Create Your First Project

Generate a configured project in under 5 minutes.

Project Creator

The Reflex Project Creator generates properly configured projects for all supported platforms.

Launch Project Creator

Windows:

/reflex/bin/tools/win/ReflexProjectCreator.exe

macOS:

/reflex/bin/tools/macos/ReflexProjectCreator.dmg

Project Templates

Template	Description	Use When
Empty VM App	Live-edit UI application	Learning, prototyping, UI-focused apps
C++ App	Full native C++ application	Production apps, complex logic
C++ Audio App/Plugin	Audio plugin (VST3/AU/AAX)	Music software, audio tools
C++ Console App	Command-line application	Tools, utilities, no UI needed

Create a Project

Launch ReflexProjectCreator

Select template: Choose "Empty VM App" or "C++ App"

Enter Vendor Name: Your company or personal name (e.g., "MyCompany")

Enter Project Name: Your application name (e.g., "HelloReflex")

Click Create and choose a location for your project

Choose your project template in the Project Creator

Generated Project Structure

The creator generates this structure:

HelloReflex/
├── code/
│   ├── app.h              # App interface (C++)
│   ├── app.cpp            # App implementation (C++)
│   ├── view.h             # View interface (C++)
│   ├── view.cpp           # View implementation (C++)
│   ├── entry.cpp          # Application entry point
│   ├── interface.h        # VM ↔ C++ bridge
│   ├── main.c             # VM state management
│   ├── view.c             # VM UI definition
│   ├── resources.h        # Generated resource header
│   └── resources.cpp      # Generated resource data
├── resources/
│   ├── styles.txt         # Visual styling
│   └── fonts/             # Font files
├── project/
│   ├── win/               # Visual Studio solution
│   ├── macos/             # Xcode project
│   ├── ios/               # iOS Xcode project
│   └── android/           # Android Studio project
├── resources.xml          # Resource manifest
└── info.txt               # Project metadata

Key directories:

code/— All source code (shared across platforms)
resources/— Assets (styles, fonts, images)
project/— Platform-specific IDE projects

Need offline documentation?

The Reflex Documentation app includes full API reference and examples.

Windows:

/reflex/bin/tools/win/ReflexDocumentation.exe

macOS:

/reflex/bin/tools/macos/ReflexDocumentation.dmg

Project created? Choose your path

Build your first app. Choose based on your project template:

Hello World (VM) →Hello World (C++) →