Interface Builder

Interface Builder is a graphical user interface (GUI) editor that enables developers to design and test user interfaces for macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS applications using a drag-and-drop canvas. It allows for the visual construction of application windows, menus, buttons, and other controls,…

Key facts

First appeared: 1988
Category: technology
Problem solved: Interface Builder was created to eliminate the tedious, error-prone, and time-consuming process of manually coding graphical user interfaces. Before its advent, developers had to write extensive code to position, size, and manage UI elements, making rapid prototyping and iterative design extremely difficult.
Platforms: iOS, watchOS, OPENSTEP, NeXTSTEP, macOS, tvOS

Related technologies

Xcode
UIKit
Cocoa Touch
AppKit
Objective-C
Swift
Cocoa

Notable users

Educational institutions teaching Apple development
Apple Inc.
Thousands of iOS and macOS app developers worldwide