If you are looking for a free application with which you can develop cross-browser compatible websites, without any programming experience, read on! Koala is a GUI application written in C++ for both Mac OS X and Windows. Koala is a GUI tool for Less, Compass, CSS and Java compilation, to aid web developers in using them more effectively. Koala supports many popular open source technologies including Adobe Flash, Ajax and Microsoft Front Page. Features include:
To compile Koala, you will need the real-time compilation tool Tizen, the cross-platform Javascript compiler Pearls, as well as the free Easyoshop. You should also have an environment in which to run the application including the real-time system console as well as the command line interface with curl. You can download Koala from the web site or purchase a full version to get started right away. In order to compile Koala, you must be running the "./koala" command in your terminal.
For those who are new to building GUI applications, you should know that the "./koala" command is short for "koala build". In order to build your application with the various options available, you can either download the executable file or purchase a CD containing the complete project files so that you can install them and configure Koala. When you run the executable file, it will walk you through various steps in building the graphical user interface for your application. After your application is built successfully, you will be able to download and run it from the Downloads area on the main page.
