SpiderBasic

Greetings...

I am brand new to SpiderBasic and I am using the paid version. I cannot seem to find or access the visual form designer. I thought the SpiderBasic IDE included such a tool. Am I mistaken?

Not yet

There is a third party shareware tool
"PureVision Form Designer" if you like such a tool now

plouf wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 4:18 pm PureVision Form Designer

Also, there's IceGUIDesign. It's intended for PureBasic, but I've also used it for SpiderBasic. https://github.com/ChrisRfr/IceDesign

You could also try/use HeX0r's Dialog Designer => https://hex0rs.coderbu.de/sdm_downloads ... sign0r-de/

Rumor's have it, that PureBasic's built in FormDesigner also works for SpiderBasic. You'll have to try. If you don't own the full version, you might have a look at the PB Demo and if the FormDesigner is included. Than you can "copy over" the code from PB to SB.

I understand, that when starting out, one might want to "draw" the UI (as in Lazarus/FreePascal, B4X, VB ...). However, once you've gotten familar with SB/PB you'll be faster writing your GUI. Keep in mind: your imagination + 10 fingers on a keyboard are faster than 1 hand and a mouse.

If you have particular questions - don't hesistate to reach out to us!