Author: LessTif Core Team
Keywords: LessTif, Motif, Applications, Libraries, Software

# Applications, libraries, ... that work with LessTif

This page is our success list:
it shows which software (applications, libraries, etc.) runs with LessTif! (and OSF/Motif®, of course :-)

As you can see it currently lists an impressive number of working applications. And we even don't list the numerous applications written for very special purposes which are not of use for anyone else. Some of these are pretty darned complicated, in user interface as well as in the application itself. ddd, xmcd, xephem, and NEdit are good examples of those. Unfortunately we are less than perfect, so we do have shorter lists of applications that don't work. Some of the applications/libraries listed as not working may actually work, this means we didn't get around to testing them lately and nobody sent us a note to say it does work.

If you know of software not currently listed below, then please send us a note about this, mentioning what category the application (or library) belongs in. If at all possible, please include an URL and a short description.

Maintaining this list of Motif applications is a time-consuming task. So please don't copy major parts of it without giving credits to us!
Thanks!

## Table of Contents

- Applications that Work With LessTif
- Applications That We Would Like To Work With LessTif
- Libraries and Widgets that Work With LessTif
- Libraries that don't work with LessTif
- Software that won't be working with LessTif (For a While)

## Applications that Work With LessTif

MultiSlice RTP Environment
  RadioTherapy treatment planning and clinical evaluation system for computer aided segmentation of computed tomographic images
ViewKlass
  ViewKlass is a C++ framework for developing applications which use the LessTif, OpenMotif or OSF/MotifTM user interface toolkits. In particular it provides classes which support the creation of reusable components. ViewKlass is derived from the Hungry ViewKit project originally written by Chris Toshok at The Hungry Programmers.
MpMan
  Eiger Labs F10 & F20 MPMAN portable MP3 players GUI Project
AntiRight
  a lightweight desktop environment that uses the motif API. AntiRight was developed with lesstif and works on openmotif. AntiRight tries to maintain low hardware requirements and low user experience requirements while still catering to advanced users.
EyeFract
  a Julia and Mandelbrot set (fractal) generator
Asymptopia Flash Card System
  Modern C++/Motif GUI LaTex flashcard creation, management and viewing
Xpdf
  a PDF viewer for X
ProofPower
  a suite of tools supporting specification and proof in Higher Order Logic (HOL) and in the Z notation.
xcis
  Cluster Information Service
LXB
  Motif interactive graphical user interface builder
Xmgf
  3D CAD file format viewer
ivtools
  Drawing Editor
Poplog
  Multi-language software development environment
ViaVoice
  Speech software from IBM
Yagb
  Yet another GUI builder
Gambit
  Library of game theory software and tools for the construction and analysis of finite extensive and normal form games
Xdraw
  Drawing editor
BSE
  Package to analyze T1 weighted Magnetic Resonance (MR) images
UNCERT
  Uncertainty analysis and geostatistical software package
PKZIP for X Window System
  Frontend to pkzip archiver
white_dune
  Graphical VRML97 (Virtual Reality Modelling Language) Editor and animation tool
meditres
  Motif based Editres client (work in progress)
mxascii
  Display ASCII char set
mxdclock
  Digital clock
mxcmap
  Displays default colormap in three dimensional RGB colorspace.
mxkill
  Motif interface to ps command
Xforge
  Graphical wave (sound) editor
pagode
  Package for plotting curves and lists of data in 2D- and 3D-space
spreadcat
  Spreadsheet creation tool
GNU Emacs
  Very famous text editor
Xmap
  Display digitized maps on linux (broken link!)
vim
  GUI version of "Vi improved" (editor)
xmotd
  Utility that broadcast messages to users logged in across a network
Overture
  OO-code framework for solving partial differential equations
xmradio
  Simple radio application for FM tuners
Bug's A-Life
  Artificial life (A-Life) simulation
Random Phase Music Generator
  Small program that generates random phase music
xltmixer
  Mixer for linux
xltcdplay
  CD player for linux
MMS
  Modeling Framework for Multidisciplinary Research and Operational Applications
wscrawl
  Multiple-display painting package
toolbar
  Simple Motif toolbar
MFM
  Motif File Manager
jetedit
  Simple Editor
NMG Editor
  Simple Editor
GNU Electric
  VLSI Design System
xdiff
  Graphical utility for viewing the differences between text files
Ngraph
  Software drawing scientific graphs from data files written in a general ASCII format
GOL (Game of life)
  Game of life simulation software
xconcordancer
  Powerful text file concordancing and word-counting program
Xrus
  Flexible russian/english keyboard switcher and indicator
xconvers
  Convers client for amateur radio
wavplay
  WAV file Play & Record applications
SKI
  IA64 simulator by HP
TCM
  Toolkit for Conceptual Modeling
AZARA
  NMR data processing and display package
Xnbc
  Biological neural network simulation tool
AxYFTP (formerly Wxftp)
  GUI FTP client
XMPI
  GUI for running, debugging and visualizing MPI programs
mMosaic
  Enhanced version of NCSA Mosaic (FRAME, TABLE, ...)
TINS
  Tool for rapid developing of user-friendly installations
Record Management
  Program to manage large sound carrier archives (LPs, CDs, MP3s, singles, ...)
xyplot
  Plotting and data analysis program
lennard
  Noble Gas Simulator
viewmol
  Graphical front end for some quantum chemical as well as for some molecular modelling programmes
qmol
  Lightweight molecular viewer for X Windows
dinotrace
  X11 waveform viewer
AnimaBob
  Interactive volume rendering tool for generating movies
Xnview
  Utilities for viewing and converting graphics files
XmBibTeX
  Reference manager based on the BibTeX file format
PCMODEL
  Molecular modeling program
TiMidity
  Midi converter and player
XAnalyser
  Frequence spectrum analyser
XASTIR
  X Amateur Station Tracking and Information Reporting
xmstat
  Statistics program
xlupe
  Program for zooming parts of your desktop (similar to xmag)
Sammi
  The Kinesix rapid application development tools
ViMmail (broken link!)
  Mailbox previewer
IshMail
  Mail User Agent
MPMAN Programmer
  GUI interface program that allows uploading and downloading to portable mp3 player
spock
  Molecular graphics program
snd
  Freeware sound editor
openDX
  Software package for visualization of scientific, engineering and analytical data
xtar
  User interface to tar
Builder Xcessory
  Motif User Interface Builder. It comes linked with Motif®, but generates applications that work with LessTif
Ted
  Easy Rich Text Processor
Maxwell
  Word Processor
Auto
  Package for numerical continuation and bifurcation analysis of ordinary differential equations
Mozilla
  Netscape's free version of the Navigator (older versions only)
yudit
  Unicode editor
V
  The V C++ GUI Framework
BRL/CAD 4.4
  US Army Ballistic Research Lab's 3D CAD/CAM
Motif Good Stuff
  Application launch utility
mpsql
  Interactive Query Tool for PostgresSQL
MGV
  Ghostscript Viewer Frontend
LLNL-XDIR
  FTP client, file manager
LLNL-XFTP
  FTP client file manager
xgrabsc
  Easy to use screen grabber
xrn-motif
  Motif version of xrn (outdated client for Usenet news)
Xmdipmon
  DIP monitoring tool, from the author of XmCPUstate and XmHTML
Amaya
  W3 Consortium's HTML testbed (viewer/authoring tool) based on thot (Sources)
Thot
  Structured text editor
DDD
  Data Display Debugger - front end to gdb and other debuggers
Xinvest
  Personal finance tracking and performance calculations
Xquote
  Web based quote retrieval tool, cooperates with Xinvest
Xmcd
  Play audio CD's
Xephem
  Interactive Astronomy Program
Mosaic
  About the cheapest web browser in the world (outdated)
Xbill
  Nice game ! - Kill little nerds resembling the Darth Vador of MoneySoft (or is that Microshaft?)
molview
  OpenGL Demo
xscm
  X interface to SCM (Scheme)
Grace
  (formerly Xmgr) X-based app for manipulating and graphing external data sets
Xmcpustate
  Version of xcpustate tool with a Motif interface
plan
  Calendar and schedule planner based on X/Motif
Xmmix
  Audio mixer utility
XmBDFEditor
  Cool new BDF Font editor
XmAddressBook
  Address book application
ML-3.0
  Versatile E-mail interface,suports POP, IMAP, ..
Alliance 3.0
  VLSI CAD software
Root
  OO framework from CERN
mxgdb
  Motif® based interface to GDB
NEdit
  Powerful Text editor
mgdiff
  Colourful file diff-er
mpdist
  PostScript® pretty printer with Motif® front end
xmbase-grok
  Simple X/Motif database manager and user interface builder
SM/Editor
  Text editor
VGP
  Solid Manipulation
xmad
  Data acquisition program that uses RT-Linux, and cooperates with xmana
xmana
  Graphical interactive data analysis program that accompanies xmad
GRASP
  Source code analyzer/application development tool
Xtel
  Minitel emulator (small videotex terminal widely distributed in France)
GnuCash
  Previously X-Accountant, being rewritten to use GNOME, also works with LessTif
iMaze
  Multi-player, real time, 3D, labyrinth, run & shoot game
GNU oleo
  Spreadsheet application
  Recent releases are available from alpha.gnu.org and Danny's download page. Be sure to get release 1.99.5 or later.
LessTif Address Book
  Address book application
xppp
  Graphical interface to IP connection, written with Motif (for Linux)
xrolodex
  Small Rolodex
MOXFM
  Motif® based file manager - Linux oriented
rt 0.1.5
  Rich Text editor/previewer (screenshot)
XCursor
  App to change your cursor to one of the X standard 'cursor' font characters
XNotesPlus
  Sticky notes program with over many features and interface to 3Com Palm Pilot
Avatar
  Job scheduling suite
GNU/Talk
  Complete talk system, a plug-in replacement of existing talk systems
DERT
  Data Entry and Reporting Tool
Floatator an interactive fluid dynamics simulation

## Applications That We Would Like To Work With LessTif

Programs listed here do not necessarily refuse to build, link or start up with LessTif, but show some undesired behaviour at least.

xyahtzee
  Yahtzee dice game
xgetftp
  Browsing and file retrieval tool for ftp
popinfo
  File browser or editor
MotifCamedia
  Program to download images from Olympus Camedia cameras (linux)
Launcher
  Toolbar to launch applications
XmNap
  Motif napster client
jsplot
  Interactive drawing and charting tool
xqs
  X Query Server: Retrieves information about an X display server
gloe
  Motif/X based text editor
minfo
  GNU-Info reader
MOLecule analysis and MOLecule display
  The names says it all ...
k-lendars
  Calendar application
VDX (new link)
  GPL'ed User Interface Management System (UIMS): create user interfaces (C, C++) with Motif widgets
mpmgr
  Database Management Tool for PostgresSQL (companion to mpsql)
Xplore
  Yet another file manager
XmCalendar
  Simple calendar
GeomView
  Geometry Manipulation
xmtoolbar
  Toolbar
funmenu & funexec
  Motif-based menu and taskbar utilities
Xmtoolbar
  Button bar utility for X Window managers
Star Office
  Word processor, spreadsheet, graphics, more
ASHE
  Simple HTML editor written in C and using Motif
ASWedit
  HTML and text editor for X Window System and Motif
Mfsm
  Motif utility that monitors free space and user filesystem quotas
WM_MOTIF Lite
  MS Windows API user interface functions on Motif
XmDiary
  Diary application (old homepage)
Treeps
  Realtime tree view of processes running; the tree reflects the relationship between processes.
ZNibbles
  Simple multiplayer networked game, based on the old nibbles game.
mxterm
  New link to mxterm, a Motif terminal emulator

## Libraries and Widgets that Work With LessTif

Xlt
  Collection of Utility Widgets
Open Inventor
  Object-oriented developers toolkit, dynamically linked with LessTif on Linux
Open Inventor (SGI site)
  Object-oriented developers toolkit, dynamically linked with LessTif on Linux
GraphApp
  Toolkit for platform-independent GUI programming in C
Coin
  Open source retained mode 3D graphics library with API based on SGI Inc/Open Inventor(tm)
Mesa
  3D library (OpenGL clone), has GLwDrawingArea and MesaDrawingArea widgets
GNU plotutils
  Library and utils for various plotting jobs
SciPlot
  2D data display widget (easy interface to professional quality scientific plots)
  Now integrated in Xlt
ListTree
  ListTree widget, displays text strings in a tree, could be used for directory tree representation
  Now integrated in Xlt
wxWindows
  Cross-platform GUI toolkit (C++)
TabBook
  Simple NoteBook look-alike
Xarm
  C++ wrapper for Motif/LessTif
XmHTML
  LGPL'd HTML widget
Xew
  EuroBridge Widget Set
XBae widgets
  Table Widget Set. (see old homepage)
O'Reilly's Motif Power Tools
  8 new widgets and over 260 functions to make programming with Motif easier
Plot Widgets
  Great set of widgets for plotting many types of graphs.
FileBox
  Simple widget to display editable text/icon objects
Button face library
  Create pictural push buttons as well as pictural labels and message dialogs
Tree widget
  The name says it all ...
The Xg Widget Set
  Extensions to Motif to provide MS style controls
XPM library
  Widely used for bitmaps, it's incorporated in LessTif
MAM/VRS
  Animated, interactive, 3D graphics lib with bindings to many GUIS like Xt (Motif/LessTif/Athena), ...
Python X extension
  X11 interface to Python language
XmGraph
  Graph widget

## Libraries that don't work with LessTif (yet, or nobody's tested them)

ViewKlass
  A clone of SGI's ViewKit
xmdag
  Directed graph widget, and example program
Multiple Document Interface Library
  C++ classes emulating the behavior of the Multi-Document Interface in Microsoft Windows
Canvas widget
  Widget providing provide graphical display (lines, rectangles, icons,...) and direct manipulation services (select, move, resize,...)
Outline widget
  Outline widget set
YACL
  Yet Another Class Library

## Software that won't be working with LessTif (For a While)

This includes applications and libraries which use the Motif 2.0 CSText widget, which LessTif does not have. Since it has been dropped for Motif 2.1 it's very unlikely that it will ever have ...

bxfm
  Bryan's X/Motif File Manager (requires 2.0 stuff)
Mcalc-1.1
  Motif 2.0 calculator that uses UIL
Papyrus
  Motif 2.0 word processor
Privtool
  Motif 2.0 based Mail Agent, interfaces with PGP.
SmIRC
  IRC client, uses Motif 2.* widgets