We are happy to announce the availability of the Tabris SDK as a free download. Tabris, formerly known as RAP mobile, is a platform for building mobile apps for iOS and Android.

Tabris is based on Eclipse RAP and offers additional mobile clients built with native widgets. Combining native clients with server-side apps makes app development simple for Java developers without having to sacrifice platform specific look & feel and performance. Tabris offers a large set of UI Controls with SWT API.

The Tabris SDK contains everything a developer needs to build branded cross platform apps:

iOS Tabris Framework, Xcode Project Templates

Android Tabris Source Code, Android Project Templates

Tabris target platform, sample projects and documentation

For developers without access to (or interest in) Xcode and the Android SDK we provide a build-service for branded apps. The service allows you to specify an App Logo, and App Name and the declaration of the server-side app.

The current version 0.6 of the Tabris SDK is a developer preview. Check out http://developer.eclipsesource.com/tabris/ for short demo videos, a list of supported SWT APIs and much more information.