Holy moly. Maybe I'm a latecomer, but never tried this before. Now after a quick 5 minutes I'm searching for the credit card. I hate you guys.<p>I believe I hold the cynicism record on HN and even I'm impressed.
I was a fan of Basalmiq (it's a terrific tool), but since learning to prototype in Keynote, I've not used it.<p>Here's something to get you started if you're a Mac user, and have Keynote: <a href="http://blog.amirkhella.com/2010/06/16/how-to-prototype-interactive-ipad-applications-in-30-minutes-or-less-using-apple-keynote/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.amirkhella.com/2010/06/16/how-to-prototype-inter...</a><p>I especially like using Keynote for higher-fidelity mockups, which I find is essential for mobile development...
I wonder if Peldi has plans to move Balsamiq off of Adobe Air. Given the recent pivots Adobe has made regarding Flash, there seems to be some risk with sticking with Adobe Air in the long term.
Congrats to the Balsamiq team! To anyone who isn't using Balsamiq yet, do it--an astoundingly useful bit of software. It's difficult to convey just how valuable this tool is for anyone that makes software/website for people to use.<p>The fact that everyone at the company is friendly and helpful and awesome is a <i>significant</i> bonus.
I've been using Balsamiq for 2+ years. I use it a lot for mobile apps. Unfortunately, Balsamiq has been painful to use lately for mocking up mobile screens. It doesn't have the latest mobile ui elements so I have to build them up from scratch. This update doesn't change this.<p>There's a market for an easier way to mockup mobile app screens and Balsamiq is barely addressing this segment right now. I am waiting for the day a new product comes out specifically designed for mocking up mobile apps.
I had been a big Balsamiq fan, especially because of the low fidelity, but have since moved to Mock Flow which seems to work better for teams and multi-page designs.
Looks like a great update! I've always loved how Balsamiq didn't give options for the skinning of the mockups as it made it easy to say no to clients that wanted to spend more time on that. However, I can see how that would be a popular request and it seems like they integrated it very well into the app.
myBalsamiq is by far the most simple/cost-effective tool I've used for wireframing. Being distributed with version control was particularly unique and helpful, as far as potential competitors go.<p>As a random usability thing, they also handle renewal notifications without being annoying. I don't need an email every hour that my subscription is expiring, and the earth doesn't shatter once it does. If I decide not to renew, I can still download all the mockups I made when I had the subscription. If I decide I need to get back into the program, a couple clicks and I'm back in for $12/mo. Small stuff like that makes feel like they're not trying to suck every penny out of me, which is why I don't hesitate to go back to them when I need to.
It would be a wonderful day for managers of the world if Balsamiq was acquired by Microsoft and integrated into Powerpoint. My brain hurts just imagining the avalanche of meetings with playable mockups; would it be good or bad?
Balsamiq has forever been my favourite wireframing tool, it offers great power with great simplicity. But as the blogpost states, the interface was a little "messy".<p>My favourite wireframing tool just became beter! Way to go team balsamiq!
Love Balsamiq! I've been doing mockups for my site redesign and it's been great for showing my ideas to people and not just pitching. Can't wait to try the new one.
I'll throw in a plug for Mockflow - another AIR-based prototyping tool, but I, personally, found it a bit more flexible.<p>Antetype looks pretty amazing - sadly I'm on a PC. :(