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Top 18 Java Desktop Projects

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  1. Mindustry

    The automation tower defense RTS

    Project mention: Mindustry | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-12

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  3. Suwayomi-Server

    A rewrite of Tachiyomi for the Desktop

  4. JFoenix

    JavaFX Material Design Library

  5. Codename One

    Cross-platform framework for building truly native mobile apps with Java or Kotlin. Write Once Run Anywhere support for iOS, Android, Desktop & Web.

    Project mention: VideoIO, PCM Mixing And Timed Whisper Captions | dev.to | 2026-07-15

    What is Codename One? Codename One is an open-source framework for building native iOS, Android, desktop, and web apps from a single Java or Kotlin codebase. Learn more at codenameone.com.

  6. riiablo

    Diablo II remade using Java and LibGDX

  7. radiance

    Building modern, elegant and fast Swing applications

  8. SystemTray

    Cross-platform SystemTray support for Swing/AWT, macOS, GtkStatusIcon, and AppIndicator on Java 8+

  9. substrate

    Create native Java(FX) apps for desktop, mobile and embedded (by gluonhq)

  10. TachiWeb-Server

    A port of the Tachiyomi manga reader to the desktop and server

  11. gophie

    Gophie is a modern, graphical and cross-platform client or browser for "The Internet Gopher" also known as the Gopher protocol. Gophie supports browsing gopher pages, using search engines such as Veronica-2, displaying images and downloading files.

  12. SpaceFX

    Just a simple tiny space game written in JavaFX

  13. nanoleaf-desktop

    A modern desktop application for the Nanoleaf Aurora and Canvas

  14. pgptool

    Java-based desktop GUI application for easy and regular PGP decryption/encryption

  15. Carcassonne

    A digital version of the board game Carcassonne, implemented in Java. This desktop computer game supports up to five players at the same time (shared-screen multiplayer mode).

  16. Satergo

    The desktop wallet for the Ergo cryptocurrency

  17. bluesharpbendingapp

    Practice bending notes on a diatonic harmonica with pitch feedback – free & open source.

  18. oneclipboard

    Copy/Paste text between Android device and Desktop easily

  19. flui

    Library for creating lightweight declarative UI's in Java using imgui Java bindings

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Desktop projects in Java? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 Mindustry 28,254
2 Suwayomi-Server 7,283
3 JFoenix 6,331
4 Codename One 1,851
5 riiablo 1,085
6 radiance 901
7 SystemTray 491
8 substrate 441
9 TachiWeb-Server 421
10 gophie 218
11 SpaceFX 176
12 nanoleaf-desktop 169
13 pgptool 159
14 Carcassonne 126
15 Satergo 31
16 bluesharpbendingapp 26
17 oneclipboard 14
18 flui 7

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