Open Source Java Web Development Frameworks

Apache Wicket is a component based Java web application framework. It has found a new home at Apache: http://wicket.apache.org Please visit us there to discover new releases, find support and learn more about Apache Wicket.

ZK is an open-source Java framework for building modern web and mobile applications. It enables developers to create rich, interactive UIs using only Java — no JavaScript required. With 200+ Ajax-powered components, event-driven architecture, and support for popular technologies like Spring, Java EE, and JSP/JSF, ZK makes it simple to deliver powerful and user-friendly web applications.

WARFARE is a lightweight, extensible Web Application Framework to enable Construction and maintenace of web based applications without writing any Java code. A Web based interface allows for real time maintenance and tweaks to the system.

The Struts/SourceForge site hosts sample applications and related components based on the Apache Struts Web application framework. Disclaimer: This site is not affiliated with the Apache Software Foundation.

Frame2 is an alternative to using Struts for web application development. Frame2 also supports web services in an MVC context.

The JWebSwing is a web framework designed for ease of use, and as simplistic as possible in design. Design your applications the same way you would design a Swing application! Annotate your CSS according to Java Objects, Fields, or even in-line. Utilizing the best open source available on the web, This framework combines the best components available freely on the web into a single, easy-to-use, and extremely powerful framework which is lightweight, fast, and easily maintainable. Focusing on a core of JQuery and Atmosphere Push - You can ensure that your application will run on any device. With AJAX at the center, and a "Render-On-Load" servlet that can start loading from any element in the tree, you can always ensure that you can provide a secure, cross-browser web application. By Default, Server-Side-Only development is more secure than any other method out there. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKmp3cltVruaBZtGU5VH_Lg

Presenting XML is a Java web application framework for presenting HTML, PDF, WML etc. in a device independent manner. The framework supports a flow of content (XML files, flat files, SQL, dynamic XML) through SAX pipelines and XSLT transforms to a device

jZeno is a full-stack java web application framework that offers the ability to develop rich web applications. The main architectural goal of jZeno is to allow people to create web applications using pure java development as much as possible.

An open source portal solution in Java. pulse is a framework on top of the Servlet API providing easy to use and easy to extend patterns for creating browser based applications and websites. Moreover pulse delivers a set of out-of-the-box components, e.g. CMS, shopping, user management. Key features: - Cross-platform, implemented using Java technology. - Completely written using Java 6. - Provides a framework for quick development of own applications. - Is delivered with a host of out-of-the-box applications: CMS, Shop, Surveys, Filters and many more. - A WebDAV based virtual file system for digital asset management. - Mature user and role management - Easy-to-use administration interface based on AJAX (using Ext JS) - Built for internationalisation - Flexible templating with XSLT 2.0/XPath 2.0 pulse is designed with brand sites in mind where absolute flexibility in presentation is a core requirement.

Fast Lightweight JAVA-based Web-Application Framework

JET - Java Enterprise Turbine is a web framework which offers an easy to use web development environment. The focus is on building and reusing forms instead of whole pages like JSP. JET uses "Freemarker templates" to generate html pages.

The Virtual Commons (http://commons.asu.edu) is an open software initiative devoted to computational experiments on collective action and resource governance and funded by Arizona State University's Center for Behavior, Institutions, and the Environment (http://cbie.asu.edu). NOTE: we've moved our development to GitHub at https://github.com/virtualcommons - please look for the latest versions there.

Waffle is a Java Web framework that allows for pojo-based actions. Dependency injection support is built in. Waffle does NOT have a proprietary templating language nor does it require any XML configuration files. Waffle apps are easy to write and test.

[Attention]: WebWork has moved to http://sf.net/projects/opensymphony. WebWork is a web application framework for J2EE. It is based on a concept called "Pull HMVC" (Pull Hierarchical Model View Controller).

2step is a development framework written in Java for developing complete web applications (including web services). As a servlet framework features access control, logging, I18N, database access, deploy, XML/XSL, etc, and uses Jetty, FOP and jCharts.

The AXEL framework extends XML and HTML, adding "xml actions" that perform tasks during page processing. Goto http://xmlactions.org for a full description of how it works. Actions can be as simple as inserting a page, to as complex as building query results from external data sources. The Axel Framework project consists of different components: * axel-actions (core framework) * axel-mapping (a mapping tool built on axel-actions) * axel-pager (a web page builder built on axel-actions) * axel-db (database actions for inserting, querying, updating) * axel-jar (builds a delivery jar file) * axel-web (builds a war file as a base for a web site that uses AXEL) Visit http://xmlactions.org for installation and setup instructions. Google+ https://plus.google.com/109415438738189235346 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AxelFramework

Action-driven component-oriented web application framework based on Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. Goals: minimum complexity & dependency on the framework API, maximum power, reliability and conformance to common standards.

Angkor is an easy-to-use component model for producing interactive and reusable J2EE web systems using object oriented methodologies. It is built on a flexible pipeline architecture and very easy to integrate with other technologies.

Anokha is a MVC web framework based on Java/J2EE technology that simplify the enterprise application development by providing a set of presentation and business tier components being J2EE-API independent and high extensible. Easy to use and learn.

Applacrity is a framework for the rapid development of web applications that provides Ruby on Rails like ease of use combined with the power of the Java and J2EE platform.

PROJECT MOVED TO https://nortal.github.io/araneaframework/ Aranea is a Java Hierarchical Model-View-Controller Web Framework that provides a common simple approach to building the web application components, reusing custom or general GUI logic and extending the framework.

Bimbo is a Java web framework to construct web applications using only annotated POJO's. The idea behind it is that a developer should not bother about look and feel of an application, but to let the framework handle all these details.

Platform for creating workflow based systems like DMS, CMS or CRM. It use Grails as web framework, Bootstrap as UI, Activiti as process engine.

The Brill Framework allows React web applications to be built quickly using a "Low Code" approach. A Content Management System (CMS) supports editing of pages containing React components. The React components communicate with each other and the Server using a middleware that's based on WebSockets. With a "No Code" solution, there's always something you require that's not support. You spend ages bending the product to your requirements or pay the supplier to provide the components you need. The alternative is a "Full Code" solution using React. This involves a lot of coding and it's not always easy to update content without doing a release. There's the option of using a Headless CMS for the content and but that only increases the amount code required. The Brill Framework provides the best of both worlds. Quick building of the application using a CMS and a set of ready made components, with the ability to add your own React components and server side functionality.

A MVC oriented client-server web framework written in C and JavaScript for Apache HTTP servers. The server executes models and the built-in template engine creates the view. The client-side is a JS API, and makes communication with the server easy.