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    The GUI Toolkit, Framework Page

    User interfaces occupy an important part of software development. This page provides a comprehensive reference on toolkits for building graphical user interfaces (GUIs), with emphasis on resources for Free Software (Open Source). This page focuses on personal computers but also references some offerings for embedded products.
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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, 94,96), by Li-Cheng (Andy) Tai. See copyright for details. Last updated  May 13, 2007 (96)
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    GPL: GNU General Public License 
    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

    (unless explicit stated with "C API", all toolkits in this table provide APIs in C++) 
      

      
    NameCommentslicenseUnix X11+UnixX11+MotifMS Win 95/98MS Win NT/2000/
    XP/Vista
    MS Win 3.1OS/2 PMMacOSNextStepOpenStep 
    MacOS X
    other platforms
    AbiWord 's cross platform layer
    cross-platform framework
    in C++

    see interesting development methodology for more info
    Unix version built on gtk+
    GPL
     
         
    QNX and BeOS
    AbsoluteX
    n open source free class library primarily developed for use with X Window System. Uses libsigc++.
    LGPL
    y
                   
    aedGUI
    a cross-plataform, easy-to-use, non-intrusive C++ GUI library that runs on top ofSDL 
    LGPL (via SDL) (viaSDL) (via SDL) (via SDL) (viaSDL) (via SDL) (via SDL) (via SDL) (via SDL)
    Agar
    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 theSDL.support for SDL 2D andOpenGL rendering. Thread safe BSD
    y (via SDL) (viaSDL) y (via SDL) y (via SDL) (viaSDL) (via SDL) y (viaSDL) y (via SDL) other platforms supported bySDL
    Amiga Foundation Class 
    aims to support Amiga and X11
    art
    ?
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Amiga (?)
    AlfaGUI
    a small GUI library for DOS, useful for embedded applications
     
    y
                 
    DOS 16/32 bit
    Amulet 
    OpenAmulet( discounted?)
    research-oriented toolkit from CMU. native look andfeel. High-level support for interactive interfaces: Direct Manipulation Behaviors, Undo, Animation, etc. original project at CMU completed andNolonger supported.  However, another group has picked up development as OpenAmulet.
    PD
    y
     
    y
    y
       
    y
       
    Andrew
    research system from CMU. C and C++ API.
    BSD
    y
                   
    Bakery
    a C++ Framework for creatingGNOME applications using Gnome-- and 
         Gtk--.
    LGPL
    y
                   
    Berlin
    Fresco
     (new)
    a totally new window system for Unix/Linux that alsoincludes high level APIs for GUI programming.  Very experimental asit buids upon  OpenGL and CORBA.  Successor of Fresco andOffix. Also listed as an alternative windowing system

    Berlin renamed to Fresco in 2002, taking on the name of the old GUI toolkit Fresco
    LGPL 
                     
    BGUI
    GUI library for Amiga.based on BOOPS. C API.
    freely distributable
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Amiga
    CG(link broken?)
    GUI toolkit of the Arachneproject
    BSD
    y
     
    y
    y
     
     
    y
     
     
    CLXgood (Component Library for Cross-platform) Cross-platform library for, and part of, Delphi, Kylix and CBuilder - Based on 
    top of Qt, Linux only
    GPL y                
    Coral(ctGUI)
    very powerful and completeadvanced application framework with strong GUI components.  Advanced functionalities for non-GUI tasks like networking, shared memory, etc.
    Art
    y
     
    y
    y
     
     
     
     
    Amiga (old versions)

    C++/Tk, cpptk
    C++ interface to the Tklibrary tries to provide not only the Tk functionality, but also its way of writing code, based on the syntax used in Tcl/Tk. BSD y   y y       y(?)  
    CroPL
    a C++ application framework and utility library for single-source Mac/Windows applications
    non-profit use only
     
     
    y
    y
     
     
    y
    y
     
    Cvo
     
    BSD
    y
                   
    CX
    an "UI utility with themes support." just begin.
    LGPL
    y
                   
    DCLAP
    bare-bone application framework. Nolonger developed and maintained for 3 years already
    noncommercial only
     
    y
    y
    y
    y
     
    y
     
     
    EasyGTK (link broken?)
     EasyGTK is a wrapper library to make GTK programmingeasier, and quicker
    GPL
    y
                   
    Epeios
    Collection of general purposes libraries essentially coded in C++ and working under UNIX and Windows. containing GUI library
    GPL
    y
     
    y
    y
             
    ET++ 
    project is completed. successor is MET++.
    BSD
    y(?)
    y(?)
                 
    EZWGL
    C API. motif look and feel.
    LGPL
    y
                   
    Fltk
    The Fast Light Tool Kit. API modeled after Xform,but in C++. SGI Motif look and feel. good documentation.( Fluid, an UI builder)
    LGPL with additional permissions
    y
     
    y
    y
       y 
    y
     y
    Microwindows/NanoGUI/Nano-X 
    FOX
    C++-based toolkit on top of XLib. MS Win 95 look.under development
    LGPL with additional permissions
    y
     
     y
    y
     
     
       
    Fresco (old)

    also see Berlinas the new Fresco
    Advanced research toolkit formly supported by theX Consortium but now independently developed. Successor to Interviews.( alt. page)( Java version) 
    ( another info page) 
    development stopped,  succeeded by Berlin
    BSD
    y
     
    y
    y
       
    y
       
    GEM
    The old GUI environment for MSDOS and Atari ST (about1985), now free  software
    GPL
                   
    MS-DOS and Atari ST
    GEM++
    C++ classes for GEMprogramming, for Atari ST.
    LGPL
     
     
     
               
    GINA 
    a research project, is completed. (ftp)
       
    y
                 
    GLOW
    "a cross-platform object-oriented framework for building interactive applications using OpenGL or similar APIs such as Mesa. It is, at its heart, an C++ wrapper for GLUT, providing a fully object-oriented API for creating windows, menus and other GUI elements, and for event handling. GLOW also features an extensible cross-platform widget library for building powerful user interfaces."Note:Thusportable to any platform where a functional OpenGL implementation exists(including Mesa )
    LGPL
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    GLUI
    An OpenGL /GLUT-basedGUI toolkit.   Rendering is done entirely in OpenGL. Win 95 lookand feel.  Note:Thusportable to any platform where a functional OpenGL implementation exists(including Mesa )
    LGPL
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    GNOME (libs)
    the GNOME desktop also servesas an application framework, C API. Requirersgtk+
    LGPL
    y
                   
    GNUstep
    envolving NextStep/OpenStep clone. C/Objective CAPI.Version 0.6.6 just released
    LGPL 
    y
                   
    gnewt
    a gtk+-based toolkit for writing simple user interfaces
    LGPL
    y
                   
    grafix
    a library for "drawing pictures, functions or othergraphic objects in an interactive manner" or simple graphical user interfaceconstruction" with emphasis on visualization, not UI
    GPL
    y
                   
    GraphAPP
    C API. a small toolkit for teaching.
    ?
    y
    y
    ?
    ?
    y
           
    gtk+
    The GIMP Toolkit.developed as part of the GIMP project. Now at version 2.2. C API. IS the leading toolkit in the free software community in conjuction with Qt. variable  look and feel(default:Motif).  
    (ftp) (mailing list) ( gtk--,a C++ wrapper)( GtkkitandGtoolkit , ObjectC wrappers) (wxGTKWxWindows port to gtk+ (C++ API)) ( gtkv,Vport to gtk+ (C++ API)) 
    (VDK , SDPGTKInti, other C++ wrappers) 
    gladegradepingle,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 
    LGPL
    y
     
    y
    y
           in progress
    BeOS , Linux console,DirectFB
    gtkmm (gtk--) 
    gnomemm (gnome--)
    complete C++ wrapper for gtk+and GNOME. Uses modern C++ features (templates, etc.) for type-safe callbacks and signal/slots with libsigc++ .glade--,GUI builders for gtk--
    related: gnomemm, c++ bindings for GNOME
    LGPL
    y
                   
    GuiToolkit
    "a class set which allow You to build applications with new Microsoft interface style .It includes more than 50 of MFC classes"
    no cost use
     
     
    y
    y
     
     
     
     
     
    Harmony
    attempts to create a Qt clone witha true Free Software license.  Development is halted. 
    LGPL
    unfinished
                   
    Hv
    C API.
    ?
     
    y
                 
    Interviews 
    ivtools
      Ivtoolsis an actively maintained and envolved version of Interviews, formerly by Vectaport Ivtool apps can be embedded inside Motif and Xt canvas. Ivrools contains an application framework, GUI widget framework, command interpreter , drawing editor application framework, command interpreter into the drawing editor andgraph/network application 
    Interviews (ftp) was  
    an early advanced toolkit whose development stopped around  1993. conceptual successor is  Fresco.
    BSD
    y
                   
    Inti
    a set of integrated foundation libraries for developingC++ applications on UNIX-like systems such as Linux, including C++ wrapper forgtk+.(2.0 only) new developer, now in version 1.0 beta.
    LGPL
    y
                   
    IUP
    ANSI C, native controls, custom contros, abstract layout, only a few functions, Lua Scripting 
    freely distributable
     
     
     
         
     
    IBTK
    a small, "basic self-contained no-frills toolkitto create platform-independent GUI software (in C++)
    GPL
    y
                   
    JAPI
    Written in 
    JAVA and C,  provides the JAVA AWT Toolkit to non object oriented Languages like C, Fortran, Pascal, Ada and even Basic
    LGPL
    y
    y
    y
    y
             
    JUCE an all-encompassing C++ class library for developing cross-platform applications GPL     y y       y  
    KaiView
    stalled in favor of the LIP . recently resumed
    ?
    y
                 
     
    KDE(libs)
    KDE desktop  also serves as anapplication framework. Requires Qt
    LGPL
    y
                   
    LessTif
    an envolving Motif 1.2 clone. getting close to becomea complete Motif substitution. C API.
    LGPL
    y
                   
    LGI (Lightweight GUI Interface)
    also for BeOS
    "a small enough library that one person can understand it all."
    LGPL
     
    y
    y
           
    BeOS
    libgui
    C API.
    BSD
    y
                   
    libgx
    a lightweight, non-intrusive, public-domain C++ widget library for writing X11 applications public domain
    y
                   
    libsx
    "the Simple X library -- is a lightweight wrapperlibrary sitting on top of the Athena Widget set." C API
    LGPL
    y
                   
    LIP
    Linux Interface Project. still under development, in the beginning stage. development stalled?
    LGPL(?) 
    Art(?)
    y
                   
    MacAPP
    Apple 's Mac framework, probably the first widely available GUI framework.   No longer supported by Apple but third party development atwww.clubmacapp.com
    MacAPP license
       
    y (unfinished)
    y (unfinished)
     
     
    y
    y
     
    Marx
    C API. the GUI toolkit is part of a C-like scriptlanguage for quickly building GUIs, although also usable from compiled C. Motif look and feel.
    GPL
    y
                   
    MacZoop
    C++ API. Framework on top of Carbon API.
    MacZoop license
                y
    y
     
    MET++
    "an object-oriented application framework .... providingreusable objects for 2D graphics, user interface components, 3D graphics,video, audio, and music." based onET++.
    ?
    y
     
    ?
    y(?)
       
    y(?)
       
    MGUI
    C API.
    ?
    y
     
    y
    y
    y
           
    Microwindows
    a small windowing system providing Win32 and X11API, targetting embedded systems. C API
    MPL, GPL
    y
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    MS-DOS, Linux framebuffer, RTEMS, Linux SVGAlib
    MiniGUI
    " a compact Graphics User Interface (GUI) support system for Linux. MiniGUI defines some Win32-like APIs for the applications. The goal of MiniGUI is keeping its features of small and exquisiteness to provide a small windowing system support library."
    LGPL
    y
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Linux framebuffer, Linux SVGAlib and libCGI
    (Motif) 
    OpenMotif
    The real Motif, the traditional standard Unix X11 toolkit, now moving toward free/open source software.  C API.
    OpenGroup Public License(free for free/open source unices only)
    y
    native
                 
    Motif++
    C++ wrapper for motif.
    ?
     
    y
                 
    notif
    written in object-oriented C.  C API. Motiflook and feel. (announcement)
    GPL
    y
                   
    NGL, NUIgood
    NGL is an application framework intended to work with SGI's OpenGL* API. NUI is a cross-platform C++ GUI programming framework for OpenGL applications built on top of the NGL 
    LGPL
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    note
    NWS
    distributed as part of Pavuk.C API.
    GPL
    y
                   
    OPaC(link broken?)
    "a highly portable user interface toolkit with dynamicedition." look and feel and behavior are adjustable/editable at run time
    "OPaCFree Public License"
     unfinished (?)
     
    y
    y
     
    unfinished
    unfinished
     
     
    OpenOffice(as an GUI application framework )
    possibly modern forms ofStarViewcontaining a complete application framework and GUI library as the basis of an office suite, including low level GUI toolkit (VCL),application framework,graphics applications services
    GPL/LGPL/SISSL
    y
     
    y
             
    Offix
    a very rich C++ interactive application API withclasses for X11 windows, images, events, clipboards, inter-application communications, styles for look and feel, layout management and drag anddrop.  Also has classes for Unix system services. Open Look and Motiflook and feel. In alpha  release. No longerdeveloped, work merged into Berlin
    LGPL
    y
                   
    OpenGUI
    a small  graphics  &   windowing library  built  upon a  fast,    low-level  x86 asm  graphics  kernel. Windows 95 look and feel
    LGPL
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Linux console, MS-DOSDJDPP, QNX
    ParaGUI
    a high-level crossplatform application framework and GUI library. It is completely based on the SimpleDirectMedia Layer (SDL). Works on any environment where SDL exists.
    LGPL
    y (via SDL)
     
    y (via SDL)
    y (via SDL)
     
     
    y (viaSDL)
       
    PicoGUI 
    "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
    y (native or via SDL)
      y    
     
     
     
    y (via SDL)
    Linux frame buffer, numerous embedded devices (see this list)
    Pingo
    a C++ class library and framework for X Window Systemwith OSF/MOTIF look-and-feel. API is similar to the Java AWT API.
    LGPL
     
    y
                 
    Qt
    a high-quality framework. hasadvanced features not present in other toolkits, such a full 2d graphics API (with rotations, scaling, shearing, etc.), metafile support, same code for screen and printer output. variable look and feel (default:Motif or Win95). at version 4
    KDevelop , EBuilderQt Architect , QtDesigner andQtEZ, UI buildersfor Qt
    Qwt, additional GUI components for Qt for scientific appl

    (see this link for info on integration with Motif)
    Qt Free Edition license (1.x series, X11 versiion)  
    QPL( Qt 2.x series, X11 version) 
    QPL and GPL(Qt 2.2 and later, X11 version) 
    (Windows  and MacOS  X) (GPLed)
    (QPL and GPL)
     
    (GPLed)
    (GPLed)
         y(GPLed)  
      Qt/Embedded: for the Linux frame buffer without X.
    SmartWin a small sized, extremely type safe, no overhead what so ever, fully template based C++ GUI library for Windows API (formerly known as Win 32 API). GPL plus additional permissions     y (?) y          
    STDWIN
    C API. No longer supported.
    ?
    y
     
     
     
     
     
    y
     
     
    SUIT
    Simple User Interface Toolkit. C API.
    y
         
    y
     
    y
       
    Taronja
    information in Spanish... no English info available.
    BSD
    y (?)
                ?
     
    Tk
    good widget set but not frequently used as a pure C library. Widely used in combination with high-level script languages (TclScheme,Python, Perl,etc.). C API. Native look and feel.
    BSD
    y
     
    y
    y
    y
     
    y
     y  
    TOAD
    in early stage, still alpha
    LGPL
    y
                   
    Trixul
    Trixul is an XML and JavaScript GUI toolkit that supports MacOS X, Linux, and Windows environments directly via Cocoa, Gtk+, and .NET native implementations. JavaScript code can call C++ directly. BSD
    y (on top of gtk+)
     
     
    y (on top of .Net Forms)
     
     
     
    y
     
    TWIN/The 
       Willows 
       Toolkit
    implementation of MS Windows API on other platforms.C API.
    LGPL
    y
     
    native
    native 
    native
     
    y
     
     
    Ultimate++ C++ toolkit that "achieves significant reduction of code complexity for most applications when compared to other development platforms" BSD y   y y          
    V
    Common C++ wrapper for many platforms. a good "competitor"ofWxWidfgets.native look and feel.  ( gtkv, gtk+ port of V)
    LGPL
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
       
     
    VDK
    "Visual Development Kit", a C++ wrapper for gtk+ ( VDK Builder, a RAD tool for VDK)
    LGPL
    y
                   
    Vibrant (NCBI Toolkit)
    part of National Center for Biotechnology Informationsoftware development toolkit, a multi-platform user interface developmentlibrary that automatically handles the behavior of GUI objects, with callbacksto programs
     
     
    y
    y(?)
    y(?)
    y(?)
     
    y
       
    (TheHungry) ViewKit 
    a clone of the SGI (ICS) Viewkit.Currently not being developed.
    LGPL(?)
    (in the future with lesstif)
    y
                 
    ViewKit (ICS)
    C++ framework for Motif.  Freely available for Linux Only.
    no-cost (for Linux only)
     
    y
                 
    VCF 
    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
    in development
     
    y

     
     
     
    in development
     
    VXCL
    The Virtual X Class Library. API strongly linked to the Win32 API. LGPL   
    y
    y
    y
           
    VxLib
    Visual Text Library, a "character cell"-based librarylike text mode but displayed in a X window
    GPL
     y
     
                 
    Wafe
    "Wafe (Widget[Athena]front end) is a package thatimplements a symbolic, string based interface based on Tcl to the X Toolkit, the Athena Widget Set , Motif and various complementary widget classes and extension packages. " C API.
    BSD
    y
    y
                 
    wGui

    a simple, platform independent dialog manager library using

    SDL 
    LGPL (via SDL) (viaSDL) (via SDL) (via SDL) (viaSDL) (via SDL) (via SDL) (via SDL) (via SDL)
    Whisper
    "general purpose Mac/Win32 C++ application framework. successor to the Mac framework Raven.  
    is a modern framework that takes advantage of templates, multiple inheritance, STL, and exceptions. is designed around the notionof
    Design by Contract and includes numerous debugging tools."
    BSD
     
     
    y
    y
    y
     
    y
       
    WideStudio
    an IDE with an original windowing library and visual window editor and a rich set of development facilities
    BSD
    y
     
    y
    y
          y  
    Wine
    "a free implementation of Windows (API) on Unix" On Intel x86 PCs only, can be used to port Windows programs to X11
    LGPL
    y (Intel x86 PC only)
     
    native 
    native
    native
    y
         
    WIRP
    "Windows Interface Reduced Programming is a libraryof c routines for simple, platform independent GUI programming." C API. 
    ?
    y
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    WWL( ?)
    C++ classes around X widgets.
    ?
    y(?)
    y(?)
                 
    WxWidgets
    (formerly wxWindows) Common C++ wrapper for many platforms. version 2,.4  just released. native look and feel. good cross-platform support.(Wxxt, X Toolkit port)
    ( WxGTKgtk+ port)
    BSD(version1.x only) 
    LGPL (wxxt1.6x only)
    WxWidgets license(version 3.0, actually LGPL plus exceptions)
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    also on top of MicroWindows, and MGL 
    Xarm
    a C++ wrapper for Motif.
    LGPL
     
    y
                 
    X|Front
    "a C++ library providing an object-oriented interfaceto X11R5 Xlib"
    BSD
    y
                   
    xclasses
    "the X11 layout library." details available in Germanonly  
    note another toolkit has the samename
    LGPL
    ?
                   
    xclasses, xclass95
    developed in conjuction with the fvwm95window manager. MS-Win 95 look and feel. 
    note another toolkit has the samename
    LGPL
    y
                   
    XForms
    a toolkit distributed in binary form only. C API. (fdesign,a UI builder)
    X Forms license
    y
                   
    Xm++ (?)
    C++ classes for Motif and X11 Athena widgets
    ?
    y
    y
                 
    Xmt (Motif Tools),Xmt++
    "Xmt is a Motif Tools library. The Xmt Motif Tools library provides developers of user interfaces tools that make Motif easier to use. Xmt consists of the core library of additional widgets, utility programs, docs, tutorials, and example code." C API. Supports rapid prototyping, GUI story boarding. 
    "Xmt++ is to provide a C++ Model-View-Controller framework implementation based on Xmt. This framework makes it easier to integrate a Motif GUI to an application and maintain design integrity." 
    BSD
    y
                   
    XPIP
    C API
    BSD
    y
                 
     
    XPToolkit (Xpfe)
    cross-platform, toolkit forMozilla."An open source SDK for building common cross-platform user interfaces usingexisting cross-platform 
    standards (e.g., XML, RDF, HTML, CSS, DOM, JavaScript) and technologies (e.g., Gecko, XPConnect) to minimize 
    platform-specific code." May built on top of gtk+ and Xt for X11
    MPL/GPL/LGPL
    y (Xt, gtk)
    ?
    y
    y
    y
     y
    y
     y  BeOS
    XView
    the Open Look widget set. C API. no longer supportedby Sun in favor of Motif.
     
    y
                   
    YACL (link broken?)
    native look and feel
    BSD
     
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
       
     
    YAAF
    Yet Another Application Framwork,  with fairlycomplete  GUI classes and good cross-platform support
    BSD
    y
     
    y
    y
     
     
    y
       
    yzone
    a set of universal cross-platform libraries for creationof the graphical modular applications for any UNIX or Microsoft Windowsplatform. C API
    LGPL
    y
     
    y
    y
             
    Zinc 
    well stablished, cross-platform 
     framework. supports 24 platforms  (including MS DOS and Unix text mode) 
    desktop use only (not for  embedded applications)
     
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
     
     
     MS-DOS, VxWorks, pSOS
    Zoolib
    "Zoolib provides a GUI toolkit with a uniquely flexible layout system. It also provides a single-file database format, TCP networking, and extensive debugging support. ZooLib applications are multithreaded. ZooLib requires only minimal support from the underlying OS and platform GUI layer, and thus could be ported to a completely new platform without too much difficulty"
    BSD
    y
     
    y
    y
     
     
    y
     y
    BeOS
    Zune
    Amiga MUI clone for X11
    LGPL
    y
                   
    Name
    Comments
    license
    Unix X11 +
    UnixX11 +Motif
    MS Win 95/98
    MS Win NT/2000/
    XP/Vista
    MS Win 3.1
    OS/2 PM
    MacOS
    NextStepOpenStep
    MacOS X
    other platforms

    (+X11 has been ported to OS/2 so theoretically X-based toolkits work in OS/2 X11 as well. see Xfree86/OS2)

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    Java oriented

    Ada

    • 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

    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.
    • BLT extensionto the Tk toolkit.
    • Tix, the Tk InterfaceExtension.
    • 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

    Modula 2

    Perl

    Python

    Javascript

    • Vexi written in Java, Vexi applications are written in a combination of XML and JavaScript  (core GPLed, widgets LGPLed)

    Scheme (including Guile)

    Oberon

    Smalltalk

    • Squeak, an advanced SmallTalk environment (including GUI support natively) (license)

    Prolog

    S-Lang

    Pike

    Lua

    Others

    • CoderForm, a presentation and layout manager for .NET desktop applications, allowing creating the GUI from any .Net language

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    Commercial Toolkits

    C/C++ oriented

      
    Name 
    Comments
    Unix X11
    UnixX11Motif
    MS Win 95/98
    MS Win NT/2000/
    XP/Vista
    MS Win 3.1
    OS/2 PM
    MacOS
    NextSTEPOpenSTEP
    MacOS X
    Amiga
    MFC
    Microsoft Foundation Class library. probably themost dominant toolkit today
     y (3rd party,MainWin)
    y (3rd party,Bristol)
    y
    y
    y
     
    y(add-on)
       
    OWL
    Borland Object Windows Library. once the king before MFC comes... ( OWL resources )
       
    y
    y
    y
     ?
    ?
       
    VCL
    Visual Component Library, Borland/Inprise's curent-generation GUI class library
     
     
    y
    y
             
    CLX (Component Library for Cross-platform) Cross-platform library for Delphi , Kylixand CBuilder - Based on top of Qt, works on Win32 and GNU/Linux (x86) y
      y
    y
             
    ClassAct
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    y
    CPLAT
    a C++ framework for Mac and Windows
     
    y
    y
    y(?)
     
    y
     
     
    CroPL
    a C++ application framework and utility library for single-source Mac/Windows applications
     
     
    y
    y
     
     
    y
    y
     
    Framework rich DOS-based business application development environment, orginated from Ashton-Tate's Framework product, with FRED. Object-Function-Based, Text-Aware, rapid application development Language                  
    Galaxy
     well established, cross-platform framework  
    ( companyout of business)
     
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
       
    ILOGViews
    well established, cross-platform framework. commercialproduct with capabilities similar to Interviews
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
         
    JX a full-featured C++ application framework and widget library (SDK) for use with the X Window System y                
    Latitude(product dropped?)
    MacOS API on Unix and Mac OS X (OpenStep)
    y
     
     
     
     
     
    native
    y
     
    MacAPP
    Apple 's Mac framework, probably the first widely available GUI framework.   No longer supported by Apple but third party development at www.clubmacapp.com
       
    y (unfinished)
    y (unfinished)
       
    y
    y
     
    MainWin/XDE
    MS Win API on X11.
    y
     
     native
     native
     native
     
     
     
     
    MUI
    "Magic User Interface", popular in Amigacommunity
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    y
    NoWait
    a shareware GUI Application framework.
     
     
    y
    y
    y
    y
         
    ObjectViews(product dropped?)
    commercial version of Interviews, OpenLook or Motif look and feel, switchable on the fly
     
    unfinished 
    unfinished
             
    OpenClass
    from IBM/Taligentfor IBM VisualAge for C++also supports OS/400
     
    y (AIX and Sun Solaris only)
     
      
      
      
    Presenter (OpenInterface Element)
    full-featured, strong international language support, high performance GUI, rich widget set, supported worldwide
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
     
      y
      
      
    OpenStep (Cocoa)
    Apple's application API for developing Mac OS X applicationsworking on different platforms
     
     
    y (?)
    y (?)
     
     y (?)
     
    native
     
    OpenUI
    really a User Interface Management System
     
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
     
     
    PowerPlant
     included with Metrowerk's Mac OS compilers.    
       
    y
       
    Qt
    an advanced, high quality toolkit. free/open source license available..Version 3 released.
    y
     
    y
    y
    y
     
     see Mac OS X
    y
     
    SansGUI
    An object-oriented modeling and simulation environment for 
    developing and deploying scientific and engineering 
    applications 
    without writing any GUI code. Support Visual C++ and Compaq Visual Fortran.
     
     
    y
    y
             
    SL-GMS
    specialized framework for dynamic graphics for monitoringand control Systems, can integrate with other "native" frameworks
     
    y
    y
    y
    ?
     
         
    StarView
    no longer available?  (see OpenOffice)
    ?
    ?
    ?
    ?
    ?
    ?
    ?
       
    Think Class Library
    An early commercial GUI framework for Mac
               
    y
       
    ViewKit ( SGI,ICS)
     C++ framework for Motif
     
    y
     y
     
     
     
     
     
    ViewTouch
    "open framework source for rapid development of opennetwork computing applications" such as touchscreen
    y (withlesstif )
     y
     
     
             
    WindU
    MS Win API on Motif, with MFCsupport
     
    y
    native
    native 
    native 
     
     
     
     
    WM_Motif
    MS Win API on Motif
     
    y
    native 
    native 
    native 
     
     
     
     
    WNDX
     
     
    y
    y
    y
    y
     
    y
     
     
    X Designer
    really a GUI builder. Unix version includes partial MFCi mplementation on Motif
     
    y
                 
    XVT
     well established, cross-platform framework
     
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
     y  
    zAPP
     well established, cross-platform framework.No longer available.
     
    ?
    ?
    ?
    ?
    ?
         
    Zinc
    well established, cross-platform framework. supports24 platforms (including MS DOS and Unix text mode) freely available for  non-embedded use
     
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
     
       

    Java Oriented

    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

    • Winteractera modern GUI toolset for the Fortran 90/95 programming language, for Windows and Linux

    LISP

    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)

    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.

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    Related Links

    Other GUI Toolkit Pages

    X Windows/Motif

    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

    Drag and Drop protocols


    Commercial Java Systems

    • Vibe, a complete Java deployment system including tools fromcompiler to custom virtual machine. ( company out of business)

    Organizations for Free Software

    Important Free Software Projects

    Free Object-oriented Componet Software 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).
    • 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 
    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.
    • GNOME, GNU Network Object Model Environment, based on gtk .
    • XFCE , a lightweight desktopenvironment for various UNIX systems, based on gtk
    • GNUStep , the free softwareimplementation of the OpenStep desktop environment
    • 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
    • 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.
    •  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)
    • libart (alt site)GNOME/RaphLevien's advanced 2D graphics library (LGPLed)
    • Zodius, a C++, easy-to-use 2D graphics library (BSD-style license)
    • 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 [WWW]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.

    Companies developing/supporting FreeSoftware

    Other Free Software websites

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