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betterFORM Project

The betterFORM Project has developed XForms software for more than 10 years and offers its products under the liberal BSD Open Source License.

All products are build around the betterFORM XForms processor - an implementation of W3C XForms 1.1 which can be used in many different architectures and scenarios:

There is a single easy to use installer for all the products of the betterFORM Project.

embedded in a Java application or applet
tightly integrated in web application
as a standalone Java web application
as a standalone server

XForms Toolkit

The XForms Toolkit is a W3C XForms 1.1 implementation that runs with any major browser without a plugin.

The XForms Toolkit helps with:

rapidly develop advanced front-end applications
sophisticated forms and subforms
complex validations,calculations and dependency tracking
front-ends for Webservices
editors for XML languages
cross-browser applications
full w3C XForms 1.1 support for every major desktop or mobile browser
massive reduction of script code

The XForms Toolkit is professionally supported Open Source software. For further information see below and our support page

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betterFORM XML Suite

The betterFORM XML Suite is build on top of the XForms toolkit integrating it tightly with the eXist XML database. Together both are more than the parts - pure XML applications can be build easily using the open technologies XForms, XQuery, XPath, XSLT, XInclude and others.

This architecture has become known under the term 'XRX' which stands for XForms ReST and XQuery. It does not force a process but allows to develop, deploy and run your complete application from within the database which makes it easy to upgrade and maintain.

A remarkable productivity gain results from the avoidance of data-mapping and the use of a consistent tool chain. Your resulting applications are easy to deploy, install and maintain.

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Documentation

We use Wordpress for our documentation. At betterform.wordpress.com you find up-to-date documentation as well as our blog.

UserGuide	assists you with getting started with betterFORM limeGreen. For XForms authors.
DeveloperGuide	for developers and integrators that need to know more.
XFormsFeatureExplorer	shows many features of XForms and betterFORM in live examples
FAQ	frequently asked questions
Blog	articles about XForms and betterFORM