# GUI Builder Improvements

DevFeed: [GUI Builder Improvements](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/gui-builder-improvements-19317.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.codenameone.com/blog/gui-builder-improvements-3-7/>)

Author: Steve Hannah

Published: 2017-06-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [CodeName One](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/codename-one.md>)

Topics: [GUI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gui.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [applications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applications.md>), [blog-post](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog-post.md>), [component](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/component.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [gui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gui.md>), [improvements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/improvements.md>), [layout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/layout.md>), [photoshop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/photoshop.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains the revamped Codename One GUI builder in version 3.7. It describes a designer that lets users position interface elements freely, discusses the underlying layout-manager model, and explains how the new approach aims to make UI building more accessible to new users.

## Source excerpt

With version 3.7, we have revamped the GUI builder with a designer that allows you to position your elements precisely where you want them. The experience should be closer to what you find in graphical design applications like Photoshop rather than the more rigid "drop in the slot" approach in previous versions of the GUI builder. There are caveats to be aware of with this approach, but overall, it should empower you to build beautiful UIs with greater ease than before.