Is there a FREE Java GUI designer?

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

Just for the record Open Source != Free :) – cwap Aug 11 '09 at 14:24 — cwap, Aug 11 '09 at 14:24

score 16 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 11 '09 at 14:23

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I highly recommend NetBeans's Matisse GUI editor.

answered Aug 11 '09 at 14:23

C. K. Young

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I recommend this one as well... its very easy to use, and powerful. – jsight Aug 11 '09 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" – Wintermut3 Mar 27 '10 at 16:36

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 11 '09 at 14:39

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.

Yes, Google bought it and now had made it available for free. — Jesper, Feb 17 '11 at 18:47

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 17 '11 at 18:00

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.

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 11 '09 at 14:23

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Netbeans has one, as does Eclipse.

answered Aug 11 '09 at 14:23

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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. – C. K. Young Aug 11 '09 at 14:25
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NetBeans is a lot easier to use than Eclipse for GUI designing in my opinion. Less hassle with configuration. – Duncan Aug 11 '09 at 14:48

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 19 '12 at 13:10

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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.

answered Aug 19 '12 at 13:10

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 11 '09 at 14:26

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

answered Aug 11 '09 at 14:26

jsight

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 11 '09 at 14:27

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try NetBeans or Eclipse Visual Editor Plugin

answered Aug 11 '09 at 14:27

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 11 '09 at 15:03

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

answered Aug 11 '09 at 15:03

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