Axure Pro 5.5

Axure released a new update for their prototyping tool. Since version 5.5, Axure developers can save their own widgets in libraries and share them with others. I am using this feature to make special widgets available in other projects without copying them between my different project files.

The Axure team already provides one new widget, namely a tree widget. I already had the change to employ it in one of my most recent prototypes.

Together with some other new features, amount them a new location and size panel that allows for easier modification of widget properties, the new Axure 5.5 underlines its applicability as easy-to-use prototyping tool.

The users of Axure do still have a long list of desired features, which will keep the Axure team busy on the long. Naturally, in times of AJAX and GWT, the ability to build some more advanced animations into your prototypes generally is a good idea. However, more functionality in Axure can easily lead to a more complex tool – which is likely not what Axure wants to be.

I hope to see more from Axure in the future.