Open Source Java Web Development Frameworks

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.

VIVO is a semantic web project built on the Jena semantic web framework, and is an application to facilitate the discovery of researchers and collaborators across the country and internationally.

Stripes is a Java web framework with the goal of making Servlet/JSP based web development in Java as easy, intuitive and straight-forward as possible. Stripes has always been guided by the following principles: * Convention over configuration (CoC) * Extremely lightweight with very few external dependencies. * Quick, iterative code/deploy/test experience for developers. * Application stack agnostic. Developers can integrate Stripes into their existing application stacks. * Do a few things and do them extremely well. For the last 10 years, Stripes has been used as the basis of applications of all types worldwide. We encourage you to download Stripes, browse the documentation, try the samples, and see why Stripes is considered among the best, lightweight Java web frameworks. See http://www.stripesframework.org/ for more information. Latest Release v1.6 : https://github.com/StripesFramework/stripes/releases

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.

A collection of plugins, extensions and integrations for the Stripes web framework. Stripes Stuff has moved to https://github.com/StripesFramework/stripes-stuff

Fast Lightweight JAVA-based Web-Application Framework

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

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.

Component based web application framework that renders web pages with Swing components.You can develope your web application without taking into account HTML and JS; map Swing applications to html, handling client events and each component persistence.

Loom is an open source Java web framework that uses annotations to validate user input.

Comprehensive component-based web application framework. Works with Servlet API 2.2 and JDK 1.2 or above. Tapestry reconceptualizes web application development in terms of Java objects, methods and properties, instead of URLs and query parameters.

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.

Java Single Page Application Framework. Using POJO/JavaScript/WebSocket/HTML. Without any scripting - only pure Java classes. Simply and easy to learn, use and extend.

ItsNat is a Component based AJAX Java Web Application Framework.No XML programming,no mixed view/code,no custom JavaScript.Only pure HTML,pure Java and server centric Swing-like programming with W3C standards where "The Browser is The Server"

Jandy is an internet development framework based on Indy, designed to make writing web clients and servers easier. Currently only the HTTP client and HTTP server frameworks are working, but other protocols will be included, like FTP, POP3, SMTP, etc.

The Niggle web application framework is a java class library that allows a complete separation of data and presentation from the servlet's dispatching logic. It leverages various Java API's as well as the freemarker template library.

JavAjax is now at 1.4 beta version, for downloads and documentation please visit http://www.javajax.org

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.

Web4thejob is an open source java framework for the rapid development of data-centric web applications. It is ideal for those who seek a component-based event-driven full-stack web development framework, capable of producing elegant desktop-style web applications that can automate any business domain. The framework addresses the automation needs of any business domain introducing "joblets". A joblet encapsulates the relational schema of a business domain using modern orm technology. Joblets are meant to be released by members of the community under the terms of their preference. Joblets guarantee productivity through reusability. The framework is engineered in a multi-layered architecture on top on some of the most recognized open source projects of the global java community; consequently a steep learning curve and an open architecture for binding with other projects are ensured.

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.