A Modernized Object Library with Fluent UI and Liquid Glass
With 4D 21 R3, building modern user interfaces becomes even easier. The Object Library has been enhanced to align with today’s UI standards, including...
April 29, 2026
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User Interface / GUI
Design maintainable desktop interfaces with forms, dynamic data binding, embedded web areas, improved subform behavior, window customization, and structured UI patterns that keep logic centralized.
The new macOS Tahoe design comes to your 4D applications
With macOS Tahoe, Apple Inc. introduces a new visual language called Liquid Glass. In this release, we follow this interface style to stay aligned wit...
April 28, 2026
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Deploy Fluent UI effortlessly in your 4D applications
With 4D 21 R2, Fluent UI remains in Developer Preview, but reaches a new milestone with a full native integration directly into 4D. While still in pre...
January 22, 2026
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Enhance your Desktop Interface with Web widgets using 4D Qodly Pro
Ever wanted to enrich your user interface with widgets known from websites, such as a navigation map? Not by learning JavaScript and dealing with CSS ...
January 7, 2026
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Modernize your 4D interfaces with Fluent UI
Behind the scenes, a significant engineering effort has been carried out to bring native Fluent UI integration into 4D. This means that 4D forms can n...
October 21, 2025
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Take Control of Standard 4D Components
As a 4D developer, you often want full control over what gets included in your projects. Starting with 4D 21, you can now decide which components prov...
October 14, 2025
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Smarter Copy-Paste to Protect Your Data
You work across environments — test, production, staging — and you copy more than text. Sometimes it’s formulas. Sometimes it’s data that shouldn’t mo...
July 15, 2025
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Building Forms on the fly with New Data Source Commands
In application development, it is often necessary to build forms dynamically. For example, you might want to generate a search form on the fly, tailor...
July 15, 2025
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Formulas in Label Wizard
Starting with 4D 20 R9, the Label Wizard component has received update to enhance your experience with formulas. This improves security by preventing ...
April 25, 2025
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Use class in embedded web area with $4d
With 4D 20 R9, 4D introduces new commands that allow developers to define an object context for $4d, ensuring only specific functions are exposed. Pre...
April 24, 2025
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