Recommended Standalone Swing GUI Builder?

Question

I do most of my Java coding in Emacs and I have been using NetBeans to build my Swing forms. While the NetBeans form builder works great, a lighter weight solution might be preferable. Are there any standalone Swing GUI builders out there that you like and use regularly?

Answer 1

Try JFormDesigner it has an eclipse plugin and a swing standalone version. Its not free but its totally worth it.

Answer 2

You can use the "--open" switch of the NetBeans launcher to directly open a Swing form in the NetBeans GUI Builder. I use a Windows batch file to open form files from the command line.

While this is not "light weight", it's relatively fast with a modern computer. And it's kind of "standalone", because you don't need to create a NetBeans project environment.

Answer 3

I used two eclipse plugins Jigloo GUI Builder (my favourite) and Eclipse Visual Editor Project , but I think this isn't a lighter-weight solution than NetBeans. Anyway, maybe you should try it.

Answer 4

One of the best standalone swing GUI Builder is: Windows Builder . I have been using it from past 2 years. It's new tool developed by Google.