Recent changes to the GUI Toolkit and Framework Page: 2007-05-12: * Qt is now at version four and GPLed on every major platform. * added Vexi for Javascript * Added libgx * Presenter available on Mac OS X, updated * added Truxul * Tk link updated * Add links for GNOME, Qt, WxWidget Java bindings * added link to CoderForm * Wine is LGPL 2005-02-20: * wxWindows now is called wxWidgets * MGUI link updated * added slgtk * aedGUI is LGPLed, updated * Open Interface Element is now Presenter, updated * added Winteracter * put JX in the commercial section * Added reference to Cario, the new standard in 2d graphics API * Added links to the FSG and the LSB, and the new X.org Foundation * Added SmartWin * Qt Windows version soon GPLed, noted * updated LGI * added Ultimate++ * updated Windows port of gtk+ link * Added Y-windows * Added FLTK.pm * plFLTK is dead, noted * Added JUCE * OpenAmulet dead? * Added XUI * Added cpptk * Added reference to Equinox Desktop Environment, * Copyright switched to the GNU FDL 2003-08-10: * gnewt URL update * wideStudio URL updated * Added link to AGG, a 2d graphics library * Flek URL updated * CG, OPaC and YACF links broken, noted * Added NGL/NUI * Added aedGUI * Zinc URL updated * Added link to SATIN and Quill, ink gesture toolkit in Java * Added Larazus * Added Taronja 2003-01-27: * Aded MacZoop for Mac OS (System 7 to 10). * WxWindows, gtk+, Qt, Tk, and Zoolib have Mac OS X port, noted * Added a link to FilmGIMP * XForms URL updated * VCL works on Windows 3.1, noted * Mozilla (XPToolkit) works on OS/2, Mac OS X and BeOS, noted * Added link to Framework * CommonLisp Interface Manager URL updated * AbiWord framework description added * Fltk URL updated * PyFltk URL updated * Bambookit added * References Qwt * MacAPP no longer supported by Apple and third party support noted * Added links to Fltk, Fox licenses (LGPL plus additional permissions) 2003-01-13: * Links to SWT (for Java) and Elipse added * Links tpo gcj added * GLUI link updated * FOX, Whisper, Wide Studio links updated * RAPID (for Ada) added * Note EasyGTK link broken, requesting new information * Fltk now supports Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, OS/2 and MicroWindows, noted * Added Python links (TKinter, TIDE, PyQT, Pygame, Jython, JTKinter, JPI) 2002-10-22: * Added Visual Component Framework * Added PicoGUI * XVT link updated, now supports Mac OS X * newlisp includes Tk-based toolkit, added * Inti now has new developer, URL updated 2002-07-22: * PowerPlant now supports 32-bit Windows, also URL updated * GLOW link updated * Mozilla's XPT now has a good rating, also license updated * GuiToolkit added * Berlin renamed to Fresco * CPLAT now supports Unix, link updated * Added CroPL * JAPI link corrected 2002-05-09: * VWCL renamed to VXCL, port to Unix/X11 * OWL link updated * JAPI now also supports Ada, URL updated * YAAF URL updated 2002-03-03: * Added IUP * Added Python X Library * Added Prima * Updated URL for Kaiview 2001-11-28: * Ivtools, Interviews links updated--Vectoraport is defunct * Qt is now at version 3.0, noted * MW3:Motif on the web/Motifdeveloper.com now alive again, gives good rating. * VxLib URL updated * WOL URL updated * Added wxPerl * Added wxBasic * WxPython URL updated * Added wxBasic * Added wxLua * Added Lua-FLTK * Added tkLua * gtk-- renamed to gtkmm 2001-09-01: * Add WOL, a free Pascal framework * Add WinForm, default GUI library for C# * Update the link of TOAD * Add references to two free C# implemntation, Mono and DotGNU 2001-07-08: * JX free version no longer available, removed from free section. * Qt Windows free version available, link added. * Add SansGUI, a commercial C++/Fortran toolkit * Add MacAPP, the first widely available GUI framework, to the free section. 2001-06-17: * Qt now supports MacOS X and v3.0 in beta. Noted * Fxpy link updated. * Add UITools, a Java commercial toolkit. * Add reference to QtEmbedded * Add references to gtkfb, gtk on DirectDB * Add DirectFB as an alternative windowing system. * Added references to OpenGL Sample Implementation and OpenInventor 2001-03-23: * Format improvement thanks to Alejandro de Garate (alealex_degarate@hotmail.com) * XPCE now GPLed, added to free section * XPCE link updated * Zinc MacOS version does not exist, entry corrected * Added reference to Zodius, a 2D graphics library 2001-01-27: * Added JAPI * Added Epeios * SWIG, XPCE links updated, XPCE removed from free section * Added MiniGUI * MiniGUI and Microwindows added to alternative windowing system section * Added link for Display Ghostscript 2000-12-10: * Removed UDE * Removed fOX * Added Zoolib * Added AbsoluteX * Added links to XView 2000-12-02: * Added Bakery, a GNOME C++ binding * Added WideStudio, an IDE containing a GUI toolkit and other * Added GLOW, a GUI toolkit built on top of OpenGL * Added JAPI, a Java toolkit accessible from C, Pascal and Fortran! * Added OpenOffice since it contains a complete application framework * Added mentioning AbiWord's cross platform layer, more info needed. * Zinc license updated * Zinc now free, noted in the commercial section * note Latitude seems dead * Added organizations: OpenOffice Foundation, GNOME Foundation, KDE League * Added OpenOffice as important free software project 2000-09-07: * Qt goes GPL!!! Also note version 2.2 release * Added SWANK, a Java GUI toolkit 2000-08-24: * Added Ada and some Ada toolkits * FOX supports NT and Windows 2000 * Added Inti, a new C++ wrapper for gtk+ * Added GNUStep as a desktop environment * Added SDL in the extra free software section * Added ParaGUI * Added libsx * Added reference to Qt Designer as a GUI builder for Qt 2000-06-04: * Added OpenGUI * Added MicroWindows * Correct links of OpenAmulet and Berlin * Correct links for Steve Baum's GUI page * Added yzone * Add sections for the languages Lua and Pike, and their gtk/GNOME bindings 2000-05-17: * Add OpenMotif * Add XPToolkit, Mozilla's GUI toolkit * Convert the Amiga column to the Other Platform column, to support BeOS and others * Add BlackComponent Framework * Add PyFox, FOX Python binding * Add GEM (the old MS-DOS and Atari ST GUI environment) 2000-02-06: * Remove ObjGTK, the project is abandoned by author * Add CDE as a desktop environment * Add Python binder for fltk * Add VxLib (http://members.xoom.com/black_arrow/index.html) * Offix development is stopped, author joined the Berlin project, good rating removed * Warsaw is not the GUI toolkit for Berlin but a protocol, thus removed * Berlin considered successor to Fresco * Add FLEK as a pseudo-desktop based on fltk * Add link to Fltk Mac port * Add guile-fltk, Guild binding for fltk * Add pyFLTK and plFLTK, fltk's Python and Perl bindings * Add gnewt http://oksid.linuxbox.com/gnewt/ * Add SDPGTK, another gtk C++ wrapper http://www.k-3d.com/libraries/sdpgtk * Add Zune, MUI clone for X11 http://massena.univ-mlv.fr/~lecorfec/zune/ * Think Class Library is not the oldest commercial gui class library, MacAPP is. Page corrected. * Add Boglook, a Tk-based GUI toolkit for Bigloo, a Scheme implementation http://kaolin.unice.fr/~serrano/bigloo/bigloo.html * gtk-- URL updated to gtkmm.sourceforge.net * Add Tcl_Gtk, gtk+ bindings for Tcl http://tcl-gtk.sourceforge.net/ * Add Amiga Foundation classes http://afc.sourceforge.net/ artistic * Add Lightweight GUI Interface for BeOS and Win32 (http://lgi.sourceforge.net/) LGPL) * Add XFront, a C++ wrapper for Xlib calls (http://www.iprimus.ca/~andrzejsemeniuk/numerus/xfront/) * Add Sugar, a small C++ wrapper for gtk+ (http://www106.pair.com/rhp/sugar-0.1.tar.gz) * Fresco URL updated * GNUstep good marking added * XArm URL updated, good marking added, due to its complete coverage of Motif * JX URL updated * YAAF URL update * OpenAmulet URL updated 1999-12-06: * fltk mac version under development * Add DialogMachine and RAMSES * Add remarks that DCLAP is no longer in development * Add Vibrant * Find a ftp link for WIRP * Note StarView may be available from Sun in source form in the future? (SCSLed) * add link to libglade 1999-10-30: * Bongo is now free, moved to free section and renamed FreeBongo * Software Farm name corrected * Add link to XFCE * Mesa is now under BSD-style license, updated * Add KDE and GNOME as free application frameworks, due to their libraries provided * Add dog.gui, a free Java GUI toolkit * Note that WIRP link broken, current URL unknown * Add references to OpenPart, Bonoco, and libart 1999-10-01: * Ivmaps renamed to vhclmaps * link to the Mac version of MFC updated (is the link correct?) 1999-08-29: * Added KDevelop, an IDE for KDE/Qt with GUI builder. * Added glade--, VDKBuilder, GUI builders for gtk+ and VDK. * Updated link URL for VDK. * Added link to gtk+ Win32 port * Add VWL, Borland's class library for C++ and Pascal (Delphi) * Add JBCL, Borland's library for JBuilder * Apple's YellowBox renamed Cocoa * Apple's Rhapsoby renamed OS X * Update X11's link URL to x.org * Add links to the Open Source Initiative * Update links to gcc and egcs (both merged) * Add ObjGTK, a C++ wrapper for gtk+ 1999-07-11: * Qt license changes: updated * Add EasyGTK * ITK renamed to IBTK * Viewtouch descriptions updated * Whisper moved to free section * Add BWidget, a toolkit for Tcl 1999-05-29: * add PyKDE * add reference to libsigc++, a C++-based library for implementing signal/slots * gtk corrected to "gtk+", its official name * Gtalk and Qtalk no longer available, removed. * gtk is at version 1.2 * gtk-- gets good mark * add Whisper * Removed Raven, succeeded by Whisper * add ITK 1999-04-28: * Added Notif. * Added Pingo. * ZApp no longer available. * Vibe's company out of business. Not known what is the future of Vibe. * MW3 good mark removed because it is no longer updated. 1999-04-12: * Removed the mirror site http://home.pacbell.net/atai/guitool/ * Harmony URL updated. * ViewKit updated (now also for Win 95/NT). * Add ViewKit to the free section. * URL for the paper "GUI Fragmentation is the Greatest Weakness of Unix" updated. * Ivtools gets a good rating due to active update and development, plus the base toolkit (Interviews) is very powerful. * Link to Ivtools copyright added. 1999-03-13: * FOX now supports Windows. * Fltk URL updated. * Mesa URL updated. * Software in the Public Interest URL updated. 1999-02-05: * Add reference to the gtk port of V. * Indicate the existence of the Win32 port of gtk. * Add reference to FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD in the Free Software project section. * Correct the spelling error on "Smalltalk" * Add Qtalk and GTalk, Smalltalk bindings for Qt and gtk * Add Free Pascal's gtk bindings. * Both gtk and Qt now have variable look and feel (themes) * Add reference to themes.org * Add references to free-soft.org and the Free Software Bazaar 1999-01-12: * Upgrade Coral to Good status, correct link. * Add Wine as a free GUI toolkit since it now intends to serve as a Windows porting tool to Unix. * Add mentioning the proposed QPL, new (Free) license for Qt 2.0 * Add Arena to Free Software projects * Add Yggrasil to Free Software companies * Removed good mark from BlissAwt, whose development seems stopped * Updates the URL of GWT, and change of license to LGPL * Add Squeak, a free SmallTalk environment * Kaffe link updated * Add Transvirtual (developer of Kaffe) to Free Software companies * Add good mark to KDE 1998-12-03: * Add Coral * Fox gets a good rating due to the high quality of the current version * Fox is LGPL * updated name of XClass95, also known as Xclass * updated links of WxWindows license * Add VDK as an independent GUI toolkit * Add gtk-- as an independenr GUI toolkit, URL updated * Add CX * gtk has Win32 port, unfinished * Add reference to fdesign, the XForm UI builder * Add GLUI * Add reference to GLUT, the OpenGL Utility Toolkit, to software project section 1998-10-24: * Add OpenAmulet, restored "good" mark. * Add ViewTouch to the commerical section * Add link to a Fresco info page. * Removed references to the Free Software Union, which is defunct. * Updated URL for CG of Arachne * Updated URL for BGUI * ZPA's URL can't be found. Deleted from page. * Updated URL for Hungry Viewkit 1998-10-12: * Add YAAF. * Add VisualOberon * Updated fltk's URL. * Noted that Visix is out of business for Galaxy and Vibe. * Add reference to fluid, Fltk's UI builder * removed the link to WxWindows developer's site, site dead 1998-09-06: * Xclass is LGPLed. * begin to incorporate references to GUI builders. gtk and qt first covered. * Add vdk, a C++ wrapper for gtk * Add reference to the XDND protocol 1998-08-15: * Update Xarm's URL. * Add one more mirror site. 1998-07-11: * Updated LIP's URL. * Updated Harmony's url. * Add FOX to the free section. * Amulet no longer maintained, remove the "good" rating. 1998-05-10: * Change host names in urls of links to GNU to gnu.org * Add winterp * Add mica GUI framework to free Java section * Correct Berlin's URL * Fltk now works on Win32 in addition to X Windows 1998-04-18: * update gtk's webpage URL * add Offix with a good marking as a free GUI toolkit * add Harmony (Qt clone) as free GUI toolkit project * add good marking for V, due to its active development. Also V motif port completed * updated EFLIB's URL. * add CPLAT to commerical toolkit section. * Add Japhar, the Hungry Programmer's free Java VM (also the offical GNU JVM) 1998-03-14: * Update information on OpenClass, OS/2 and Unix port completed. Also link updated. * Add NoWait to the Commerial GUI section. 1998-03-08: * V license is LGPL. Corrected. OS/2 Port completed, reflected in page. * Zinc's Personal Edition added to the free section. * Add Latitude to the commerical section. * Add OpenStep as a commerical API to the commerical section. * Add a link to SunWorld's article on GUI toolkits. 1998-02-08: * Fl name changed to fltk and upgrade it to "good" status. * WxWindows license change. Also added link to WxWindows developers' site. * GEM++ license is LGPL. * V site location and license updated. * Add link for NWS toolkit and WIRP. * The Willows Toolkit moved from commerical to free section. * Add pygtk, Python bindings for gtk * MFC link updated * JFC link updated * YACL link updated. * XForms link updated. * Add Netscape to free software projects.