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Version Control Ready Xojo Lite and Free Xojo Linux Lite for Everyone

Today we are pleased to announce some big changes to Xojo Lite. Beginning with Xojo 2024r1, new and existing Xojo Lite licenses are version control ready. That’s not all, now you can use Xojo’s free IDE to build Linux desktop and console apps from Linux, macOS, or Windows, no license required.

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Using Xojo and GitHub

Now that Xojo Lite includes support for saving projects in version control format, it seems like a good time to revisit how you can use Xojo with GitHub, the popular online Git hosting service.

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Android Design Extensions 2.5 for Xojo 2024r1 +

The first Xojo version in 2024 is ready and so it’s time again for an update of the Android Design Extensions, which are now available in version 2.5. This version runs for all Xojo versions from 2024r1 upwards and offers over 70 new declares. The focus of this release was on the integration of pictures in controls, such as MobileButton, MobileDateTimePicker, MobileTextFields, MobileSlider etc.

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Popovers for Xojo Desktop, Web and iOS

Starting with Xojo 2024r1 there’s a new Window type in Xojo’s UI/UX bag: Popovers. Popovers are kind of a Modal window with a more transient behavior and associated with a Parent control. A Popover will display the chosen content or layout, the same as when you design the user interface of a window or a Container control that will be included as part of another more complex design or displayed at runtime.

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SQLite 3.45.1

Xojo 2024 Release 1 includes an updated version of SQLite for your Desktop, Web, Console and iOS apps. We have upgraded the library from 3.39.4 (which is from 2022-09-29) to 3.45.1 (released 2024-01-30). Here are a few of the improvements.

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Make Your Apps Super Smart, Start Calling ChatGPT in Xojo

Being able to call ChatGPT from inside your apps for specific purposes opens up a world of new possibilities. ChatGPT is an AI or more specifically a Large Language Model (LLM). To make using ChatGPT in Xojo easier, you can use the new ChatGPTConnection class. You can find an example project showing you how by launching Xojo, clicking on Examples in the Project Chooser and then looking in the AI section. Using this class, you can make use of ChatGPT from within your Xojo projects.

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