under BSD (X11)-style license and now part of XFree86
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- GLUT,the OpenGL Utility Toolkit, a window system independent toolkit for writingOpenGL programs
- vtk , The VisualizationToolkit (C++ API) ( license)
- GIMP , the GNU Image Manipulation Program, a Photoshop-style painting program, licensedunder GPL.
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- FilmGIMP, a fork of GIMP for movie editing.
- ImageMagick, a set of powerful image manipulation/processing programs. Functions availableto other programs via a rich API.(BSD-stylelicense)
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- libart (alt site), GNOME/RaphLevien's advanced 2D graphics library (LGPLed)
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- Zodius, a C++, easy-to-use 2D graphics library (BSD-style license)
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- Cario, a LGPLed/MPLed "vector graphics library designed to provide high-quality display and print output. Currently available output targets include the X Window System, OpenGL (via
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glitz), Quartz, win32, in-memory image buffers, PNG images, PostScript, and PDF files. Some of these backends are still experimental. Cairo is designed to produce identical output on all output media while taking advantage of display hardware acceleration when available (eg. through the X Render Extension or OpenGL)."![]()
Possibly the standard 2D graphic API on free OSes.
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glitz- AGG (Anti-grain geometry, a powerful C++-based advanced 2d graphics rendering library
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(BSD-style license)
- SDL (SimpleDirectMedia Layer) library, providing direct video framebuffer accessfor fast rendering, supports Linux, Win95/98/NT/2000, BeOS, MacOS, Solaris,IRIX, and FreeBSD. ( LGPLed)
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- OpenGL (Sample Implementation), now free software.
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- OpenInventor , advanced object-oriented 3D graphics framework, now free software. offering a comprehensive solution to interactive graphics programming problems. It presents a programming model based on a 3D scene database that dramatically simplifies graphics programming.
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(LGPLed)
- SATIN and Quill, Java-based gesture toolkit that allow ink gesture inputs to drive GUIs (BSD licensed)
Companies developing/supporting FreeSoftware
Other Free Software websites
- free-soft.org , aweb site providing general Free Software/Open Source information
- The Free Software Bazaar
- advogato.org , general discussion site for free software developers
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