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One of my contractors uses flairbuilder, and I'm interested if any of you have heard of it or other competitors to Balsamiq? There was a thread on wireframing tools from almost two years ago, and I started using Balsamiq pretty regularly then. I use Balsamiq and it works but there are a few things I've grown to dislike, so if anyone has used flairbuilder or any other wireframing tools they can suggest, the comments are appreciated.

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We have been using Mockingbird. We find it easy to use for both the graphically-challenged (that would be me) and the designers who need to understand what I am after.

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Thanks, Kenneth. I like that it's not based on Adobe Air. – Nicko Dec 7 '11 at 22:24
What is bad about Adobe Air? Sorry if its a daft question, just so that i can understand why. – user14718 Feb 24 '12 at 21:45
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What do dislike about Balsamiq? What features do you wish you had that you just can't find in Balsamiq?

There are a ton of tools out there - I'm sure one will meet your need

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Balsamiq is good, but the interface is wearing on me. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who's gone from Balsamiq to something else and why. Some of the controls are really clunky and I'm being reminded of the Visio days, (or ERWin, CASE tools), where the tool eats up too much time. – Nicko Dec 8 '11 at 17:49
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While not technically a "wireframing" tool, InVision (http://www.invisionapp.com/) is a prototyping tool aimed at designers. Its sweet spot is when you have a designer who mocks up the comps, and you want to "see them in action", as it were. You use InVision to wire em all up, and then you can share it with your team, clients, etc.

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We tried many wireframing/mockup/prototyping tools. We ended up with mockflow.

Pros:

  • Mockstore: a cloud database of graphic objects shared by the mockflow team as well as other users.
  • Masters: the possibility to apply a 'master' on pages.
  • Snap on grid: well... you know what it is :)
  • Sync: all projects are saved online and syncing works really well.

Cons:

  • Adobe Air application
  • No native iPad app yet (it is coming soon for more that 1 year)

Mockingbird was second on our list and I believe we would have also been happy with it.

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I am developing WireframeSketcher wireframing tool. It's not Air/Flash, cross-platform with native UI on Mac, Windows and Linux and is better suited for larger projects. If you are looking for a solid desktop tool then take a look at it.

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"When it comes to wireframe the first comer has a huge advantage and all the fans create a huge wall for the late comers. I wonder how long the fans are going to resist MockupTiger? Once you use it you will fall in love!"

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