Open Source Java User Interface (UI) Software

OpenSwing is a components library that provides a rich set of advanced graphics components for developing desktop applications and HTTP/RMI based java applications/RIAs based on Swing front-end. It provides also adapters for Hibernate, JPA, iBatis, etc.

The AJAX JSP Tag Library is a set of JSP tags that simplify the use of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) technology in JavaServer Pages. Development moved to Mercurial

XUI is a Java and XML RIA platform for building smart app's. Swing, AWT and other widget sets can be used on a range of hardware. XUI's modular framework can help many aspects of application development. NetBeans and Eclipse are available.

ACDK - Artefaktur Component Development Kit - is a platform independent C++-framework similar to Java or C#/.NET for generating distributed and scriptable components and applications.

Buoy is a library for creating user interfaces in Java programs. It is built on top of Swing, but provides completely new classes to represent UI components. Its advantages include a simpler API, a more powerful event handling mechanism, and much more.

A Java framework for writing sprite based games (turn-based, card, and arcade games.) Provides: Sprite management, rendering (Java2d or OpenGL), Collision Detection, Sprite widgets (buttons etc...), visual editor for layout of game widgets.

SweetDEV RIA is a complete set of Java/J2EE world-class Ajax tags. It helps you to design Rich GUI in a thin client.

Example application to demonstrate the use and the abilities of the Spring RCP framework in conjunction with the Amazon ECS WebServices. The application acts as a frontend to the Amazon Services.

ArchivedLayout separates the GUI description from the business logik. Layouts are described in well-readable XML files and dynamicly bound to Java fields and methods of the underlying program. Created in 2001. Used in several projects. Enjoy.

Ever wondered, how to create a huge Java/swing application, without ignoring the MVC-Pattern? BlackVisi is the ultimative way to keep you code simple, stable and maintainable! It is state-oriented, uses state-of-the art techniques (Java5) and is flexible

Bounce, a set of Java and Swing extensions, including ... layout managers like a FormLayout and CenterLayout, image filters, a comprehensive messaging mechanism, a XMLEditorKit with syntax highlighting and automatic indentation and more.

Based on the widely used framework:Springframework,Supplied one solution for presentation layer which intergrate the service concept with the common AJAX. Without considering complex javascript code and serverside logic just define the extend attributes.

A client container for Swing, based on Java 5 language features (annotations, enums...), and PicoContainer. Develop Swing applications with a simple development model, using POJOs, a clean MVC pattern and services and be more productive.

Xwidgets is a multiple UI framework for java. It uses Swing, SWT and Qt Jambi to draw your apps. Charva is pending.

Denvir is an environment diagnostic library. It should be used by application start-up to check its requirements (for example the right JDK). If a problem occurs, Denvir will provide possible solutions to the end-user.

Drombler FX is a modular Rich Client Platform for JavaFX based on OSGi and Maven (POM-first). The artifacts are available from Maven Central. Have a look at the Wiki for more information.

The Eclipse OpenGL Pack is an Eclipse PlugIn, which provides an easy-to-use way to develop and deploy OpenGL-enhanced Java applications within the Eclipse IDE. It includes all external libraries that are required to get an OpenGL application started.

Entando is the lightest open source Digital Transformation Platform for Modern Applications. We help customers bring to production enterprise applications that are lightweight, cloud native, and highly customized, and do so significantly faster than their competitors. Our platform harmonizes user experience across enterprise omnichannel applications, accelerating time to market, and increasing development efficiency. Get the latest version of Entando's Community Edition and its Plugins on Github (http://github.com/entando).

For Java, parses GNU standards compliant command line arguments and calls event handler methods/fields automatically, based on given arguments (cmd line & from file). Use annotations to define your options, and descriptions for the auto generated help.

Fast UML is an open-source UML tool with a simple user interface pop-up free. Draw UML diagrams fast, export diagrams to png, jpg and clipboard. It pretends to be the union between Violet and UMLet.

"Fiber" is a java library which adds functionalities to the Sun java standard library : new Swing widgets ( preferences dialog, event log , ... ) , new supported protocols ( rss ) , frameworks ( user tracking on web applications ) and other utilities

Fluid is an adaptative framework for model-driven development. Based on the Eclipse environment, Fluid defines model transformations among several modeling technologies and engines, as well as multi-tier application architecture definitions.

GWT Pleso Framework is a high-level framework based on Google Web Toolkit (GWT) for creating visual AJAX database front-end user interfaces. GWT Pleso Framework enables you to create automatically generated user interface based on business-logic classes.

Small Java efficiency and productivity utilities as both stand alone programs and simple APIs. Including sipplets for GUI (Swing), threading and XML, plus utilities for SQL and XML. Download the wheel here!