15+ Creative Java applications based on Netbeans Platform

If you think Netbeans is just an IDE that helps you to build Java/PHP/C++ applications, then change your thoughts. There are numerous GUI applications are built upon the Netbeans platform. Here are some of the creative Netbeans platform based applications for you.

Puzzle GIS – Maps in your IDE

Puzzle is a Java Geographic Information Systems (GIS) development platform built on top of the NetBeans Platform. The main goal of Puzzle GIS is to create a free, production ready and competitive tool as a valid alternative to commercial software.

OpenMap Twitter Application

OpenMap Twitter application is an application started in China, with the aim to create a desktop application that integrates OpenMap and Twitter.

Analyzer

Analyzer is Java application for batch file analysis, created at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.The application was developed for XML data but it has no limitations in usage for other types, so it can generally work with any type of document. In addition, Analyzer provides download support which means that analyzing methods can ask for additional documents from the web.

AIOTrade

AIOTrade is a free, open-source stock technical analysis platform.The tool’s pluggable architecture is ideal for extensions such as indicators and charts. AIOTrade is a 100% Java stand-alone application built on the NetBeans Platform. The source code is organized as a NetBeans module-suite project.

FeedReader

A sample application on the NetBeans Platform, by Rich Unger, used by beginners to the NetBeans Platform while learning about development workflow and API usage. The application is bundled with NetBeans IDE and is found in the Samples category in the New Project wizard.

TimeKeeper

TimeKeeper is a time recording, accounting, and reporting application designed for the special needs of consultants and programmers in distributed environments. It supports projects of any structure with an unlimited amount of involved companies and project members.

CashForward

CashForward provides intuitive ways to track household cash flow and to create and compare spending plans. Although built to offer ease of use for first-time budgeters, CashForward will offer longtime money management software users an intuitive and simple interface for handling family finances.

BlueMarine

BlueMarine is an open-source application for digital photo workflow. The blueMarine project provides you with an all-in-one tool for managing your photos, from the shoot up to archiving and beyond. BlueMarine is expandable, platform-independent, and includes specific support for different photographers’ communities, as well as the latest technologies.

Ekspos Image Viewer

Ekspos is a platform independent Java image viewer from Kiyut Software Indonesia.It supports most popular image format: JPEG, PNG, and GIF, where an additional image format can be added through a Java ImageIO plugin. It consists of 2 parts: a shell browser and a viewer. The Shell browser allows you to navigate your image collection and you’ll be able to browse images in tree, detail, list, icon and thumbnail view. The viewer provide a progressive view of images with zoom and pan capability.

JFugue Music NotePad

The JFugue Music NotePad is an open-source project aiming to provide a simple stand-alone application for composing music and generating MIDI files visually. The underlying functionality provided by this application comes from its reliance on the JFugue API, a simple yet powerful set of classes for playing and saving MIDI files. The user interface that is built on top of this API is based on the NetBeans Platform.

MP3 Manager

MP3 Manager is a music player created by Kai Toedter on top of the NetBeans Platform. It is a showcase of many of the NetBeans Platform features. Intentionally Kai did not focus on business logic, that’s why he chose to create a very simple application, a little MP3 Manager. Another purpose of this application is that new NetBeans Platform developers can take a look at some example implementations of common use cases.

Stock Trader Game

When you begin playing the game, you’re given a limited amount of money and the goal is to buy low and sell high in order to build your fortune. News stories affect the price of stock and are published at the beginning of each trading day.

ThinkingRock

ThinkingRock is a free, platform-independent Java application for collecting and processing your thoughts. This simple and easy-to-use tool follows the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology from the best-selling book by David Allen.

Java HotSpot Client Compiler Visualizer

Java HotSpot Client Compiler Visualizer is a tool which displays the graphs of the client compiler. It records intermediate states of the graph during the compilation of a method. The user can then navigate through the graph and apply rule-based filters that change the appearance of the graph.The tool calculates an approximation of the control flow to cluster the nodes of the graph into blocks. Using a visual representation of the data structures speeds up debugging and helps understand the code of the compiler.

Java VisualVM

Java VisualVM is a light-weight visual tool that combines a variety of existing JDK software tools for application profiling and monitoring. Use it to monitor a Java application’s memory consumption and threads, profile performance and memory allocation, analyze thread dumps, heap dumps, core dumps, and much more.

Last, but not the least, Netbeans IDE

NetBeans IDE is a free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and even dynamic languages such as PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, and Ruby.

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