UI/UX Modernization
Refresh interfaces to modern standards while preserving your business logic.
PowerBuilder 2025 and the PB Studio accelerator let you deliver modern user experiences with codeless UI themes, Ribbon-style menus, tabbed MDI, and new controls—without rewriting your app.
- 🎨 PB 2025 UI Theme & controls
- ⚡ PB Studio accelerator
- 🖥 RibbonBar, WebBrowser, charts
- 📐 High-DPI & multi-monitor
App modernization made easy: combine codeless features and built-in controls to give your PowerBuilder app a sleek, modern, and more productive UI/UX. As an official Appeon consulting partner, we apply PB 2025 capabilities and the PB Studio UI/UX Modernization Agent where they add the most value.
Key Features
Modernize your app's look and feel with minimal or no code changes.
UI Theme
Style sheets for PowerBuilder—control how your app UI is rendered. Pre-built themes, customization via attributes, inheritance and grouping; switch themes at runtime via script.
Menu in RibbonView
Transform traditional menus into modern ribbon menus. Single MDI Frame property; auto shortcut toolbar; compatible with UI Themes and TabbedView.
MDI in TabbedView
Display MDI windows in tabbed view. TabbedView property on MDI Frame; LTR/RTL tab order; toggle via script.
Autocomplete for Dropdowns
Filter and select values in dropdown DataWindows and list boxes. AutoComplete in property painter; validates against DDDW/DDLB data; configurable via script.
Display Compatibility
High-DPI (Per-Monitor V2) for crisp UI on high-resolution displays; enhanced multi-monitor support for consistent scaling and positioning.
Datawindow Modernization using PB Studio
Use the PB Studio accelerator to modernize DataWindows—streamline presentation styles, layout updates, and consistency across your app with AI-assisted workflows.
PB Studio — UI/UX Modernization Agent
We use the PB Studio accelerator to streamline UI/UX modernization workflows. It augments PowerBuilder 2025 with AI-powered assistance for theme application, control upgrades, and consistency checks—helping you achieve a modern look faster and with less manual effort.
Why Choose Optisol for UI/UX Modernization?
Deep PowerBuilder expertise and hands-on experience with PB 2025 and PB Studio.
PB 2025 & Themes
We apply UI Theme, RibbonView, TabbedView, and new controls the right way—codeless where possible.
PB Studio
We use the PB Studio accelerator to speed up modernization and keep UI consistent.
Appeon Partner
Official Appeon consulting partner—we stay current with product roadmaps and best practices.
When to Consider UI/UX Modernization
If any of these apply, a focused UI/UX refresh can help.
- Your app looks dated and users expect a modern look
- You want Ribbon menus and tabbed MDI without big rewrites
- You need high-DPI and multi-monitor support
- You're on or upgrading to PowerBuilder 2025
- You want to add Web content, charts, or PDF inside the app