WxFormBuilder

wxFormBuilder is an open source GUI designer application for wxWidgets toolkit, which allows creating cross-platform applications.^[2] A streamlined, easy to use interface^[3] enables faster development and easier maintenance of software. It is written in C++.

wxFormBuilder

Original author(s)	José Antonio Hurtado Juan Antonio Ortega Ryan Mulder Ryan Pusztai Michal Bliznak Jan Niklas Hasse
Developer(s)	Steffen Olszewski wxFormBuilder Contributors
Initial release	2006; 19 years ago (2006)
Stable release	4.2.1[1] / 29 May 2024; 10 months ago (29 May 2024)
Repository	github.com/wxFormBuilder/wxFormBuilder
Written in	C++
Operating system	Cross-platform
Platform	Windows, MacOS, Linux
Available in	English
Type	GUI builder Linux on the desktop Human interface guidelines
License	GPLv2
Website	wxformbuilder.org

wxFormBuilder is a visual development tool, but also allows including non-graphical components.^[4] It can generate C++, Python, PHP, Lua and XRC code. The generated code cannot be edited directly in the program.^[5]

Event handlers

wxFormBuilder uses the Connect() method or the event table for creating events. For most of the available controls, custom event handlers can be created. Events can also be added through external XML files, eliminating the need to rebuild.^[3][6]

Available controls

wxFormBuilder have a rich set of supported widgets. They can be easily extended via plugins.^[7]

Common	Additional	Containers	Menu-toolbar	Layout	Forms	Contrib (using wxAdditions Plugin)
wxButton wxBitmapButton wxStaticText wxTextCtrl wxStaticBitmap wxComboBox wxChoice wxListBox wxListCtrl wxCheckBox wxRadioBox wxRadioButton wxStaticLine wxSlider wxGauge	wxTreeCtrl wxHtmlWindow wxRichTextCtrl wxCheckListBox wxGrid wxToggleButton wxColourPickerCtrl wxFontPickerCtrl wxFilePickerCtrl wxDirPickerCtrl wxDatePickerCtrl wxCalendarCtrl wxScrollBar wxSpinCtrl wxSpinButton wxHyperlinkCtrl wxGenericDirCtr CustomControl	wxSplitterWindow wxScrolledWindow wxNotebook wxAuiNotebook wxListBook wxChoiceBook	wxStatusBar wxMenuBar wxMenu wxMenuItem Sub Menus Menu Separators wxToolBar ToolBar Tools ToolBar Separators	wxBoxSizer wxStaticBoxSizer wxGridSizer wxFlexGridSizer wxGridBagSizer wxStdDialogButtonSizer spacer	wxFrame wxPanel wxDialog	wxPlotCtrl wxPropertyGrid wxPropertyGridManager wxFlatNotebook wxScintilla awxLed wxTreeListCtrl wxLedBarGraph

See also

• Free and open-source software portal

• wxWidgets
• wxDev-C++
• WxGlade