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1		-	![](/wiki-images/f/f1/Lazarus_App_Architecture.png) Widgetsets are adapter libraries that provide an interface between a platform-inpedentent sourcecode and platform-specific system functions. Thus they allow for development of [[Introduction to platform-sensitive development\|platform-native]] software without requiring to change the source code among platforms.
	1	+	[![Lazarus App Architecture.png](/wiki-images/f/f1/Lazarus_App_Architecture.png)](</File:Lazarus_App_Architecture.png>)
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3		-	~~Therefore, widgetsets form the platform-sensitive "glue" between [[LCL]] and operating system.~~
	3	+	[](</File:Lazarus_App_Architecture.png> "Enlarge")
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	5	+	Widgetsets are adapter libraries that provide an interface between a platform-inpedentent sourcecode and platform-specific system functions. Thus they allow for development of [[Introduction to platform-sensitive development\|platform-native]] software without requiring to change the source code among platforms.
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	7	+	Therefore, widgetsets form the platform-sensitive "glue" between [[LCL]] and operating system.
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5	9		## Development status of widgetsets
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	11	+	Unit \| Item \| State \| Target \| Backend \| Responsible \| Comments
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	13	+	[[GTK1 Interface\|GTK1]] \| Deprecated interface \| working \| 1.0 \| Gtk \| - \| \-
	14	+	[[GTK2 Interface\|GTK2]] \| Main Linux (and similar UNIXes) interface \| working \| 1.0 \| Gtk2 \| [Zeljan](</User:Zeljan> "User:Zeljan") \| \-
	15	+	[[GTK3 Interface\|GTK3]] \| Linux (and similar UNIXes) interface \| progress \| 1.4 \| Gtk3 \| [Zeljan](</User:Zeljan> "User:Zeljan") \| Alpha state
	16	+	[[Win32/64 Interface\|Win32]] \| Desktop Windows for both 32 and 64 bits \| working \| 1.0 \| WinAPI \| Paul Ishenin and [Vincent](</User:Vincent> "User:Vincent") \| \-
	17	+	[[Qt Interface\|Qt]] \| The Qt4 interface \| working \| 1.0 \| Qt and LCL \| [Zeljan](</User:Zeljan> "User:Zeljan") \| Depends on qt4 bindings
	18	+	[[Qt5 Interface\|Qt5]] \| The Qt5 interface \| working \| 1.8 \| Qt5 and LCL \| [Zeljan](</User:Zeljan> "User:Zeljan") \| Depends on qt5 bindings
	19	+	[[Qt6 Interface\|Qt6]] \| The Qt6 interface \| working \| 2.4 \| Qt6 and LCL \| [Zeljan](</User:Zeljan> "User:Zeljan") \| Depends on qt6 bindings
	20	+	[[Windows CE Interface\|WinCE]] \| The Windows CE interface \| working \| 1.0 \| Windows API and LCL \| - \| Depends on volunteers
	21	+	[[fpGUI Interface\|fpGUI]] \| The fpGUI interface \| in progress \| no target \| fpGUI and LCL \| - \| Depends on volunteers
	22	+	[[Carbon Interface\|Carbon]] \| The Carbon interface \| stalled (deprecated) \| 1.0 \| Carbon and LCL \| - \| \-
	23	+	[[Cocoa Interface\|Cocoa]] \| The Cocoa interface \| working \| 2.6 - 2.8? \| Cocoa and LCL \| [[Dmitry]] \| Depends on volunteers
	24	+	[[Custom Drawn Interface\|CustomDrawn]] \| The CustomDrawn interface \| in progress \| no target \| LCL, X11, Android NDK and SDK \| - \| Depends on volunteers
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	26	+	Legend:
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	28	+	Working \- Stable, most or all parts implemented.
	29	+
	30	+	Partially Implemented \- Works, but has some features missing
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	32	+	In progress \- Someone is working on this
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	34	+	Not Implemented \- Nothing done, needs your help
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	36	+	Deprecated \- Outdated, obsolete, usage not recommended for new projects
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	38	+	Unknown - Please review whether this component is working, and set its status here
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7	40		## See also
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9		-	~~- [[Roadmap\|Lazarus Roadmap]] - more detailed widgets status.~~
10		-	~~- [[Accessing the Interfaces directly]]~~
	42	+	* [[Roadmap\|Lazarus Roadmap]] \- more detailed widgets status.
	43	+	* [[Accessing the Interfaces directly]]
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13		-	From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Widgetset", as it stood on 2021-04-04 after a change by Trev, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).
14		-	~~Category: Lazarus~~
15		-	~~Category: Platform-sensitive development~~
16		-	~~Category: Widgetsets~~
	46	+	From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Widgetset", as the Internet Archive kept it on 2025-12-05, last changed on 2021-04-05. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).

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