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JD-Core

Embed the Java decompiler engine used by JD-GUI through loader and printer interfaces.

Targets: App
Category: JVM bytecode tools
Relationship: Foundation tool
Sources reviewed: 2026-10-29

Stars: 588
Last commit: 2020-02-26
Language: Java
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Supply JVM class bytes and implement the Loader and Printer interfaces in a Java application; the Gradle wrapper builds the library JAR.
The pinned README documents Java 1.1.8–12.0, including lambdas, method references and default methods, and declares GPLv3. The documented class-file range ends at Java 12.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{jd-core,
  title = {{JD-Core}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/java-decompiler/jd-core}},
  url = {https://github.com/java-decompiler/jd-core},
  urldate = {2026-10-29},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/jd-core/}}
}

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JD-Core. https://github.com/java-decompiler/jd-core (accessed 2026-10-29). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/jd-core/

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README.md GitHub · java-decompiler/jd-core · Revision fafc656