🚀 HMG Extended Edition – Build 26.04 Now Available!
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2026 9:05 am
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to announce the release of HMG Extended Edition – Build 26.04 (2026/04/24).
This release brings a series of refinements and internal improvements aimed at enhancing stability, maintainability, and overall developer experience. It includes control-level updates, performance optimizations, toolchain upgrades, and refreshed sample applications to better support modern development workflows.
Key Highlights
Core (C Layer) Improvements
* Control Miscellaneous Module
Major refactoring and code cleanup to improve structure and maintainability.
* Font Handling
Refactored for improved clarity, safety, and cross-platform compatibility.
* Cursor Handling
Revised for better consistency and long-term maintainability.
* Icon Handling
Codebase cleaned up and reorganized for clarity (no functional changes).
* ToolBar Handling
Internal updates and optimizations.
* StatusBar Handling
Enhancements for consistency and stability.
* MessageBox Handling
Improvements to internal implementation.
Libraries & Toolchain Updates
* HbSQLite3 Library (PRO version)
Updated to SQLite 3.53.0 (previously 3.52.0).
* Harbour Compiler 3.2.0dev (SVN 2026-02-28 15:33)
* Updated libpng to version 1.6.58 (from 1.6.55).
Samples & Applications
* Updated “Get Form Client Height” sample
* Fully refactored “Font Measurement Utility” sample
* Updated “HbZipArc Usage” sample
* Updated “Arkanoid Mini Game 3.0” (by Edward)
* Updated “Tetris Game” (by Claudio Soto)
Downloads
STANDARD Build
https://hmgextended.com/files/CONTRIB/h ... -setup.zip
* Built with Borland C++ 5.8.2
* ⚠ This build is not recommended for production use.
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PROFESSIONAL Build
* https://hmgextended.com/files/CONTRIB/hmg-26.04-pro.7z
* https://hmgextended.org/files/CONTRIB/hmg-26.04-pro.7z
The PROFESSIONAL build is production-ready, stable, and represents the recommended upgrade path.
Access credentials (password) are shared with project donors.
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We extend our sincere thanks to all contributors, testers, and supporters whose efforts continue to improve and sustain the HMG ecosystem.
Best regards,
Grigory Filatov
on behalf of the MiniGUI Team
We are pleased to announce the release of HMG Extended Edition – Build 26.04 (2026/04/24).
This release brings a series of refinements and internal improvements aimed at enhancing stability, maintainability, and overall developer experience. It includes control-level updates, performance optimizations, toolchain upgrades, and refreshed sample applications to better support modern development workflows.
Key HighlightsCore (C Layer) Improvements
* Control Miscellaneous Module
Major refactoring and code cleanup to improve structure and maintainability.
* Font Handling
Refactored for improved clarity, safety, and cross-platform compatibility.
* Cursor Handling
Revised for better consistency and long-term maintainability.
* Icon Handling
Codebase cleaned up and reorganized for clarity (no functional changes).
* ToolBar Handling
Internal updates and optimizations.
* StatusBar Handling
Enhancements for consistency and stability.
* MessageBox Handling
Improvements to internal implementation.
Libraries & Toolchain Updates* HbSQLite3 Library (PRO version)
Updated to SQLite 3.53.0 (previously 3.52.0).
* Harbour Compiler 3.2.0dev (SVN 2026-02-28 15:33)
* Updated libpng to version 1.6.58 (from 1.6.55).
Samples & Applications* Updated “Get Form Client Height” sample
* Fully refactored “Font Measurement Utility” sample
* Updated “HbZipArc Usage” sample
* Updated “Arkanoid Mini Game 3.0” (by Edward)
* Updated “Tetris Game” (by Claudio Soto)
DownloadsSTANDARD Build
https://hmgextended.com/files/CONTRIB/h ... -setup.zip
* Built with Borland C++ 5.8.2
* ⚠ This build is not recommended for production use.
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PROFESSIONAL Build* https://hmgextended.com/files/CONTRIB/hmg-26.04-pro.7z
* https://hmgextended.org/files/CONTRIB/hmg-26.04-pro.7z
The PROFESSIONAL build is production-ready, stable, and represents the recommended upgrade path.
Access credentials (password) are shared with project donors.
---
We extend our sincere thanks to all contributors, testers, and supporters whose efforts continue to improve and sustain the HMG ecosystem.
Best regards,
Grigory Filatov
on behalf of the MiniGUI Team