Programming GUI in C++

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For Java there is Swing and Eclipse + Window Builder. Is there anything similar for C++ ? Any suggestions of tools or starting points ? Thanks.

UPDATE: I use Mac OS X but any suggestions are welcome

The usual one we recommend is [Qt](http://qt.nokia.com/) for cross-platform GUI — Seth Carnegie, Jan 18 '12 at 02:18
... which also comes with a GUI interface builder, QtCreator — Seth Carnegie, Jan 18 '12 at 02:26

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

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Take a look here. Qt is a C++ cross-platform library. I think that you will find it suitable for your needs. In the given link, you can find many other suggestions (like using Mono), GTK# (those are using C#), but in general, for C++, people usually suggest Qt or GTK (take a look at all posts and comments there).

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answered Jan 18 '12 at 02:25

Aleksandar Vucetic

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 18 '12 at 02:19

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Microsoft Visual Studio is not bad. It has an interface builder, with all the run-of-the-mill buttons and things like that. Here it is: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-cpp-express

answered Jan 18 '12 at 02:19

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The only way the interface builder works is if you change your project to use C++/CLI which isn't C++ – Seth Carnegie Jan 18 '12 at 02:26
@SethCarnegie The dialog designer works fine for native C++ projects. See [my comment here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8275517/cli-c-how-does-it-differ-to-normal-c-or-visual-c/8276147#comment10189610_8276147) for some information. – ta.speot.is Jan 18 '12 at 02:32
@todda.speot.is oh yeah, forgot about that. Thanks. – Seth Carnegie Jan 18 '12 at 02:36

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 18 '12 at 02:39

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Under the Windows platform, you can use Microsoft Visual Studio. QT is a cross-platform, under Windows and Linux.

answered Jan 18 '12 at 02:39

Zhao Haven

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Programming GUI in C++

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