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1. Mindustry

   1 275 29,288 9.9 Java

   The automation tower defense RTS

   

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

2. AppSignal

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3. Suwayomi-Server

   2 47 7,883 9.6 Java

   A rewrite of Tachiyomi for the Desktop

   

4. JFoenix

   3 2 6,323 0.0 Java

   JavaFX Material Design Library

   

5. Codename One

   4 211 1,876 9.9 Java

   Open-source framework for native apps from one Java codebase, with a custom-rendered UI you control across iOS, Android, desktop, web, and watches.

   

   Project mention: Don't Order Fish on Monday. Don't Release on Friday | dev.to | 2026-10-15

   The new checker source preserves the rejection and the causal chain. It is a more useful record than a claim that we “added more tests.”

6. riiablo

   5 3 1,102 7.1 Java

   Diablo II remade using Java and LibGDX

   

7. radiance

   6 3 907 9.2 Java

   Building modern, elegant and fast Swing applications

   

8. SystemTray

   7 2 495 8.5 Java

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

   

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10. substrate

    8 6 449 6.4 Java

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

    

11. TachiWeb-Server

    9 2 422 0.0 Java

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

    

12. jd-gui-duo

    10 3 266 9.3 Java

    A multi-decompiler standalone desktop GUI supporting JD-Core V0 & V1, CFR, Procyon, Fernflower, Vineflower & Jadx

    

    Project mention: New release of jd-GUI-duo 2.0.112 is out | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-05-16

13. gophie

    11 1 225 0.0 Java

    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.

    

14. SpaceFX

    12 2 177 4.0 Java

    Just a simple tiny space game written in JavaFX

    

15. nanoleaf-desktop

    13 8 171 0.0 Java

    A modern desktop application for the Nanoleaf Aurora and Canvas

    

16. pgptool

    14 1 163 7.7 Java

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

    

17. Carcassonne

    15 1 130 8.6 Java

    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).

    

18. Satergo

    16 8 31 5.1 Java

    The desktop wallet for the Ergo cryptocurrency

    

19. bluesharpbendingapp

    17 1 27 8.9 Java

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

    

20. sqldalmaker

    18 1 25 6.5 Java

    SQL DAL Maker generates the data access layer — DTO, Model, and DAO classes — for PHP, Java, C++, Python, and Go.

    

    Project mention: A column changed type 8 days after I mapped it, and nothing told me | dev.to | 2026-08-30

    I ended up formalizing this into SQL DAL Maker — it reads live JDBC metadata and generates the DAO/model layer for Go (and a few other languages) from it, so the struct-vs-schema gap can't quietly reopen every time someone runs a migration. But the generator isn't really the point of this post. The point is: if your models are hand-typed and your schema isn't frozen, you already have this bug somewhere. You just haven't hit it yet.

21. oneclipboard

    19 1 14 0.0 Java

    Copy/Paste text between Android device and Desktop easily

    

22. flui

    20 0 7 0.0 Java

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

    

23. SaaSHub

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