# What is the best GUI toolkit that can be used along with Rub **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 3, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-best-gui-toolkit-that-can-be-used-along-with-rub/84351 "2007-02-03T15:26:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kiran\_KSK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Kiran\_KSK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kiran_KSK)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-best-gui-toolkit-that-can-be-used-along-with-rub/84351/1 "2007-02-03T15:26:38Z")
I would like to build a thick client using Ruby what are the choices that I have. I also need the client work on Linux, Windows and Mac. ---
**Author:** ![Kiran\_KSK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Kiran\_KSK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kiran_KSK)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-best-gui-toolkit-that-can-be-used-along-with-rub/84351/2 "2007-02-03T17:18:48Z")
On 03/02/07, Kiran K. K [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I would like to build a thick client using Ruby what are the choices that I > have. I also need the client work on Linux, Windows and Mac. FXRuby (FOX toolkit bindings for Ruby) is probably best supported at the moment and it comes along with the standard Ruby distribution. That being said both the QT and GTK toolkits should work across all three platforms. Farrel ---
**Author:** ![Kiran\_KSK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Kiran\_KSK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kiran_KSK)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 5:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-best-gui-toolkit-that-can-be-used-along-with-rub/84351/3 "2007-02-06T05:36:55Z")
Sorry for the delay. Thanks for the quick response.