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New to building widgets? Learn all you need to know about widgets and how you can build them here.

Widgets in 3 simple steps

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Learn more about widgets, what you can build, and download our SDK.

Develop and test
Build great widgets with our resources and get help from experts.

Publish
Go public with your widgets!

Devices and platforms

See which platforms are supported and find features and specifications.

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Download the JIL SDK

The JIL Software Development Kit contains everything you need to create world-class widgets.

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Quick start guide

Recent videos

Build a “Hello World” widget

A video guide using the JIL SDK to build a sample “Hello World” widget.

Using the JIL Mobile Emulator

A How-To video on setting up the JIL Mobile Emulator for testing and debugging.

JIL Mobile Emulator Command Line Setup

A step-by-step video on setting up the JIL Mobile Emulator via command line.

Sample widgets

Get a quick start on widget development by walking through the JIL sample widgets. The JIL sample widgets are ready to be imported into the JIL SDK and run in the widget emulator.

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Recent Forums Posts

BUG - Converting widget sample code is flawed
Posted by: confusement
On 03 Sep 2010 08:21:54
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Any News about Jil Conversion Script?
Posted by: tcb2k10
On 02 Sep 2010 20:19:55
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How to port JIL Platform?
Posted by: ksy1315
On 02 Sep 2010 06:23:04
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Useful Documents

JIL Widget System API Specification-Handset API 1.2.2

07 May 2010

This document provides a detailed description of the JIL API and its usage.

JIL Widget Engine white paper v1.0

07 Apr 2010