wxFormBuilder Alternatives

wxFormBuilder is described as 'WxWidgets is an excellent framework that enables the creation of multi-platform applications with and without a graphical user interface. There are several applications that help create dialogs visually, even so, some practical problems have led me to start the development of a' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to wxFormBuilder for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Windows Mobile apps. The best wxFormBuilder alternative is GNOME Workbench, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like wxFormBuilder are Zenity, Cambalache, Glade and Yad.

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    Workbench lets you experiment with GNOME technologies, no matter if tinkering for the first time or building and testing a GTK user interface.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    GNOME Workbench Features

    1.  Linting
    2.  Rust
    3.  Gtk

    GNOME Workbench VS wxFormBuilder

     
    • GNOME Workbench is the most popular Linux alternative to wxFormBuilder.

    • GNOME Workbench is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to wxFormBuilder.

    • GNOME Workbench is Free and Open SourcewxFormBuilder is also Free and Open Source
  2. Zenity icon
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    Zenity is a tool that allows you to display GTK dialog boxes in commandline and shell scripts.

    21 Zenity alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Zenity Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  Gtk

    Zenity VS wxFormBuilder

     
  3. Cambalache icon
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    Cambalache is a new RAD tool that allow development of user interfaces for Gtk 4 and Gtk 3 toolkit. It was born as a substitute for Glade.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • CL flagChile

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Cambalache Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Rad
    3.  C++
    4.  Gtk
    5.  C-sharp

    Cambalache VS wxFormBuilder

     
  4. Glade icon
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    Glade is a RAD (Rapid Application Development) tool to enable quick & easy development of user interfaces for the GTK+ toolkit.

    17 Glade alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The tool is not developed anymore as it cannot handle Gtk4.Instead Cambalache UI Maker is being developed but it still needs funding.

    Glade Features

    1.  Gtk
    2.  Rad

    Glade VS wxFormBuilder

     
    • Glade is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to wxFormBuilder.

    • Glade is Free and Open SourcewxFormBuilder is also Free and Open Source
  5. Yad icon
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    Yad (yet another dialog) is a fork of Zenity with many improvements, such as custom buttons, additional dialogs, pop-up menu in notification icon and more. It's useful for creating quick and easy GUIs for shell and batch scripting.

    21 Yad alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Yad Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Portable

    Yad VS wxFormBuilder

     
  6. easybashgui icon
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    Bash functions library for *BSD and GNU/Linux that aims to give simple GUI functions using yad, gtkdialog, kdialog, zenity, Xdialog, (c)dialog, whiptail or bash builtins depending on KDE or GNOME running or not, Yad/Gtkdialog/Xdialog installed or not and, eventually, X...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    easybashgui Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Graphical User Interface

    easybashgui VS wxFormBuilder

     
  7. KDialog icon
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    kdialog allows you to display dialog boxes from shell scripts. The syntax is very much inspired from the "dialog" command (which shows text mode dialogs).

    22 KDialog alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    KDialog Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  KDE

    KDialog VS wxFormBuilder

     
  8. wxDev-C++ icon
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    wxDev-C++ is an extension of Bloodshed Dev-C++ by Colin Laplace et. al. This program helps you to create dialogs and frames for wxWidgets visually using a form designer.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Bloodshed Dev-C++
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 7.4.2, released in June 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    wxDev-C++ Features

    1.  C++

    wxDev-C++ VS wxFormBuilder

     
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    display dialog boxes from shell scripts.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    whiptail Features

    1.  Command line interface

    whiptail VS wxFormBuilder

     
  10. wxGlade icon
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    wxGlade is a GUI designer written in Python with the popular GUI toolkit wxPython, that helps you create wxWidgets/wxPython user interfaces. At the moment it can generate Python, C++, Perl, Lisp and XRC (wxWidgets' XML resources) code.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    wxGlade Features

    1.  C++

    wxGlade VS wxFormBuilder

     
  11. wxSmith icon
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    wxSmith is a Code::Blocks plugin for RAD editing of wxWidgets applications.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Code::Blocks

    wxSmith Features

    1.  GUI Designer

    wxSmith VS wxFormBuilder

     
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    Webix Form Builder tool is intended to speed up the process of form creating. You just need to define the necessary fields as well as the desired form layout and then customize the auto generated form through the visual editor.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Webix Form Builder VS wxFormBuilder

     
    • Webix Form Builder is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to wxFormBuilder.

    • Webix Form Builder is Free and Open SourcewxFormBuilder is also Free and Open Source
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