Getting started with Kitto^x

Kitto^x is compatible from Delphi 10.4 up to the latest version. The fastest way to see what it can do is to try the three sample applications — HelloKitto, TasKitto and KEmployee — either live in your browser or compiled and running on your own machine.

See it working right now — the live demos

The examples are published online, so you can explore a real Kitto^x UI in your browser with no setup at all:

• Open the live demos — see the live demos page for the full credential list).

Run the demos on your own machine

When you want to see the demos build and run in your environment, all you need is:

• Delphi 10.4 or later — any edition, Professional included. The bundled FireDAC/dbExpress client-server drivers (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, remote Firebird) require Delphi Enterprise/Architect; on Professional you reach a client/server DBMS through a third-party provider such as ODAC (already supported via EF.DB.ODAC). See supported Delphi versions and editions.
• A development database server to host the example's data. Each example ships ready-made scripts to create and populate its database on SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Firebird or Oracle.

You do not need to install any Kitto^x package into the IDE: the framework has no design-time components, so there is nothing to register — you just open an example project, compile and run it, then navigate to it in a browser.

• Compiling and running the demos — the full walkthrough: preparing the database, the UseKitto unit that enables the database engines, and pointing an example at your own database.

After looking at the examples, dive into Kitto^x's basic concepts.

Creating your own application

When you are ready to build your own application, first set up your development environment:

• Configuring Delphi
• Configuring the Web Server

Then the recommended path is the visual tooling in KIDE^x:

1. New Project Wizard — scaffolds the complete project (.dpr/.dproj, Home/Metadata, Config.yaml, UseKitto.pas) for the deployment modes you pick.
2. Model Wizard — reverse-engineers Models from your existing database tables.
3. DataView Wizard — generates List/Form views from those Models.

You can then refine everything visually in the Config Editor, Model Editor and View & Layout Editor. Prefer to work by hand? See the manual alternative in Configuring Delphi.

Happy Kittoing!