Anyone can recommend?
that's not free ;)
UpTheCreek
2009-11-06 14:29:37
Beat me to it! Although in fairness, paper and pencil aren't free. :-P
Jason Baker
2009-11-06 14:29:48
But by the same token, neither is free software - you need to pay for the electricity that keeps the ol' computer ticking over! :p
MatW
2009-11-06 14:35:11
Just to add a reference to paper-philes here: http://hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/squaredSome really amazing looking grid notebooks linked there.
thismat
2009-11-06 14:46:13
@thismat you've just cost me money! Good to know I'm not the only stationary freak out there. :)
MatW
2009-11-06 15:05:39
@MatW, I know, it's a terrible addiction isn't it?
thismat
2009-11-06 15:16:35
A:
My favorite is Kompozer. It's derived from the original Netscape Composer.
Basically a WYSIWYG editor, though you can always hop into source mode. Simple, works OK.
Link: http://kompozer.net/
Carl Smotricz
2009-11-06 14:29:30
Nope, but I don't care and it doesn't matter. As some of the other posters have pointed out, prototyping in the general sense requires nothing more than pencil and paper. I can use Kompozer to mock up any kind of visual appearance of a Web site I care to, and that's what prototyping is about. If folks are hawking their products with the claim that theirs is the only way to prototype then they're operating with their own preferred specialization of the concept of prototyping.
Carl Smotricz
2009-11-06 16:39:11
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A:
I'm not sure if they have a pricing model yet, and I haven't tested the software myself but it looks promising. Take a look at Mockingbird
Also to note, there is gliffy which does have exporting and while mostly for flowchart design, it does have some basic shapes and UI elements for page layouts. This has a free model as well as export abilities and sharing abilities.
thismat
2009-11-06 14:30:46
A:
I have a very good prototyping tool but it is not free (sorry). You can evaluate it for a month or so: Axure I'm also interested in this question. A good wireframing and prototypng tool saves you a lot of time trying to explain how things will be to your clients and to your development team!
backslash17
2009-11-06 14:44:07
+3
A:
Balsamiq is pretty nice too:
This isn't totally free, but when you use the online version you have a notice at each 5 minutes that explains how to buy, you can just click on Continue using and you can use it for as long as you want.
You can save your mockups in .xml format.
You have a lot of controls and the usage is very simple.
couellet
2009-11-06 14:48:16
A:
Someone recommended Pencil to me recently, http://www.evolus.vn/Pencil/Home.html. From the quick look I had at it it looks pretty good!
carok
2009-11-06 14:48:35