Is there a FREE Java GUI designer? [closed]

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Is there a FREE (or relatively cheaper) Java GUI designer/builder?

Petuu answered 11/8, 2009 at 14:20 Comment(2)

Just for the record Open Source != Free :) – Speciosity 11/8, 2009 at 14:24

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I highly recommend NetBeans's Matisse GUI editor.

Anachronous answered 11/8, 2009 at 14:23 Comment(2)

I recommend this one as well... its very easy to use, and powerful. – Harshman 11/8, 2009 at 14:25

I personally have used this one pretty from its early days, I have yet to find a GUI design it cannot at least "rough out" – Caviar 27/3, 2010 at 16:36

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Unfortunately, it looks like the Eclipse Visual Editor has not been maintained or developed a lot the past three years. On the Visual Editor homepage you'll see that the last release is from June 30, 2006 - more than three years ago.

The best free GUI builder for Java at the moment is probably Matisse which is included in NetBeans, as others have already mentioned.

If you're an Eclipse user, then there's also Matisse4MyEclipse, but it is not free - it's an add-on to the popular MyEclipse. Another non-free option for Eclipse is WindowBuilder Pro, which is not only for Swing, but also for SWT and even GWT GUIs.

Chappy answered 11/8, 2009 at 14:39 Comment(2)

WindowBuilder Pro is now available for free. – Opponent 17/2, 2011 at 17:57

Yes, Google bought it and now had made it available for free. – Chappy 17/2, 2011 at 18:47

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Try WindowBuilder, which once was a non-free Eclipse plugin, and is now available for free.

WindowBuilder has changed hands several times in the last 12 months (from Instantiations to Google, followed by Google giving it to the Eclipse Foundation).

It is available for free from the Eclipse WindowBuilder page.

Opponent answered 17/2, 2011 at 18:0 Comment(0)

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Netbeans has one, as does Eclipse.

Waterside answered 11/8, 2009 at 14:23 Comment(2)

If I remember right, if you don't want to fork out any money, Eclipse has no capabilities for using GroupLayout; NetBeans has support for GroupLayout out of the box. – Anachronous 11/8, 2009 at 14:25

NetBeans is a lot easier to use than Eclipse for GUI designing in my opinion. Less hassle with configuration. – Inlet 11/8, 2009 at 14:48

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It isn't free (or particularly cheap), but the one in IntelliJ is pretty nice.

Harshman answered 11/8, 2009 at 14:26 Comment(0)

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try NetBeans or Eclipse Visual Editor Plugin

Papyrology answered 11/8, 2009 at 14:27 Comment(0)

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Try netbeans, I'm sure you're gonna like the latest release (version 6.7)

Madison answered 11/8, 2009 at 15:3 Comment(0)

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You should go for ecllipse ,Komodo Edit and Netbeans if you want it for free.

But i recoment Jbuider which expensive but really good GUI environment.

Homoousian answered 19/8, 2012 at 13:10 Comment(0)

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