# How to create standalone applications for Windows with a \[G\]UI in Julia 1.11 or 1.12

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-create-standalone-applications-for-windows-with-a-g-ui-in-julia-1-11-or-1-12/127823
**Category:** General Usage
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**Created:** [April 7, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-create-standalone-applications-for-windows-with-a-g-ui-in-julia-1-11-or-1-12/127823 "2025-04-07T23:09:40Z")
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### Author: ![uwestoehr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/uwestoehr/32/216201_2.png) [@uwestoehr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/uwestoehr)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-create-standalone-applications-for-windows-with-a-g-ui-in-julia-1-11-or-1-12/127823/59 "2025-04-14T21:13:36Z")

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> [@Palli](#):
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> Please consider [AppBundler.jl](https://juliaregistries.github.io/General/packages/redirect_to_repo/AppBundler):

I had a look and its author,@Janis_Erdmanis also posted in this thread. i think the way to go is PackageCompiler → lib, then using lib either in a C++ program + Qt or in a Lazarus program.

Now that I got PackageCompiler to work I will give the latter a try the next days and report back.

(by the way, since PackageCompiler works well with Julia 1.10, I downgraded to Julia 1.10 and noticed that my programs run faster that with 1.11 when executed the first time)

Regarding **[Mousetrap.jl](https://github.com/Clemapfel/Mousetrap.jl)**, this is a really nice UI. The point with UIs is that for our programs we spend about 80% on the UI until all knobs behave as they should, are only active when they should etc. Therefore we need a UI that is driven by either a company or an active community. Mousetrap had its last commit more than a year ago. If we encounter bugs, we would have to fix them on our own but we don’t have the manpower and knowledge to dive into UI code.

Regarding **[SyslabCC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/syslabcc-suzhou-tongyuans-proprietary-julia-aot-compiler-is-now-available-for-free-use-personal-educational-license-only/114633)**, I had a look, but its webpage and the linked example leads me to a blank website, with only a menu in Chinese.

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