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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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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
y 
  
y 
y 
       y 
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
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) (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 
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, a GUI widget framework, A 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
 
 y 
y 
y 
 
      
 
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
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
y note
note
y note
y note
note
note
y note
y 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 ofStarView? containing 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 
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    
 
 		  
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 , EBuilder, Qt 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)
y (QPL and GPL)
  
y (GPLed)
y (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 (Tcl, Scheme,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
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
 y 
  
  
  
 in development
  
VXCL
 The Virtual X Class Library. API strongly linked to the Win32 API. LGPL    y 
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)
( WxGTK, gtk+ 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(?)
 
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
y 
 
unfinished 
unfinished
          
OpenClass
from IBM/Taligentfor IBM VisualAge for C++, also supports OS/400
 
y (AIX and Sun Solaris only)
y 
y 
 
y 
  
  
  
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 
y 
    
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
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

  • Winteracter, a 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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