a GUI builder for wxWidgets/wxPython (original) (raw)

Description

wxGlade is a GUI designer written in Python for the wxPython GUI toolkit, that helps you create wxWidgets/wxPython user interfaces. It can generate Python, C++, Perl, Lisp and XRC (wxWidgets' XML resources) code.

It is not a full featured IDE, but simply a "designer": the generated code does nothing apart from displaying the created widgets. Usually, you will use it together with a complete IDE, like Wing IDE,PyCharm or one of the many other IDEs.

News

2025-02-02

wxGlade bug fix release 1.1.1 uploaded

2024-11-02

wxGlade release 1.1.0 uploaded

General:

un-do / re-do implemented (Ctrl-Z, Ctrl-Y, Menu, Toolbar)
a Windows binary version is available, for users of wxWidgets, wxPerl, wxLisp

Widgets:

support TimePickerCtrl where available

2020-12-20

wxGlade release 1.0.0 uploaded

General:

sizers only required where wx requires them; not required e.g. for Frame->Panel (used to be Frame->Sizer->Panel)
better handling of display updates when properties are edited
accessibility and usability improvements
Dialog example
documentation update

Internal:

internal structures refactored
add shell window and Tree Printer

Widgets:

all: separate class related properties into Class / Base Classes / Instance Class
Dialog: add StdDialogButtonSizer and standard buttons (stock items); support SetAffirmativeId, SetEscapeId
Button: support for image direction
MenuBar: support lambda event handlers
GridBagSizer: indicate overlapped slots in the Tree view

Generated Code:

no separation into __set_properties/__do_layout any more
support for instantiation classes

2020-08-30

wxGlade 1.0.0 alpha release 1.0.0 uploaded

2020-06-05

wxGlade bug fix release 0.9.6 uploaded; this version is compatible with wxPython 4.1 and Python 3.8

2019-03-31

wxGlade bug fix release 0.9.3 uploaded

2019-01-20

wxGlade release 0.9.0 uploaded

This version has a new GUI where the Palette, Tree and Properties are combined into a single main window.

Widgets:

WrapSizer
SearchCtrl
SpinCtrlDouble
Splitter: ask user whether to add panels; add support for SashGravity
StaticText: support for Wrap property
Button, ToggleButton, BitmapButton: support more bitmap properties (e.g. BitmapCurrent)
Notebook: context menu items to add a panel

Generated Code:

option to remove all the BEGIN/END wxGlade comments in the generated code (only with overwrite True)
Python: unicode strings not escaped if the selected encoding does not require it

Download

You can download files from the sourceforge project page.

Starting from version 0.8.0, wxGlade requires wxPython >= 2.8 and Python >= 2.7. The recommendation is to use Python 3.5 or 3.6 and wxPython revision 4.0.0.

Screenshots

Some screenshots are included in this manual page.

Documentation

A snapshot of the documentation including tutorial can be found here.
The latest version is always available from the application help menu.

Mailing List

There's a mailing list to discuss about the projecthere.

License

wxGlade License Agreement.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.