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Name
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Comments
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license
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Unix X11+
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Unix X11+ Motif
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MS Win 95/98
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MS Win NT/2000
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MS Win 3.1
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OS/2 PM
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MacOS
|
NextStep
OpenStep
MacOS X
|
other platforms
|
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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
|
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AbsoluteX
|
n open source free class library primarily developed for use with X Window System. Uses libsigc++.
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LGPL
|
y
|
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aedGUI
|
a cross-plataform, easy-to-use, non-intrusive C++ GUI library that runs on top of SDL
|
LGPL
|
(via SDL)
|
(via SDL)
|
(via SDL)
|
(via SDL)
|
(via SDL)
|
(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 the SDL.support for SDL 2D and OpenGL rendering. Thread safe |
BSD
|
y (via SDL)
|
(via SDL)
|
y (via SDL)
|
y (via SDL)
|
(via SDL)
|
(via SDL)
|
y (via SDL)
|
y (via SDL)
|
other platforms supported by SDL
|
|
Amiga Foundation Class
|
aims to support Amiga and X11
|
art
|
?
|
|
|
|
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Amiga (?)
|
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AlfaGUI
|
a small GUI library for DOS, useful for embedded applications
|
|
y
|
|
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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 and Nolonger 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
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Bakery
|
a C++ Framework for creating GNOME applications using Gnome-- and
Gtk--.
|
LGPL
|
y
|
|
|
|
|
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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
|
|
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BGUI
|
GUI library for Amiga.based on BOOPS. C API.
|
freely distributable
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
Amiga
|
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CG
(link broken?)
|
GUI toolkit of the Arachne project
|
BSD
|
y
|
|
y
|
y
|
|
|
y
|
|
|
|
CLX
|
(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
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Coral
(ctGUI)
|
very powerful and complete advanced 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 Tk library 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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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 Berlin as 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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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MS-DOS and Atari ST
|
|
GEM++
|
C++ classes for GEM programming, for Atari ST.
|
LGPL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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. Requirers gtk+
|
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)( 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
|
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 and graph/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 for gtk+.(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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
libsx
|
"the Simple X library -- is a lightweight wrapperlibrary sitting on top of the Athena Widget set." 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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 at www.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 on ET++.
|
?
|
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, NUI
|
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 of StarView? 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 (via SDL)
|
|
|
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).
approaching version 4
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)
|
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)
no cost for non-commerical use (Windows version) (soon GPLed)
|
y (QPL and GPL)
|
|
y (no cost for non-commercial use) (soon GPLed)
|
y (no cost for non-commercial use) (soon 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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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"of WxWidfgets.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
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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++"
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BSD
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in development
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y
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y
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in development
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VXCL
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The Virtual X Class Library. API strongly linked to the Win32 API.
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LGPL
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y
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y
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y
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VxLib
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Visual Text Library, a "character cell"-based librarylike text mode but displayed in a X window
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GPL
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y
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Wafe
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"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.
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BSD
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y
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y
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wGui
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a simple, platform independent dialog manager library using
SDL
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LGPL
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(via SDL)
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(via SDL)
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(via SDL)
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(via SDL)
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(via SDL)
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(via SDL)
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(via SDL)
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(via SDL)
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(via SDL)
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Whisper
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"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."
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BSD
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y
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y
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y
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y
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WideStudio
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an IDE with an original windowing library and visual window editor and a rich set of development facilities
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BSD
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y
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y
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y
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y
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Wine
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"a free implementation of Windows (API) on Unix" On Intel x86 PCs only, can be used to port Windows programs to X11
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Wine license
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y (Intel x86 PC only)
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native
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native
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native
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y
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WIRP
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"Windows Interface Reduced Programming is a libraryof c routines for simple, platform independent GUI programming." C API.
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?
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y
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WWL( ?)
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C++ classes around X widgets.
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?
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y(?)
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y(?)
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WxWidgets
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(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)
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BSD(version1.x only)
LGPL ( wxxt1.6x only)
WxWidgets license (version 3.0, actually LGPL plus exceptions)
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y
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y
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y
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y
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y
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y
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y
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y
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also on top of MicroWindows, and MGL
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Xarm
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a C++ wrapper for Motif.
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LGPL
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y
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X|Front
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"a C++ library providing an object-oriented interfaceto X11R5 Xlib"
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BSD
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y
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xclasses
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"the X11 layout library." details available in Germanonly
note another toolkit has the samename
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LGPL
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?
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xclasses, xclass95
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developed in conjuction with the fvwm95window manager. MS-Win 95 look and feel.
note another toolkit has the samename
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LGPL
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y
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XForms
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a toolkit distributed in binary form only. C API. (fdesign,a UI builder)
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X Forms license
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y
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Xm++ (?)
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C++ classes for Motif and X11 Athena widgets
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?
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y
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y
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Xmt (Motif Tools),Xmt++
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"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."
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BSD
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y
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XPIP
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C API
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BSD
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y
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XPToolkit (Xpfe)
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cross-platform, toolkit for Mozilla."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
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MPL/GPL/LGPL
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y (Xt, gtk)
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?
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y
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y
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y
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y
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y
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y
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BeOS
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XView
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the Open Look widget set. C API. no longer supportedby Sun in favor of Motif.
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y
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YACL
(link broken?)
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native look and feel
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BSD
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y
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y
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y
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y
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y
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YAAF
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Yet Another Application Framwork, with fairlycomplete GUI classes and good cross-platform support
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BSD
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y
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y
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y
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y
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yzone
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a set of universal cross-platform libraries for creationof the graphical modular applications for any UNIX or Microsoft Windowsplatform. C API
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LGPL
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y
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y
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y
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Zinc
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well stablished, cross-platform
framework. supports 24 platforms (including MS DOS and Unix text mode)
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desktop use only (not for embedded applications)
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y
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y
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y
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y
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y
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MS-DOS, VxWorks, pSOS
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Zoolib
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"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"
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BSD
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y
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y
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y
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y
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y
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BeOS
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Zune
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Amiga MUI clone for X11
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LGPL
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y
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Name
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Comments
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license
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Unix X11 +
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Unix X11 + Motif
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MS Win 95/98
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MS Win NT/2000
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MS Win 3.1
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OS/2 PM
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MacOS
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NextStep
OpenStep
MacOS X
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other platforms
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