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.

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. — Ehtesh Choudhury
– Ehtesh Choudhury, Commented Jul 31, 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/… — Antonio Medeiros
– Antonio Medeiros, Commented Jul 18, 2019 at 22:00

2 revs, 2 users 86% · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-09 12:38:06Z

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IntelliJ IDEA (Swing)

edited Feb 9, 2009 at 12:38

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Jonik Over a year ago

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.

Abdullah Jibaly · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-06 16:57:15Z

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Eclipse (SWT)

answered Feb 6, 2009 at 16:57

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Abdullah Jibaly

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jlliagre Over a year ago

Not pure java as it requires its own native library, SWT precisely.

Abdullah Jibaly · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-06 16:58:12Z

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Netbeans (Swing)

answered Feb 6, 2009 at 16:58

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Abdullah Jibaly

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3 revs · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-08 11:21:39Z

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

edited Feb 8, 2009 at 11:21

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Neil N Over a year ago

I've always admired how feature rich and smooth this app was. Goes to show Java is very capable on the desktop.

Jonik Over a year ago

"Please list the framework/widget toolkit" too.

Abdullah Jibaly · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-06 16:56:51Z

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jEdit (Swing?)

answered Feb 6, 2009 at 16:56

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Abdullah Jibaly

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Christopher Mahan Over a year ago

I use jEdit extensively and it's a joy to work with. Slava Pestov and team did an outstanding job.

dfrankow · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-08 15:59:30Z

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jDiskReport

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

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

answered Feb 8, 2009 at 15:59

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dfrankow

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2 revs, 2 users 86% · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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Sweet Home 3D:

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

_{(source: sweethome3d.eu)}

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jlliagre

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2 revs, 2 users 83% · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-15 10:49:01Z

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Mucommander

_{(source: mucommander.com)}

edited Apr 15, 2019 at 10:49

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Nicolás Over a year ago

That looks quite good to be Java :P

user7094 · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-06 16:56:37Z

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SoapUI - http://www.soapui.org

answered Feb 6, 2009 at 16:56

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Rob Grant · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-06 17:03:21Z

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Squirrel SQL

answered Feb 6, 2009 at 17:03

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Rob Grant

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OscarRyz · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-08 09:50:51Z

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This use to be a good showcase for that.

Swing Sightings at Sun

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Valien · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-06 18:56:19Z

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

answered Feb 6, 2009 at 18:56

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Valien

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Zabbala · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-06 16:57:51Z

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SQL Developer

answered Feb 6, 2009 at 16:57

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Zabbala

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guerda Over a year ago

I must agree with you, but sometimes, it's very buggy.

Zabbala Over a year ago

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.

Abdullah Jibaly Over a year ago

Last time I used SQL Developer (couple years ago) I found it really stable? Has it gotten worse recently?

5 revs, 4 users 81% · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-15 10:49:09Z

7

Visual VM - Monitoring and performance analysis tool.

_{(source: java.net)}

I love the charts it produces

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nimcap

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MBCook · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-06 17:08:53Z

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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.

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Joonas Pulakka · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-06 18:37:22Z

5

FreeMind (Swing)

answered Feb 6, 2009 at 18:37

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Joonas Pulakka

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Bill the Lizard · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-06 20:44:53Z

5

A bit obscure, but Go Grinder fits the description.

answered Feb 6, 2009 at 20:44

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Bill the Lizard

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Bill the Lizard Over a year ago

You're welcome, I'm glad you like it.

Dave Jarvis Over a year ago

Not a desktop application per se (it's a library), but Go-related: davidjarvis.ca/jigo

Ben Hardy · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-07 01:14:32Z

5

DB Visualizer

answered Feb 7, 2009 at 1:14

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Ben Hardy

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Paul Tomblin · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-06 17:01:30Z

4

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

answered Feb 6, 2009 at 17:01

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Paul Tomblin

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zvikico · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-09 12:29:32Z

4

XMind, beautiful mind mapping software based on Eclipe RCP.

answered Feb 9, 2009 at 12:29

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Pete Kirkham · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-08 09:43:28Z

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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.

answered Feb 8, 2009 at 9:43

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Pete Kirkham

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Michael Neale · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-08 09:45:09Z

3

SmartSVN, SmartCVS

answered Feb 8, 2009 at 9:45

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Michael Neale

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stian · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-09 22:25:04Z

3

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

answered Feb 9, 2009 at 22:25

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stian

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Joshua Partogi · Accepted Answer · 2009-08-20 22:31:24Z

3

Spark Messenger

answered Aug 20, 2009 at 22:31

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awmross · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-30 23:21:38Z

3

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

answered Aug 30, 2011 at 23:21

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Giuseppe Accaputo · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-08 10:20:19Z

2

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 :)

answered Feb 8, 2009 at 10:20

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Giuseppe Accaputo

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2 revs · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-08 14:24:22Z

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Jalbum

http://jalbum.net/

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edited Feb 8, 2017 at 14:24

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jlliagre

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OscarRyz · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-08 09:55:41Z

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

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jalbert · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-22 14:51:46Z

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

answered Apr 22, 2010 at 14:51

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jalbert

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user467871 · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-29 08:46:05Z

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GWT designer (Java UI) designer for eclipse

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