Everett, WA (April 24th, 2012) – Radical Breeze today released version 4.3 of Illumination Software Creator, in both Free and Deluxe Editions, for Linux, MacOS X and Windows.

Illumination Software Creator Free Edition allows people to visually build HTML5 web apps and Desktop apps without writing a drop of “code”.

The Deluxe Edition adds the ability to build Android, iOS and Flash web apps, from the same visual projects, as well as providing the ability to extend projects with traditional programming code using “Custom Blocks”.

People can also set their own price for upgrading to the Deluxe Edition.

“Up until now we’ve had a ‘Trial’ version of Illumination that was far too limiting.  This was just plain silly,” stated Bryan Lunduke, President of Radical Breeze.  ”With the new ‘Free Edition’ you can now build any size of app you want and publish that app on your website as HTML5, or run it on your desktop.  And, when you’re ready to publish your app for Android or iOS devices, the ‘Deluxe Edition’ is available.”

Version 4.3 is a free upgrade for all existing users and is available at radicalbreeze.com.

Some key benefits of Illumination Software Creator:

- Easily create cross-platform applications on Linux, Windows and MacOS X.
- Natively run those software applications on desktops as well as iPhones, iPads, Android devices, Nokia (Maemo) Internet Tablets, HTML5 websites and Flash websites.
- No software development experience is necessary (great for learning!).
- Create functional prototypes faster than ever.
- Thanks to Illumination Software Creator’s unique system of generating the source code for a desired platform, it is easy for experienced developers to add platform specific functionality at a later time.
- It is just plain fun!

Price: Illumination Software Creator Free Edition is free.  The Deluxe Edition is “Set Your Own Price”.

Radical Breeze Website - http://radicalbreeze.com/

About Illumination Software Creator :

Illumination Software Creator is a cross platform, software development tool that allows people (even those with absolutely no programming experience) to visually design and create their own software applications that run on a wide variety of platforms, including: Python Desktop Applications (Windows, Linux, Mac), iPhone/iPad Applications, Android applications, Maemo Applications (Nokia N900, N810) and Adobe Flash/Flex websites. All in a 100% visual way, without writing a single line of code.

About Radical Breeze :

Radical Breeze has been developing high quality applications for Linux, MacOS X and Windows since 2003. For more information visit www.radicalbreeze.com or email webmaster@radicalbreeze.com. The latest news and press releases can be found at blog.radicalbreeze.com.

The first Beta release of Illumination Software Creator 4.3 is upon us!

Version 4.3 is set to contain a pretty wide range of new goodies (mostly focused on expanding what is possible within an app built with Illumination), but first we’re going to start with some new blocks for working with Text variables:

- “Text Length” : Gets the length (in characters) of a Text variable.

- “Position In Text” : Gets the character position that a Text variable occurs within another Text variable.  (Results in a “NotFound” output if the Text is not found.)

- “Text At Position” : Gets a range from any Text variable.  Example: From character 5 to character 10 within a Text variable.

You can grab the Beta release using the links below.  Please direct any questions, bug reports or feedback to the Illumination Software Creator Beta Forum.

Illumination Software Creator 4.3 Beta 1 for Linux

Illumination Software Creator 4.3 Beta 1 for MacOS X

Illumination Software Creator 4.3 Beta 1 for Windows

The latest installment in our “Build A Real App” series is a simple, but useful one:

An Anonymous Mobile Web Browser.

One tutorial.  Less than 2 pages (with pictures).  A fully functional web browser that routes your URL request through another site.

You can find the latest tutorial on RadicalBreeze.com under the “Learn” tab (sample project included).

Everett, WA (March 16th, 2012) – A new “Build A Real App” tutorial series has been launched, by the Illumination Software Creator team, to provide a step-by-step set of tutorials for building specific types of games and apps in a visual, code-free way.

Each week a new tutorial is released that walks a person through building a real, fully functional app (which will run on Android, HTML5, iOS, Flash and desktop PC’s).  Each tutorial is short, easy to follow and has plenty of screenshots.

And, no programming experience is necessary.  Not a bit.  These tutorials will walk anyone through building an entire app from start to finish, without writing a single drop of “code” — thanks to the 100% visual style of Illumination software Creator.

The first series of tutorials walks you through building your own “Choose Your Own Adventure” style game.  Future tutorials will focus on the types of applications most requested by the community – and could include anything from utilities to games..

These tutorials are found on the “Learn” tab at www.RadicalBreeze.com

Why people love Illumination Software Creator:

- They get to work on their choice of desktop: Linux, Windows or MacOS X.
- And can build apps that run on just about everything on the planet, including: Desktops, iPhones, iPads, Android devices, Nokia (Maemo) Internet Tablets, HTML5 websites and Flash websites.
- They don’t need any programming experience (great for learning)!
- They can create functional prototypes faster than ever.
- Thanks to Illumination Software Creator’s unique system of generating the source code for a desired platform, it is easy for experienced developers to add platform specific functionality at a later time.
- It is just plain fun!

Price: Illumination Software Creator is available for $49.95 from the Radical Breeze online store.

Radical Breeze Website - http://radicalbreeze.com/

About Illumination Software Creator :

Illumination Software Creator is a cross platform, software development tool that allows people (even those with absolutely no programming experience) to visually design and create their own software applications that run on a wide variety of platforms, including: Python Desktop Applications (Windows, Linux, Mac), iPhone/iPad Applications, Android applications, Maemo Applications (Nokia N900, N810), HTML5 and Adobe Flash/Flex websites. All in a 100% visual way, without writing a single line of code.

About Radical Breeze :

Radical Breeze has been developing high quality applications for Linux, MacOS X and Windows since 2003. For more information visit www.radicalbreeze.com or email webmaster@radicalbreeze.com. The latest news and press releases can be found at blog.radicalbreeze.com.

We’ve received some absolutely amazing entries for our, first ever, Great App Creation Contest using Illumination Software Creator.

Choosing only a few winners was no easy task.  These are all great examples of the power of visual development using Illumination.  (Subtle plug.)

But we figured it out!  And here they are!

Winner: Grand Prize Winner & Geekiest App – Easy Dev Studio

“Easy Dev Studio” was definitely the most “geeky” of all of the entries (in a very good way).

“Easy Dev Studio” is a tool for automating much of the process of building custom Android roms (which can be a bit of a time consuming process).  The application is big, looks great and works like a treat.  On top of that, the developer has created several Custom Blocks (which extend the functionality of Illumination) for the Python/GTK target.

Illumination Project File: EasyDevStudio.isc
Needed Custom Blocks: EDS_Custom_Blocks.zip
Target Platforms: Python/GTK for Linux

Winner: Best Utility – AppBackup

“AppBackup” is an incredibly cool little utility for Debian based Linux systems.

“AppBackup” backs up your installed application list to a DropBox account.  Then, whenever you need to restore your system (say, after a fresh install of your OS), you can just hit a button and BOOM — your application list is re-installed.  Incredibly handy!

Illumination Project File: AppBackup.isc
Target Platforms: Python/GTK for Linux

Winner: Best Beginner Project – Djur i bur (“Animals in Cages”)

“Djur i bur” was made in a day by someone with no prior experience with Illumination at all.

“Djur i bur” (which is Swedish for “Animals in cages”) is a simple utility for calculating how many Guinea Pigs can be kept in a cage based on the cage size.  What made this application really stand out, is that you can toggle the language between English and Swedish with a simple click of a button.  Quite cool

Illumination Project File: Djur_i_bur.isc
Target Platforms: HTML5, iOS, Android, Flash and Python/GTK

Congratulations to all of our winners!

A big, hearty, congratulations to the winners (we’ll be contacting you via email shortly).

And to everyone that did not win: Don’t take it too hard.  There was some pretty stiff competition.  Better luck next time!

If you didn’t enter this time, now is a good time to get up to speed by reading some short tutorials on using Illumination Software Creator to be ready for the next contest!

We have received so many amazing entries to the Great App Creation Contest that we are having a hard time choosing the winners!  (Not a bad problem to have, eh?)

Watch this space over the next day for the official winning projects.

Version 4.2.1 of Illumination Software Creator is now available for Linux, Mac and Windows.

This release is entirely a bug fix release and addresses all of the major known issues, including:

- Fix for entering spaces for control names on the UI editor.
- Improvements to HTML5 code generation.
- Speed improvements for very large (and I mean VERY large) projects.

You can always grab the latest version from the Download tab on RadicalBreeze.com.

The Great App Creation Contest has begun!

Have a great idea for an Android, iPhone, Web, etc. app?  Want to get some great publicity for your software?  Just looking to win a few cool prizes?

Want to do all of that with the coolest “don’t write any code and easily make your own apps without any programming experience” tool on the planet?  Read on!

Here’s the skinny:

- You create a new application using Illumination Software Creator.
- Submit that application (as an .isc project file) by emailing it to webmaster@radicalbreeze.com.
- Deadline: February 29th at midnight (Pacific Time).

Any type of app can be submitted!  Here’s a few ideas to get you thinking:
- A choose your own adventure style game.
- A flash-card application for learning about types of hats.
- An app that makes it easy to use some command line tools.

The Rules:

- Any type of application can be submitted.
- All apps will be judged on three areas: Creativity, Quality and Usefulness (or Fun-ness for games).
- All project files must be received by Feb 29th, 2012.
- Winners will be announced on March 5th, 2012 (that following Monday).
- The app can be big or small.  Size matters not.
- If you use Custom Blocks with your project, you must also email the .isb files with your submission so that we can test your app.

Ownership:

You retain full ownership of the application you create.  When you submit your application, be sure to specify if we (Radical Breeze) are allowed to publish the .isc project file on this site for demonstration purposes.  Open Source and Closed Source apps are both allowed but competing in different categories.

The Prizes:

All winners will receive the following prizes:

- A site license for Illumination Software Creator will be donated to any school or non-profit organization (of your choosing) on your behalf.
- A video game of your choice from GoG.com.
- Glory and honor (plus press coverage and recognition for your app)!
- A mystery prize (a really, really good one)!  Hint: it rhymes with “Shmandroid Shmablet”.

So get busy and build that cool app/game!

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