wxFormBuilder/wxFormBuilder

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

wxFormBuilder is a visual GUI builder (RAD tool) for the wxWidgets framework that generates C++, Python, Lua, and PHP code, with XRC import/export support. It runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS and can be extended with custom widget plugins.

Use cases

• design wxWidgets GUI layouts visually
• generate C++ code for a wxWidgets interface
• generate wxPython GUI code
• export wxWidgets forms to XRC files
• build cross-platform desktop UIs without hand-writing layout code
• extend the designer with custom widget plugins

When to choose

• you develop desktop apps with wxWidgets, wxPython, wxLua, or wxPHP and want drag-and-drop UI design
• you need XRC-based UI files or multi-language code generation from one designer
• you want a free, open-source, cross-platform RAD tool for wxWidgets

When to avoid

• you use a different GUI toolkit like Qt or GTK
• you need a runtime UI framework rather than a design-time code generator
• you require WYSIWYG styling beyond what wxWidgets widgets provide

Facets

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gui ui-components plugin-system developer-tools desktop-applications cross-platform windows cpp python lua php wxwidgets rad-tool xrc gui-builder code-generator code-generation linux macos

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