Express Studio (Open Source)

Visual WebGui Open Source Express Studio allows building small web 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 web development experience along with the free Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition (Learn more about the Visual Studio Express Edition features).

Runtime
VWG Server
DHTML
Silverlight	-
Multi Presentation Layers	-
Scalability	N/A
Design Time
VWG Form Designer
XAML Programming
Point & Click UI Designer
Visual Studio Integration	-
Control Wrapper Wizard	-
Inherited Form Wizard	-
Inherited Control Wizard	-
Silverlight Packager	-
Silverlight Extenders	-
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
Operating System	Win 2003/2008/Vista/XP Linux
Development Environment	Visual Web Developer Express Edition 2008
Web Server	IIS/Mono
Supported Browsers
Internet Explorer
FireFox/Mozilla
Netscape
Google Chrome	beta
Safari	beta
Opera	beta
Availability
License	LGPL
Download	Free
Price	Free

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