Examples of good Java desktop applications [closed]

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More of a wiki list/collection, I'm looking for a list of good Java desktop apps. I've added a couple below to get started. Please list the framework/widget toolkit being used if it's know as well.

Garbage answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:55 Comment(4)

Is this a programming question??? – Krick 8/2, 2009 at 10:34

It gives an idea about the abilities of the language/JVM. – Bellbird 22/8, 2009 at 21:9

It would be great if everybody started putting up a picture of the app they mention. Also a link to the site the software can be found at. – Telepathy 31/7, 2011 at 2:37

It seems most Java desktop apps are for developers. Android apps are written on Java, but it seems that nowadays (2019) there are few Java desktop (PC) apps targeted at end users. Related reading: reddit.com/r/java/comments/3tozqi/… – Hola 18/7, 2019 at 22:0

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This use to be a good showcase for that.

Swing Sightings at Sun

Shellishellie answered 8/2, 2009 at 9:50 Comment(0)

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IntelliJ IDEA (Swing)

Sporocyst answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(1)

I also thought jEdit was pretty nice, but once I tried IDEA, I have to say it has the most user-friendly UI (packed with powerful features) of the desktop Java apps I've seen. – Margitmargo 25/4, 2009 at 8:34

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Eclipse (SWT)

Garbage answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(1)

Not pure java as it requires its own native library, SWT precisely. – Gertrudegertrudis 22/4, 2010 at 15:3

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Azureus (SWT; thanks Peter) (strictly for legal purposes, of course)

Radix answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(2)

I've always admired how feature rich and smooth this app was. Goes to show Java is very capable on the desktop. – Emelia 6/2, 2009 at 17:8

"Please list the framework/widget toolkit" too. – Margitmargo 8/2, 2009 at 9:18

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Netbeans (Swing)

Garbage answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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jEdit (Swing?)

Garbage answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(1)

I use jEdit extensively and it's a joy to work with. Slava Pestov and team did an outstanding job. – Inclusion 8/2, 2009 at 10:23

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Sweet Home 3D:

http://www.sweethome3d.eu/index.jsp

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Gertrudegertrudis answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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jDiskReport

http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/

The best disk-space browser I've come across.

Megrims answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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Mucommander

_{(source: mucommander.com)}

Sample answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(1)

That looks quite good to be Java :P – Grasping 13/1, 2010 at 0:37

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Squirrel SQL

Varices answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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SoapUI - http://www.soapui.org

Scarito answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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On a gaming front Three Rings has done an awesome job with Puzzle Pirates. Pure Java and runs great.

Macdougall answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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This use to be a good showcase for that.

Swing Sightings at Sun

Shellishellie answered 8/2, 2009 at 9:50 Comment(0)

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Visual VM - Monitoring and performance analysis tool.

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I love the charts it produces

Millman answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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SQL Developer

Beaconsfield answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(3)

I must agree with you, but sometimes, it's very buggy. – Borzoi 6/2, 2009 at 17:9

It is sometimes buggy and slow to startup (seems most Java desktop apps are). Which is why I've since switched to the Database Explorer plugin in Eclipse. – Beaconsfield 6/2, 2009 at 17:34

Last time I used SQL Developer (couple years ago) I found it really stable? Has it gotten worse recently? – Garbage 6/2, 2009 at 22:54

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DB Visualizer

Concordat answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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A bit obscure, but Go Grinder fits the description.

Repressive answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(2)

You're welcome, I'm glad you like it. – Repressive 7/2, 2009 at 4:48

Not a desktop application per se (it's a library), but Go-related: davidjarvis.ca/jigo – Patricia 28/7, 2009 at 5:28

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FreeMind (Swing)

Chatter answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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Vuze (formerly Azereus) is good, but my top recomendation that I've run across is YourSQL. It's a fantastic little MySQL client for OS X and I used it for more than 1.5 years before I found out it was Java. It was very well done. None of that classic "slow unintegrated junk" many people associate with Java applications.

Bossism answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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XMind, beautiful mind mapping software based on Eclipe RCP.

Contractive answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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Kodak Digital Cinema System (and I don't just say that because I wrote about 1/3rd of it including most of the gui.)

Billboard answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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JOSM is the most popular OpenStreetMap editor and is written in Swing.

Precedency answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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Spark Messenger

Yorick answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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FreeCol, an open source clone of the classic Sid Meier game, Colonization.

Topcoat answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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SmartSVN, SmartCVS

Ottie answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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The Runescape game is the only Java application (it has a desktop client in Windows) that I use which isn't an IDE/Editor/Profiler.

Electromagnetic answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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Jalbum

http://jalbum.net/

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Gertrudegertrudis answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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Maple (Swing)

Had to work a lot with Maple the last week. It's such a nice and powerful tool, I first couldn't believe that it was developed with Swing and Java :)

Burl answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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Violet UML looks like an excellent diagramming tool.

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Garbage answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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GWT designer (Java UI) designer for eclipse

Langer answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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Genj (Genealogy)

http://genj.sourceforge.net/

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Gertrudegertrudis answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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RSSOwl news feed reader - http://www.rssowl.org/

Thorathoracic answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

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Aerith (Swing + OpenGL) It is kind of experimental though.

Shellishellie answered 8/2, 2009 at 9:55 Comment(0)

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Getting Things Done implementation ThinkingRock

Chicle answered 6/2, 2009 at 16:56 Comment(0)

Mucommander

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