WindowBuilder™ is composed of SWT Designer and Swing Designer and makes it very easy to create Java™ GUI
applications without spending a lot of time writing code. Use the WYSIWYG visual designer and layout tools to create
simple forms to complex windows; the Java™ code will be generated for you. Easily add controls using
drag-and-drop, add event handlers to your controls, change various properties of controls using a property editor,
internationalize your app and much more.
WindowBuilder™ is built as a plug-in to Eclipse™ and the various Eclipse™-based IDEs (RAD, RSA, MyEclipse, JBuilder, etc.). The plug-in builds an abstract syntax tree (AST) to navigate the source code and uses GEF™ to display and manage the visual presentation.
Generated code doesn’t require any additional custom libraries to compile and run: all of the generated code can be used without having WindowBuilder™ installed. WindowBuilder™ can read and write almost any format and reverse-engineer most hand-written Java™ GUI code. It also supports free-form code editing (make changes anywhere, not just in special areas) and most user refactorings (you can move, rename and subdivide methods without a problem).
