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__Note:__
Parts of this page content __could be outdated__ or newer GUI systems aren't listed.
So additionally __have a look to the ((-GUI|GUI))__ page.

!!Overview
!!!List of GUIs

{FANCYTABLE(head="Name|Creator|First release|Latest Version|Cost US$|License|Open source|Platforms|Last update", sortable="y",sortList="[0,0]")}
 ((-CEGUI|CEGUI)) |  Crazy Eddie |  0.1.0 |  0.8.4 |  free |  MIT License |  yes |  Windows/Linux/MacOS X/BSD/iOS*/Android* | 7 July 2014  
 ((BetaGUI)) |  Betajaen |  1.0'1 |  1.0'15 |  free |  Public Domain |  yes |  Any | ??
 ((buttonGUI)) |  metaldev |  1.0 |  1.23 |  free |  LGPL License |  yes |  Any | 1 July 2011
 ((MyGUI)) |  my.name |  1.3 |  3.2.1 |  free |  MIT License |  yes |  Windows/Linux/Mac OS X/iOS | 20 August 2014
 ((QuickGUI)) |  KungFooMasta |  ?? |  10.1 |  free |  MIT License |  yes |  Windows/Mac/Linux | 12 January 2010
 [http://navi.agelessanime.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page|Navi] |  ajs15822 |  1.0 |  1.5 |  free |  LGPL License |  yes |  ?? | 28 May 2008
 ((Hikari)) |  ajs15822 |  0.2 |  0.3 |  free |  LGPL License |  yes |  Windows | ~1 year ago
 [http://www.rightbraingames.com/tech.php|Right BrainGUI] |  Right Brain%%%Games |  0.1.0 |  0.1.3 |  free |  LGPL License/Commercial |  yes |  ?? | ??
 ((libRocket)) |  Team libRocket |  1.0 |  1.3.0 |  free |  MIT License |  yes |  Windows/Mac/Linux/iPhone/Android | 10 July 2014
 [http://www.tubras.com/index.php?page=tiny-gui-tgui|Tiny GUI] |  Tubras LTD |  ?? |  ?? |  free |  MIT License |  yes |  ?? | ??
 ((TwOgre)) | Casey Borders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ??
{FANCYTABLE}
~np~* ~/np~''Unofficial but reported as working by users. Official support is planned.''

!!Features
!!!Supported Widgets
{FANCYTABLE(head="Name | StaticText |  StaticImage |  ProgressBar |  Button |  Checkbox |  Spinner |  Editbox |  Slider |  Scrollbar",sortable="y",sortList="[0,0]")}
 ((-CEGUI|CEGUI)) |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes
 ((BetaGUI)) |  yes |  no |  no |  yes |  no |  no |  yes |  no |  no
 ((buttonGUI)) | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no 
 ((MyGUI)) |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  no |  yes |  yes |  yes
 ((QuickGUI)) |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  no |  yes |  yes |  yes
 [http://navi.agelessanime.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page|Navi] |  yes |  yes |  yes* |  yes |  yes |  yes* |  yes |  yes* |  yes
 ((Hikari)) |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  yes**
 [http://www.rightbraingames.com/tech.php|Right Brain GUI] |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  no |  yes
 ((libRocket)) |  yes |  yes |  no |  yes |  yes |  no |  yes |  yes |  yes
 ((TwOgre)) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
{FANCYTABLE}

{FANCYTABLE(head="Name | MultiLineEditbox |  RadioButton |  Listbox | Combobox |  MultiColumnList |  TabControl |  Menu |  Popup_Menu |  Window |  RenderBox",sortable="y",sortList="[0,0]")}
 ((-CEGUI|CEGUI))|  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  ??
 ((BetaGUI)) |  no |  no |  no |  no |  no |  no |  no |  no |  yes |  no
 ((buttonGUI)) | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes | displays .mesh
 ((MyGUI)) |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes
 ((QuickGUI)) |  no |  yes |  yes |  yes |  no |  no |  yes |  no |  ?? |  ??
 [http://navi.agelessanime.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page|Navi] |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes* |  yes |  yes* |  yes* |  yes* |  ?? |  ??
 ((Hikari)) |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  yes** |  ?? |  ??
 [http://www.rightbraingames.com/tech.php|Right Brain GUI] |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  no |  no |  yes |  no |  ?? |  ??
 ((libRocket)) |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  yes |  no |  no |  yes |  ??
 ((TwOgre)) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...

{FANCYTABLE}
~np~* ~/np~''Created from basic elements via Javascript''
~np~** ~/np~''Can use anything Macromedia Flash/Flex can''
!!!Other Features
{FANCYTABLE(head="Name | Cache_To_Texture |  Batching |  Animation |  Scripting |  Custom_Widget |  Layout_from_file |  Multicoloured_text |  64_bit_support",sortable="y",sortList="[0,0]")}
 ((-CEGUI|CEGUI)) |  yes** |  yes |  yes*** |  Lua and Python |  yes |  yes+editor |  yes |  yes
 ((BetaGUI)) |  no |  no |  no |  no |  yes |  no |  no |  ??
 ((buttonGUI)) |  no |  no |  yes |  no |  yes |  no |  yes |  ??
 ((MyGUI)) |  yes* |  yes |  yes |  no |  yes |  yes+editor |  yes |  yes
 ((QuickGUI)) |  no |  yes |  yes |  no |  yes |  ?? |  ?? |  ??
 [http://navi.agelessanime.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page|Navi] |  yes |  no |  yes |  JS & Lua |  yes |  ?? |  ?? |  ?? 
 ((Hikari)) |  yes |  yes (basic) |  yes |  ActionScript |  Flash/Flex%%%components |  yes |  yes |  ??
 [http://www.rightbraingames.com/tech.php|Right Brain GUI] |  yes |  yes |  yes |  no |  yes |  ?? |  ?? |  ??
 ((libRocket)) |  yes |  no |  no |  Lua or Python |  yes  |  yes |  yes |  yes
 ((TwOgre)) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
{FANCYTABLE}
~np~* ~/np~''Optional, disabled by default.''
~np~** ~/np~''In v0.7 or later.''
~np~*** ~/np~''In v0.7.2 or later.''
__Cache To Texture__: Widgets contained within a window are rendered to a texture when they need updating. When no updating occurs, the whole window is rendered as a single quad thus providing optimal performance.

__Batching__: Widgets are grouped together into a single render operation instead of rendering each widget as a separate render operation. This reduces the time taken to render.

__Animation__: Animated widgets, look changes over time (e.g. button smoothly changing color on rollover, etc...)

__Scripting__: Some form of scripting language (e.g. Lua, Javascript, Python, etc...) can be used to handle events.

__Custom Widget__: Allows the user to define their own widgets to supplement the supported widget set.

__Layout from file__: Possibility to load GUI layout from file instead of creating each widget in code.

__Multicoloured text__: Possibility to colour different parts of text with different colours.

__64 bit support__: GUI works on 64 bit's platforms.



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