Cocoa Touch already contains a rich set of framworks for almost every need. Nevertheless, there are many open source projects aiming to make development for the iPhone a richer experience. This page should provide a basic overview of third-party frameworks and code collections, preferably free ones.
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IDEs
| Name/URL | Description | System | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS DevCenter | Apple Developer Tools (Xcode & Co.) | Mac OSX/Intel | Commercial* |
| Aptana Studio | WebDev IDE incl. iPhone Web-App Plugin | Mac OS X | Free (Aptana GPL) |
| IBM iOS Dev with Eclipse | iOS Dev with Eclipse | Cross-Platform | Free* |
| Unity | Multiplatform 3D Game Development IDE | Cross-Platform | Commercial |
Frameworks & Libraries
| Name/URL | Description | Language | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppCelerator Titanium | Titanium provides native performance, native UI & capabilities for JavaScript based apps | JavaScript | Commercial* |
| Cinder | Many Features, eg. OpenGL | C++ | Free (BSD style) |
| cloudmade | Open Streetmap Replacement for MKMapView (incl. Routing & Geocoding) |
Objective-C / Obj-C++ |
Proprietary* |
| cocos2d for iPhone | 2D Drawing & Animation | Objective-C | Free (Custom) |
| crimsontech.jp | Commercial Audio Framwork with MIDI Soundbanks | Objective-C | Commercial: licensing fees apply once per distributed app (project) |
| FMOD | Cross-platform audio middleware | C/C++ | Commercial: Free for free apps, must be licensed for commercial use! |
| libpd (see also: iPd) | Pd based Audio Framework | BSD | |
| iui | iOS User Interface Framework for WebApps (JS Library, CSS, Images) | HMTL/CSS/JavaScript | Creative Commons 3.0 BY-SA |
| JSON | JSON Parser & Generator Framework | Objective-C | Free* |
| ThoMo Networking | Very easy to send & receive objects via Bonjour | Objective-C | Free* |
Code: Projects & Snippets
| Name/URL | Description | Language | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFBonjour | Bonjour Wrapper (via mrmr) | Objective-C | Free* |
| FMDB | Objective C wrapper for SQLite access (see FMDB Examples) | Objective C | Free* |
| mobilesynth | Audio (OSC Generators) | Objective-C++ | Free* |
| mrmr | OSC Application | Objective-C | Free* |
| NSDate Extensions | NSDate Extension Category | Objective-C | Free* |
| OpenAL Wrapper | OpenAL ObjC Wrapper | Objective-C | Free* |
| open.iphonedev.com | Open Source iPhone Projects | Free* | |
| OSCemote | OSC Application | Objective-C | Free* |
| The Princton Soundlab | Audio | C | |
| STK: Synthesis Tool Kit | General Sound Synthesis Classes (largely platform independent) | C++ | |
| Reading Data from SQLite Database | tutorial | Objective C / C |
Templates for Xcode
| Name/URL | Description | Language | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| iProcessing | Develop native iPhone applications using the Processing language | Processing (JAVA/JavaScript) | free* |
| ofxiphone | OpenFrameworks Template for iPhone | C/C++ | Free* |
| mobileframeworks | openframeworks Template for the iPhone | Objective-C++ | Free* |
Resources
| Name/URL | Description | Language | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dashcode for WebApps | Tutorial on using Apple's Dashcode for WebApps | HTML/CSS/JavaScript | Commercial* |
| glyphish | Great icons for great iOS apps | n/a | Creative Commons |
Tools & Helpers
| Name/URL | Description | Language | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menial Base SQLite3 Editor | Graphical SQLite3 Editor | n/a (OSX) | Commercial* |
| phonegap | Cross-Platform Development Kit (iPhone, Android, Blackberry) | HTML/CSS/JavaScript | Free (New BSD) |
| Pure Data for iOS | Audio (Pure Data) | Visual Programming, used in commecial apps like RjDj or iJam | BSD |
| iPhone/iPod Touch Backup Extractor | Explore iDevice Backups (restore files from backup) | n/a (OSX) |
* Please check licensing details and update if required!
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Diese Seite ist Teil des Werkmoduls iOS Development von Michael Markert für Interface Design / Fakultät Medien an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.