## What is wxWindows?

wxWindows is a C++ framework providing GUI (Graphical User Interface) and other facilities on more than one platform. Version 2 currently supports MS Windows (16-bit, Windows 95 and Windows NT), Unix with GTK+, Unix with Motif, and Mac. An OS/2 port is in progress.

wxWindows was originally developed at the Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute, University of Edinburgh, for internal use, and was first made publicly available in 1993. Version 2 is a vastly improved version written and maintained by Julian Smart, Robert Roebling, Vadim Zeitlin and many others.

This manual discusses wxWindows in the context of multi-platform development.

Please note that in the following, "MS Windows" often refers to all platforms related to Microsoft Windows, including 16-bit and 32-bit variants, unless otherwise stated. All trademarks are acknowledged.