# Xojo **URL:** https://ifnotnil.com/c/xojo/23.md [Latest](https://ifnotnil.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://ifnotnil.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://ifnotnil.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Xojo category](https://ifnotnil.com/t/about-the-xojo-category/3400)
**Author:** [@npalardy](https://ifnotnil.com/u/npalardy)\ **Replies:** 0
Discussion of Xojo and its use in various programming topics This is for topics SPECIFIC to Xojo if the question / post is more general in nature, or applies to many languages, then maybe it should be in General Progra… --- ## [Can't find Simulator](https://ifnotnil.com/t/cant-find-simulator/4872)
**Author:** [@TomBaumgartner](https://ifnotnil.com/u/TomBaumgartner)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [11 October 2026 23:56 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/cant-find-simulator/4872 "2026-10-11T23:56:45Z")
Similar to my “Can’t pick Simulator” topic from 6 years ago. Just upgraded MacOS to Golden Gate 27.0.1 and Xcode to 27.0 so I could add support for the iPhone Duo to my game app on the App Store. Still using Xojo 2025r… --- ## [What build/sign steps required for app to access files?](https://ifnotnil.com/t/what-build-sign-steps-required-for-app-to-access-files/4848)
**Author:** [@TomBaumgartner](https://ifnotnil.com/u/TomBaumgartner)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [13 September 2026 01:31 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/what-build-sign-steps-required-for-app-to-access-files/4848 "2026-09-13T01:31:11Z")
I liked Marc Zeeder’s comic downloader app in the latest XDev issue so much I decided to customize it for my personal use. What do I have to set up in the build and sign section to allow it to operate without having to a… --- ## [Is there a point where we get to say "We told you so"?](https://ifnotnil.com/t/is-there-a-point-where-we-get-to-say-we-told-you-so/4790)
**Author:** [@npalardy](https://ifnotnil.com/u/npalardy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [4 September 2026 10:27 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/is-there-a-point-where-we-get-to-say-we-told-you-so/4790 "2026-09-04T10:27:38Z")
I know most people here warned Geoff about changes to API 2 and how it would damage things But this is a perfect illustration Nearly 2 YEARS of Consultant requests on the first screen when I go view them This NEVER ha… --- ## [LLM Agent Plugin: xojo-tools](https://ifnotnil.com/t/llm-agent-plugin-xojo-tools/4830)
**Author:** [@travis](https://ifnotnil.com/u/travis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [31 August 2026 17:46 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/llm-agent-plugin-xojo-tools/4830 "2026-08-31T17:46:55Z")
I released some Xojo tooling in the form of a plugin for Claude Code and Codex. This may be useful as part of other models and harnesses, but I am uninterested in its use with anything other than the latest frontier mode… --- ## [Omega bundle sale for 2026 has started](https://ifnotnil.com/t/omega-bundle-sale-for-2026-has-started/4760)
**Author:** [@YogiYang](https://ifnotnil.com/u/YogiYang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [20 July 2026 19:19 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/omega-bundle-sale-for-2026-has-started/4760 "2026-07-20T19:19:25Z")
Omega Bundle sale for 2026 has started. --- ## [Announcing Zotto: A context-aware AI pair programmer built for Xojo](https://ifnotnil.com/t/announcing-zotto-a-context-aware-ai-pair-programmer-built-for-xojo/4623)
**Author:** [@Garry](https://ifnotnil.com/u/Garry)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [17 May 2026 07:47 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/announcing-zotto-a-context-aware-ai-pair-programmer-built-for-xojo/4623 "2026-05-17T07:47:07Z")
Hi everyone, I have posted this on the official Xojo forums but in case for some reason it gets shut down I also wanted to put it here. I also know that several of you still use Xojo and might be interested in this. I’… --- ## [Anyone have any interest in an LSP server for VS Code that supports Xojo?](https://ifnotnil.com/t/anyone-have-any-interest-in-an-lsp-server-for-vs-code-that-supports-xojo/4680)
**Author:** [@npalardy](https://ifnotnil.com/u/npalardy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [22 April 2026 18:36 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/anyone-have-any-interest-in-an-lsp-server-for-vs-code-that-supports-xojo/4680 "2026-04-22T18:36:51Z")
And not just syntax highlighting There are options for that already This would support autocomplete of user written code in modules & classes across a “project” (basically a directory full of a Xojo text project) Have… --- ## [500 bucks spent on a Xojo license and the thing can’t compile a console app without spending even more on licences](https://ifnotnil.com/t/500-bucks-spent-on-a-xojo-license-and-the-thing-can-t-compile-a-console-app-without-spending-even-more-on-licences/4678)
**Author:** [@Torsten\_B](https://ifnotnil.com/u/Torsten_B)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [17 April 2026 19:08 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/500-bucks-spent-on-a-xojo-license-and-the-thing-can-t-compile-a-console-app-without-spending-even-more-on-licences/4678 "2026-04-17T19:08:56Z")
What a misery: https://forum.xojo.com/t/unable-to-compile-xmcp-due-to-license-complaint/88065 --- ## [Xojo license](https://ifnotnil.com/t/xojo-license/4665)
**Author:** [@DaveDuke](https://ifnotnil.com/u/DaveDuke)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [7 April 2026 05:14 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/xojo-license/4665 "2026-04-07T05:14:53Z")
Auto license renewal. I have never set Xojo license to renew, but for some reason yesterday Xojo debited my account to the tune of over 600GBP, I had to cancel my credit card to block it, has anyone else noticed auto ren… --- ## [AI coding Xojo](https://ifnotnil.com/t/ai-coding-xojo/4663)
**Author:** [@jay](https://ifnotnil.com/u/jay)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [3 April 2026 11:15 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/ai-coding-xojo/4663 "2026-04-03T11:15:58Z")
One of my guys has just pretty much cracked Claude coding in XoJo. It’s too bad that we’re no longer looking to Xojo for the future. There are too many other good tools out there that are actually easier to code with Cl… --- ## [XOJO and LM Studio module for free local AI](https://ifnotnil.com/t/xojo-and-lm-studio-module-for-free-local-ai/4648)
**Author:** [@Cyberfly](https://ifnotnil.com/u/Cyberfly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2026 01:09 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/xojo-and-lm-studio-module-for-free-local-ai/4648 "2026-02-16T01:09:42Z")
I was looking to set up some personal tools using the free local AI tool/server LM Studio (https://lmstudio.ai/). Although it is a bit slow on my wimpy laptop there are no limits like tokens or credits. As I was doing it… --- ## [In the ever growing "Bad Advice" series on TOF](https://ifnotnil.com/t/in-the-ever-growing-bad-advice-series-on-tof/4644)
**Author:** [@npalardy](https://ifnotnil.com/u/npalardy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [4 February 2026 00:07 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/in-the-ever-growing-bad-advice-series-on-tof/4644 "2026-02-04T00:07:27Z")
And NO caveats about Timer.CallLater There should be While it CAN be useful you have to be careful about using it since it schedules the callback in a way that it can crash your app IF you’re not careful And the tip… --- ## [Declaring opengl modules in render](https://ifnotnil.com/t/declaring-opengl-modules-in-render/4626)
**Author:** [@DaveDuke](https://ifnotnil.com/u/DaveDuke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [22 January 2026 05:28 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/declaring-opengl-modules-in-render/4626 "2026-01-22T05:28:10Z")
in my openglsurface i define some opengl functions like Declare Sub glTexCoord2d Lib OpenGLLib (s As Double, t As Double) which means every frame i have 40+ declares being run for ever frame, bad news. I read that they… --- ## [No no no no no fuck NO!](https://ifnotnil.com/t/no-no-no-no-no-fuck-no/4619)
**Author:** [@npalardy](https://ifnotnil.com/u/npalardy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [20 January 2026 14:15 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/no-no-no-no-no-fuck-no/4619 "2026-01-20T14:15:03Z")
from Arrays are NOT passed by REFERENCE They ARE a reference type which is entirely different To illustrate To show its pass by value Sub FOO( anarray() as integer ) dim anotherarray() as integer = Array(1,2,3… --- ## [How to programmatically reorder listbox](https://ifnotnil.com/t/how-to-programmatically-reorder-listbox/4560)
**Author:** [@TomBaumgartner](https://ifnotnil.com/u/TomBaumgartner)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [24 December 2025 18:42 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/how-to-programmatically-reorder-listbox/4560 "2025-12-24T18:42:57Z")
I want to programmatically reorder some rows in a listbox. Anybody have suggestions? --- ## [Jade: How embarrassing](https://ifnotnil.com/t/jade-how-embarrassing/4546)
**Author:** [@bkeeney](https://ifnotnil.com/u/bkeeney)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [17 December 2025 13:35 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/jade-how-embarrassing/4546 "2025-12-17T13:35:38Z")
I’m a glutton for punishment, I guess. I downloaded Xojo 2025 R3 and decided to try out Jade (their ‘integrated’ AI assistant). First, you have to sign up for an anthropic account which is fine, I guess since I’m just … --- ## [Debugging qwith XOJO 2025 release 3](https://ifnotnil.com/t/debugging-qwith-xojo-2025-release-3/4550)
**Author:** [@supcumps](https://ifnotnil.com/u/supcumps)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [15 December 2025 15:07 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/debugging-qwith-xojo-2025-release-3/4550 "2025-12-15T15:07:18Z")
When I go to Project → Breakpoint → Ignore All is ticked, and I cannot change it. Does anyone have a fix for this? --- ## [Is Xojo worth buying in 2025 for cross-platform, hobbyist, desktop development? And if not, what is (free or cheap)?](https://ifnotnil.com/t/is-xojo-worth-buying-in-2025-for-cross-platform-hobbyist-desktop-development-and-if-not-what-is-free-or-cheap/4505)
**Author:** [@BlueCrab](https://ifnotnil.com/u/BlueCrab)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [5 December 2025 18:29 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/is-xojo-worth-buying-in-2025-for-cross-platform-hobbyist-desktop-development-and-if-not-what-is-free-or-cheap/4505 "2025-12-05T18:29:24Z")
As an occasional, hobbyist programmer, I grew up with Basic variants in Windows, such as Visual Basic and RapidQ, but transitioned away from the Windows world and into the Linux a few years ago, only running Windows very… --- ## [Passing Int8 ByRef through a Variant — is it possible?](https://ifnotnil.com/t/passing-int8-byref-through-a-variant-is-it-possible/4500)
**Author:** [@marno](https://ifnotnil.com/u/marno)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [21 November 2025 20:34 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/passing-int8-byref-through-a-variant-is-it-possible/4500 "2025-11-21T20:34:39Z")
I have a method, let’s call it Foo(bar as Variant). Up to now I’ve only been passing objects (controls) as bar. These objects are of course always passed by reference. Now I need to pass an Int8 to this method, but I s… --- ## [MBS Con is now larger than Xojo's own Con](https://ifnotnil.com/t/mbs-con-is-now-larger-than-xojos-own-con/4494)
**Author:** [@TomasJ](https://ifnotnil.com/u/TomasJ)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [18 November 2025 14:10 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/mbs-con-is-now-larger-than-xojos-own-con/4494 "2025-11-18T14:10:42Z")
Congrats Christian, your conference is larger than Xojo’s own, according to the their latest newsletter: Join Xojo developers from across Europe and around the world this coming April! Hosted by MonkeyBread Software, a… --- ## [Reinvented Clippit — 30 years later](https://ifnotnil.com/t/reinvented-clippit-30-years-later/4481)
**Author:** [@marno](https://ifnotnil.com/u/marno)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [10 November 2025 15:26 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/reinvented-clippit-30-years-later/4481 "2025-11-10T15:26:30Z")
And now that I’ve actually tried the beta: I felt like in 1996, the year where Microsoft released Clippit — or “Karl Klammer,” as we called it in Germany. This post is edited: I’ve removed all beta-related details to a… --- ## [TOF: The Debugger and Events](https://ifnotnil.com/t/tof-the-debugger-and-events/4479)
**Author:** [@bkeeney](https://ifnotnil.com/u/bkeeney)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [27 October 2025 21:58 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/tof-the-debugger-and-events/4479 "2025-10-27T21:58:39Z")
Seriously? The CEO of the company for 25 years is just realizing, or forgot, about this? And it took an hour to figure it out? FWIW, I think he worked at it backwards. But WTF do I know? --- ## [Blog articles on why developers have left or leaving Xojo](https://ifnotnil.com/t/blog-articles-on-why-developers-have-left-or-leaving-xojo/3590)
**Author:** [@samRowlands](https://ifnotnil.com/u/samRowlands)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [3 October 2025 20:18 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/blog-articles-on-why-developers-have-left-or-leaving-xojo/3590 "2025-10-03T20:18:57Z")
I’m writing my article on my decision to leave and I’d like to link to others. I have @bkeeney I’m Not Xojo’s Target Audience. Is Anyone? | BKeeney Briefs @Jeannot Xojo in the 2020s Who am I missing? --- ## [Xojo self-accolade for 2 years of Android ‘support’](https://ifnotnil.com/t/xojo-self-accolade-for-2-years-of-android-support/4462)
**Author:** [@Torsten\_B](https://ifnotnil.com/u/Torsten_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [18 September 2025 14:42 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/xojo-self-accolade-for-2-years-of-android-support/4462 "2025-09-18T14:42:10Z")
Xojo is doing a self-accolade for 2 years of Android ‘support’. No word about the fact that it still lingers in beta state and apps produced with Xojo ‘Android’ are beta, thus not production grade. 499 bucks for a miser… --- ## [Xojo/MBS: Trying to import to the Photos library](https://ifnotnil.com/t/xojo-mbs-trying-to-import-to-the-photos-library/4459)
**Author:** [@Jerry-Fritschle](https://ifnotnil.com/u/Jerry-Fritschle)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [16 September 2025 01:23 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/xojo-mbs-trying-to-import-to-the-photos-library/4459 "2025-09-16T01:23:46Z")
For the Mac version of a longstanding project, which downloads image files, I am desiring to add the option of seamlessly depositing them in the Photos Library. The linked example simply imports a local file of the user… --- ## [Anyone know if theres declares to access](https://ifnotnil.com/t/anyone-know-if-theres-declares-to-access/4439)
**Author:** [@npalardy](https://ifnotnil.com/u/npalardy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [21 August 2025 14:15 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/anyone-know-if-theres-declares-to-access/4439 "2025-08-21T14:15:32Z")
I’d love to be able to hook into the native Help Search field I’m guessing theres some callback I’d have to register for or that the App would have to provide I’ve never had to do this one before so I’m at a bit of a l… --- ## [Adopting Liquid Glass with a Xojo made application](https://ifnotnil.com/t/adopting-liquid-glass-with-a-xojo-made-application/4415)
**Author:** [@samRowlands](https://ifnotnil.com/u/samRowlands)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2025 08:16 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/adopting-liquid-glass-with-a-xojo-made-application/4415 "2025-08-08T08:16:48Z")
I think I’ve finished my article on how to adopt Liquid Glass in a Xojo made application. --- ## [Sending email from Mac desktop app](https://ifnotnil.com/t/sending-email-from-mac-desktop-app/4411)
**Author:** [@TomBaumgartner](https://ifnotnil.com/u/TomBaumgartner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [29 July 2025 04:37 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/sending-email-from-mac-desktop-app/4411 "2025-07-29T04:37:29Z")
macOS Sonoma 14.7.5 Xojo 2025r1.1 I want to send emails with a PDF attached from my AOL account (or maybe my Gmail account at my curling club). I have tried using both Xojo code only and Monkeybread plugin. I have an… --- ## [Bug/FR reported 11 years ago, closed today without communication/solution?](https://ifnotnil.com/t/bug-fr-reported-11-years-ago-closed-today-without-communication-solution/4379)
**Author:** [@TomasJ](https://ifnotnil.com/u/TomasJ)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [25 June 2025 14:33 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/bug-fr-reported-11-years-ago-closed-today-without-communication-solution/4379 "2025-06-25T14:33:07Z")
without comment.. it is reviewed 11 years ago, then 3 months ago, then closed today. it is close why? is there a better dialog? (I doubt!) xojo is a laughstock, I am angry about my self I did not see this earlier… [Next page](https://ifnotnil.com/c/xojo/23.md?page=1)