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Axure RP

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Development status
  
Active

Website
  
http://www.axure.com

License
  
Proprietary

Developer(s)
  
Axure Software Solutions

Stable release
  
8.0 (Windows), 8.0 (Mac) / April 15, 2016; 10 months ago (2016-04-15)

Operating system
  
Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 10, Mac OS X

Axure RP Pro is a wireframing, rapid prototyping, documentation and specification software tool aimed at web and desktop applications. It offers drag and drop placement, resizing, and formatting of widgets.

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Features

Axure supports prototyping Rich Internet Applications by mapping desired interface behaviors (such as displaying or hiding an element) in response to actions like mouse clicks or touch gestures. Axure RP generates HTML web sites and Microsoft Word documents as output.

The Axure RP Pro application window is divided into 7 main areas:

  • sitemap - a hierarchical list of pages
  • widgets
  • masters (templates, or reusable collections of widgets)
  • design area
  • page notes and interactions
  • widget annotations and interactions
  • widget manager - a list of all elements on the page

    • Widgets available include:

  • wireframe: image, text panel, hyperlink, rectangle, table, line (horizontal/vertical), menu (horizontal/vertical), tree
  • form controls: button (various shapes, including tab buttons), text field, text area, drop-down list, list box, checkbox, radio button
  • placeholder, inline frame, dynamic panel (used to achieve interactivity)

    • Users create custom controls by combining existing widgets and assigning actions in response to events such as OnClick, OnMouseOver and OnMouseOut or touch gestures like pinch and swipe. For example, interface panels can have a number of states, each being activated by clicking on an element such as a tab button, list-box item, or action button

    Commercialization

    The current version of the software "Axure RP 8" is available as a subscription or perpetual license for commercial use. There are now three versions: Pro, Team and Enterprise. The Pro version includes the primary functionality including documentation and Axure Share Publishing. The Team version adds co-authoring for team projects, revision history and team project hosting on Axure Share. The Enterprise version includes all of the above, plus Axure Share On-Premises allowing licensees to publish to their own servers and a variety of other functionality. A 30-day free trial is available.

    Previously, the software was commercially licensed in two versions: Axure RP Standard and Axure RP Pro. Both versions require payment for commercial use, with perpetual licenses at no price for version upgrades. The Pro product is available for free to students and teachers, and with discounts to educational institutions. The Pro version adds documentation features, including layout control, output to Microsoft Word and Excel, and support for team projects.

    References

    Axure RP Wikipedia
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