Free and Open Source Java Software

Free and Open Source Java Software
Java Software	Type	Description
Ant, Apache	Dev	Java XML-based make-build utility
Books Jakarta Pitfalls, Java Ant provide insight into Ant's effectiveness.
ANTLR.org	Lang	Java parser generator in style of yacc/lex, good book
Arianne	Game	Java role playing game creation tool
ArgoUML	Dev	powerful UML design and CASE tool; many novel features
Art of Illusion	App	a 3D graphics modeling, rendering and animation tool
AspectJ	Lang	Aspect oriented programming extension to Java
AurigaDoc	App	Java-XML documentor:HTML,JavaHelp, OracleHelp, PDF, PS
Barbecue	Dev	Java barcode generator for Swing/AWT use
BCEL, Apache	Dev	A Java .class file reader and dis-assembler
BeanShell	Lang	An embeddable scripting interpreter of Java, very cool
A good book on J2EE Insights also provides neat BeanShell and Struts usage.
BSF, IBM	Dev	A BeanShell scripting framework for integration with
Cactus, Apache	Dev	JUnit test bed on the server side for J2EE
Cactus is recommended as testing tool in Rod Johnson's excellent One on One J2EE
Castor	Dev	provides data binding services using XML, SQL thru JDO
Castor gets nearly a full chapter in the excellent book on J2EE Insights.
Cewolf	Dev	add graphing and charting tags to JSP
Checkstyle	Dev	checks a Java program for conformance to style guidelines
Code Geneation Lib	Dev	adds dynamic runtime class/interface changes to Java
Columbia	App	full featured Java eMail client
DataVision	App	banded report writer (like Crystal) with visual designer
DBUnit	Dev	provides unit tests for Java database programs
DCZip	App	provides GUI Java Jar/Tar/War/Zip file handler
Dependency Finder	Dev	allows auto-finding complex dependencies in Java code
DOM4J	Dev	provides DOM for Java
DOM4J usage is illustrated in the well rated book More Jakarta Pitfalls.
DrawSWF	App	a Java drawing program that produces SVG files
DrJava	Dev	devlopment environ that supports interactive Java
Eclipse, IBM	Dev	an extensible development IDE for Java
This Eclipse book & Java Eclipse +reviews at eWeek and at ADTrends show uptick.
EJB Benchmark	Dev	using MySQL or PostgreSQL to bench mark EJB strategies
Expresso	Dev	A popular set of J2EE components and tools
Flow4J	Dev	Eclipse plugin which models process flow & gens Java code
FrozenBubble	Game	Nifty Java GUI arcade-like game
Fulcrum	Dev	Java based services framework
Gantt Project	App	Java-based Gantt chart and project planning tool
Geronimo	Dev	Appache J2EE 1.4 App Server; to be certified by 3Q 2004
GhostWriter	Game	one of a dozen delightful Java Web Start games
Grinder, The	Dev	load testing framework that uses Jython
Hibernate	DBMS	persistence and object/relational mapping tool for Java
Hibernate get full treatment in good book on Java Open Source Programming
HSQL	DBMS	is the default Java database of JBoss
HTML Parser	Dev	a Java HTML parser easily extendable
HttpUnit	Dev	is JUnit extension for testing web sites
Infoglue	App	Java content management system
iReports	App	a report visual design tool used with Jasper
iText	Dev	Java library for generating PDF or HTML documents
JabRef	App	a biblio reference database application in Java
JAF, Sun	Dev	JavaBean Activation Framework for manipulating MIME data
JAI, Sun	Dev	is the Java Advanced Imaging API
Jakarta Commons	Dev	a common set of Java utilities and routines
James, Apache	App	a Java-based eMail server
Jasper	Dev	a JSP compiler used in Tomcat and other OS Java software
Jasper gets fair coverage in the book Mastering Tomcat
JasperReports	App	a Java based reportwriter using XML templates
JavaCC, Sun	Dev	A Java parser/Compiler-Compiler with many grammars
JavaGroups	Dev	multi-cast group implementation in Java
JavaHelp, Sun	App	Java based help syste with DocBook support
JavaMail, Sun	Dev	API used to create, send and get mail messages in Java
Java NetBrowser	App	Java Netwprk browser supports HTTP, FTP, NFS, SMB, etc
Javassist	Dev	like BCEL, a runtime JVM code modifier
JavaServiceWrapper	Dev	a Java restart enabler for various server-side services
Jaxen	Dev	a Java Xpath engine which supports JDOM, dom4j
JBidwatcher	App	an Ebay, Yahoo auction site bid tracking tool
JBoss	Dev	a certified J2EE 1.4 server which links to many databases
JBoss has several books but the best appears to be One on One J2EE.
jBpm	App	a Java workflow mgmt system with automated control
JCS, Apache	Dev	a distributed caching engine for server performance boost
JDepend	Dev	creates metrics for measuring Java source code
JDOM	Dev	DOM API for acessing XML thru Java
jEdit	App	a Java source editor written in Java
Jelly	Dev	a tool to convert XML templates into code
JetSpeed, Apache	App	is a portal server developed with Java, XML
JFreechart	Dev	free charting and graphing API
JGraph	Dev	powerful, lightweight graph component for Java
JGraphT	Dev	Java routines for Graph and network Theory problems
JGPDesigner	App	Java Graphical Process Designer produces BPM diagrams
JMeter, Apache	Dev	Java-based performance and load testing tool
JML	Dev	Java Modeling Language for design by contract coding
JModeler	Dev	Java Model/Flowcharting component; quite novel
JMRI	Game	Java Model Railroad Interface for hobbyists,DeccoderPro,
JMT	Dev	Java Measurement tool; customizable heuristics
JMX-MC4J	Dev	Java Management Extensions - Management console
Jonas	Dev	Objectweb's J2EE App Server with range of features
Joone	App	Java Neural Net test and train framework
JPOX	Dev	Java Persistent Objects framework using JDO
jRegisterKey	Dev	an API that allows access, updates of Windows Registry
Jsfcomp	Dev	Java server faces components for web and portal systems
JSTL, Apache	Dev	JSP Standard tag Library
JTDS	DBMS	JDBC driver for SQL Server
JudoScript	Lang	cool Java/JavaScript scripting language for use with JDBC
JUnit	Dev	the Java unit testing tool
JUnit has several good books like JUnit Guide and JUnit in Action
Jython	Lang	Java implementation of Python scripting that emits JVM bytecode and runs cross platform- Win, Mac, Linux, etc.
Jython is gaining momentum, 2 books Jython for Java & Jython Essentials show why.
Limsee	App	very powerful Java multimedia tool; must see!
Lint4j	Dev	a Java code analyzer for trapping threading, locking issues
Log4J, Apache	Dev	a good Java logging toolkit used by JBoss, etc
Lucene, Apache	Dev	a Java-based searh engine
Marauroa	Game	a Java game client which works with Arianne
Maven, Apache	Dev	a program project co-ordinator, lots of features
MegaMek	Game	Java based network board game 2++ palyers
Merlin, Apache	App	a service and component management framework for Java
MiddleGen	Dev	a Java code generator used by JBoss, etc
Minesweeper	Game	Java version of the desjktop classic
Mondrian	DBMS	an OLAP engine written in Java, uses MDX, XMLforA, JOLAP
MySQLConnectorJ	DBMS	JDBC connector to MySQL
Netbeans, Sun	Dev	a very good, free, open source Java IDE
NetBeans has improved dramatically; see book NetBeans Guide and Review.
OpenForBiz	App	General retail busines application software written in Java
OpenReports	App	uses Jasper for web-based reporting in PDF, HTML or XLS
OpenWFE	App	an Open Workflow Engine for Java with web interface, XML
PDFBox	Dev	a PDF library for Java; access all components of a PDF
PHP/HTML Plugin	Dev	PHP/HTML plugin for Eclipse adds parser, debugger, viewer
PMD	Dev	a Java source code analyzer, Lint-like and many plugins
Profiler	Dev	an Eclipse plugin that profiles Java code
ProGuard	Dev	a Java class file shrinker and obfuscator
Pygmy	App	a tiny, 40KB Java web server , very customizable
Quartz	Dev	enterprise job scheduler for Java and J2EE apps
Retroweaver	Dev	translates new 1.5 JVM to 1.4 compatible JVM bytecode
Roller	App	a Java-based weblogger using Tomcat, MySQL
RSSOwl	App	a Java RSS newsreader with browser & multi-export options
Saxon	Dev	a Java XSLT procesoor
Scarab	Dev	a bug tracking system written in Java
Scripting for XML	Lang	a nifty scripting language for XML with a mini IDE
SOFIA	Dev	RAD tool set for J2EE and database driven applications
Spring Framework	Dev	J2EE framework using AOP, JDBC, and Hibernate
Squirrel SQL Viewer	DBMS	a Java-based SQL database viewer
Struts, Apache	Dev	a Servlet and JSP web application framework
Struts, as this review & several books(here is best Struts tome) attest, is doing well.
Struts Menu	Dev	a Struts JSP menu creator with XML definition files
Tiles, Apache	Dev	a set of JSP taglibs, used by Struts, etc
Tomcat, Apache	Dev	the major free, open source Java Servlet and JSP server
Mastering Tomcat tells all about this excellent Servlet and JSP server.
Turbine, Apache	Dev	great servlet based development framework for Java
UMLet	Dev	another Java UML diagrammer with emphasis on UseCase
Velocity	Dev	an alternative to JSP
VeryQuickWiki	App	a Java based Wiki bulletin board
Xalan, Apache	Dev	Java-based XSLT processor
X-Diff	Dev	a Java-based XML file differencer
XDoclet	Dev	translates special Java comments into EJB deploy files etc
Xerces	Dev	another Java-based XML parser
XMLWrite	App	a smart XML editor with XPath, SVG, XHTML templates
XNap	App	P2Pclient written in Java; supports Gnutella,gFT,IRC, ICQ,
XPlanner	App	project planning and tracking tool in Java, JSP, MySQL