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Best free C++ GUI

Started by Phlogiston Mar 25, 2010 at 2:54 PM 5 replies 2.3k views

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Mar 25, 2010 at 2:54 PM

I need to create a basic application that will need file menus, buttons, drop down menus, and an expandable tree structure similar to the one on the left in this google image searched picture: http://www.java2s.com/Code/CSharpImages/XMLTreeForm.PNG The program will be written in visual studio using c++. What free tools/libraries are available to me? I'm looking for the absolute simplest and easiest solution. Thank you ahead of time, awesome forum.

hiigara

Mar 25, 2010 at 3:20 PM

The native Windows Tree Control will do just fine. A basic Application can be done pretty much with the native Windows Controls.

nullsquared

Mar 25, 2010 at 3:20 PM

Check out Qt and/or wxWidgets

Shonumi

Mar 25, 2010 at 4:55 PM

I would go for something like FLTK. It's not as known as Qt or wxWidgets, but you'll probably be up and running with fewer lines of code, which you can understand what it's actually doing right away if you know even a bit of C++. Nice and simple.

jwezorek

Mar 25, 2010 at 7:04 PM

Just to throw this out there because I never see anyone mention it on this forum, I'm a big fan of Juce. It's very powerful and good looking. Doesn't use native widgets, so if you want a native look-and-feel you need something else. I think Juce is the work of single developer which is quite an achievement.

Faelenor

Mar 26, 2010 at 12:07 PM

.NET is the best for GUI applications on Windows. If you really want, you can code in managed C++, but I would suggest C#.

Simian Man

Mar 26, 2010 at 12:49 PM

I'd go with wxWidgets. It's very simple to use, uses native widgets and is cross-platform.

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