List of rich Internet application frameworks
- For a list of mobile only frameworks see Multiple phone web based application framework.
Below is a list of rich Internet application frameworks:
| Framework | Software license | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | Built formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AngularJS | MIT License | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| Apache Flex formerly Adobe Flex | Apache 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Adobe AIR, SWF |
| Ample SDK | MIT, GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| Appcelerator Titanium | Apache 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Android, iOS (iPad, iPhone) |
| AppFlower | MIT License or commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| Cappuccino | LGPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript, .sj |
| Curl | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Curl |
| DevForce | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Silverlight, WPF |
| DHTMLX | GPLv2 or commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| Ember.js | MIT License | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| ExtJS | GPLv3 or commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| Google Web Toolkit | Apache 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| SharpKit | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| Dojo | modified BSD license | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| iPFaces mobile framework | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | BlackBerry, iOS, Java ME |
| Lively Kernel | MIT | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| Meteor | MIT | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| MotherApp | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian, Windows Mobile |
| OpenLaszlo | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | DHTML, SWF |
| PhoneGap | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | iPhone, Android, BlackBerry OS, WebOS, Windows Phone 7, Symbian, Bada |
| qooxdoo | LGPL, EPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| QuickConnectFamily Framework | MIT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Linux, Mac |
| Rhomobile | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian, Windows Mobile |
| .NET Framework | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Microsoft Silverlight |
| expanz | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Adobe Air, Flash, Java FX, Microsoft Silverlight, Windows Mobile, WPF |
| CaptainCasa | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ajax, Flash, Java FX?, Microsoft Silverlight, WPF |
| Remote Application Platform | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java |
| Smart GWT & SmartClient | LGPL, commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java server, JavaScript client |
| Sproutcore | MIT | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| Tersus | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | Android, iOS, JavaScript; planned: BlackBerry, Symbian |
| Vaadin | Apache 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java server, JavaScript client |
| ZK | LGPL, GPL, commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java server, JavaScript client |
| UltraLightClient | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| JavaFX | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | jar, applet |
| JavaScriptMVC | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript, compressed and one single file |
| Qt Quick | GPL, LGPL, commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | QML |
| Echo3 | MPL/GPL/LGPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java server, JavaScript client |
| JVx | Apache 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java, Ext GWT, Qt Jambi
(UI independent architecture) |
| Quick PHP | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript ↔ PHP ↔ JavaScript |
| Unity | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unity Web Player, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac OS X, Nintendo Wii; planned: Flash (SWF), PlayStation, Xbox |
| Panda3D | Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | P3D |
| Wt | GPL, commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | C++ or Java server ↔ HTML (uses JavaScript if available) |
| Nexaweb | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java client and server |
| Portofino | LGPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java server, JavaScript client |
| Wakanda | Community (AGPL) or Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript client and server |
| Canoo RIA Suite | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Kendo UI | Apache 2 or commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | JavaScript |
| Xojo | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xojo Server, JavaScript client |
See also
- List of rich Internet application formats
- List of PIGUI packages