Tool

JD-GUI

JD-GUI is a standalone graphical utility that displays Java source reconstructed from .class files and browses methods and fields. ./gradlew build writes jd-gui-x.y.z.jar plus Windows, macOS, deb, and rpm packages. It launches with java -jar or as jd-gui.exe on Windows and JD-GUI on macOS.

Targets: Binary
Category: JVM bytecode tools
Relationship: Foundation tool
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

Stars: 15.2k
Last commit: 2019-12-25
Language: Java
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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Requirements & limits

A JDK and Gradle, or a built jar. ./gradlew build produces the packages.
License: GNU GPL v3.

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BibTeX

@misc{jd-gui,
  title = {{JD-GUI}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/java-decompiler/jd-gui}},
  url = {https://github.com/java-decompiler/jd-gui},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/jd-gui/}}
}

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JD-GUI. https://github.com/java-decompiler/jd-gui (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/jd-gui/

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README.md GitHub · java-decompiler/jd-gui · Revision b3c1ced