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wxWidgets was started in 1992 by Julian Smart.
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Pros
Pro Mature
wxWidgets was started in 1992 by Julian Smart.
Pro Truly native look and feel
It uses the platform's native API rather than emulating the GUI.
Pro Open source
wxWidgets can be used for free or commercial projects, at no cost.
Pro Can do custom control rendering
You can make a custom renderer using the class wxDelegateRendererNative to draw directly any standard control or using the class BackgroundWindow to use any bitmap as a control background.
Pro Forms designers
Several forms designers, like wxFormBuilder, are available.
Pro Designer
A very nice designer: wxCrafter. Free for non-commercial use/evaluation phase (without time expiration). Highly recommended if you plan to use wxWidgets.
Pro Perfect combination: wxFormBuilder + ZeroBrane (wxLua)
Lua Language can provide extra high level scripting
Pro Can use Qt on X11
WxQt is available on X11.
Pro Thorough documentation
Pro Open source
Pro Stable
Pro Easy to use
Great for beginners and gurus alike.
Pro Relatively compact codebase
167K SLOC in 2022.
Pro Consistent look and behavior across platforms
Pro Visual builder included
Pro Free/gratis
Pro BSD license
Pro Mature
Since 2001 on CPAN website.
Cons
Con Android port not totally usable yet
See WxAndroid.
Con Uses GTK on X11
WxWidgets uses GTK+ on X11 desktop which well known for looking like an alien on non GTK+ desktops.
Con Has slightly heavy compiled result
Con Written in C++
Con Old-looking by default
Con No mobile support
