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lithuak
lithuak

Reputation: 6328

C++ crossplatform UI framework for both Mac and Win?

I'm looking for an UI framework that will let me create a C++ application looking/behaving native on both mac and win. By native I mean the approach similar to, say, IBM's AWT/SWT on Java.

Six years ago there was no such thing around, is there something now?

Thank you in advance.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 743

Answers (5)

Dirk is no longer here
Dirk is no longer here

Reputation: 368181

You may wan to look at at Qt which is

  • free (in the various definitions of term)
  • very well documented
  • cross platform with good support on Windows, Linux, OS X, phones, and more

and e.g. here is a tutorial on making it look native on the host system.

Upvotes: 2

Johan Kotlinski
Johan Kotlinski

Reputation: 25729

Qt and wxWidgets are good. But as far as I know, there is really no library that gives a entirely native look and feel. If it is really important, I suggest you create a native application for each system and factor out the common code.

Upvotes: 3

TonyK
TonyK

Reputation: 17114

Try Qt from Nokia.

Upvotes: 1

user557219
user557219

Reputation:

Qt and wxWidgets come to mind. A word of advice if I may: Mac OS X users have a set of expectations when it comes to UI, most of which are detailed in Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines. Cross-platform applications tend to look-and-feel and behave differently from native applications, and users will look for and prefer native alternatives.

Upvotes: 5

grivescorbett
grivescorbett

Reputation: 1625

Take a look at QT, it is free for non-commercial use and I believe the commercial license is around $2000. Another popular library is wxWidgets

Upvotes: 2

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