Overview Features Limits

Visual WebGui Open Source Express Studio allows building small HTML5 web & mobile applications and utilities without the steep learning curve by using existing .NET skills and development patterns with familiar WinForms and ASP.NET controls.

The Express Studio offers a complete free .NET development experience along with the free Visual Web Developer Express Edition (Learn more about the Visual Studio Express Edition features) for building HTML5 web & mobile applications.

Runtime
VWG Server
DHTML
HTML5
Smart HTML Generation	XSLT & jQuery
Scalability	N/A
Design Time
VWG Form Designer
CSS Visual Effects
Point & Click UI Designer
Visual Studio Integration	-
Control Wrapper Wizard	-
Inherited Form Wizard	-
Inherited Control Wizard	-
Controls
ASP.NET Integration
Windows Forms Controls
Office Suite^
Charting Suite^
Deployment
Deployments	LGPL Waiver
Distribution	OEM/SaaS: Free LGPL or Commercial
Services
Free Updates	N/A
Forum Support	Community - best effort
Commercial Forums	N/A
Support Package	-
System Requirement
.NET Framework	.NET 3.5/4.0
Operating System	Win 2003/2008/XP/Vista/7 Linux
Development Environment	Visual Web Developer Express Edition 2008/2010
Web Server	IIS/Mono
Supported Browsers
Internet Explorer
FireFox/Mozilla
Netscape
Google Chrome
Safari
Opera	beta
Availability
License	LGPL
Download	Free
Price	Free

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Overview Features Limits

Visual Drag & Drop Form Designer
Visual WebGui WYSIWYG Form designer allows developing rich web applications using proven, WinForms/VB6-like patterns from within Visual Studio. The visual designer further simplifies development by also allowing easy data-binding and layouting.
VWG Sites - XAML Programming
With the new exciting VWG-XAML alternative, one can choose to develop apps coding declarative XAML and benefiting from the same set of VWG benefits. This development method also adds an on demand compilation model just like ASP.NET which makes it possible to edit code on-line, using the editing tool of choice.
JQT (jQuery Templates)
The complete jQuery extension's power added into Visual WebGui for endless client-side customization capabilities when building rich, customer facing HTML5 UIs.
Point & Click UI designer
The unique designer offers the best web developer / designer interface to enhance productivity and complete visual experience in creating rich UIs. Learn more.
VWG Controls Toolkit
58 controls out-of-the-box; visual and non-visual User Interface (UI) server based controls for simpler customization and extension.

Overview Features Limits

VS Express Edition Main Limitations
Upgrade Wizard	-
Source Control Integration	-
MS Team System Integration	-
Enhanced Refactory Options	-
Attach to Process (local/remote)	-
Multithreaded/Multiprocess Debugging	-
Remote Debugging	-
Threads Window	-
XSLT Debugger	-
Pre/Post Build Event Commands	-
Strong Name Signing	-
Web Setup Project project template	-
Compiler Support for 64-Bit Managed Applications	-