# The Third-Generation GUI Builder: One Workspace for Every Form

DevFeed: [The Third-Generation GUI Builder: One Workspace for Every Form](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-third-generation-gui-builder-one-workspace-for-every-form-19555.md>)

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

Author: Shai Almog

Published: 2026-08-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [GUI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gui.md>), [Maven](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maven.md>), [CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/css.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>)

Tags: [css](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/css.md>), [gui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gui.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [projects](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/projects.md>), [rewrite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rewrite.md>)

## AI overview

Codename One has rebuilt its GUI Builder for a third generation. The new project-oriented workspace preserves guided layout while integrating Maven project structure, forms, live CSS, protected Java regions, and switching between forms.

## Source excerpt

Codename One's third-generation GUI Builder keeps the guided layout work from the previous editor and rebuilds the workflow around Maven projects, live CSS, protected Java regions, and fast switching between forms.