# 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.

- Type: Tool
- Targets: Binary
- Category: JVM bytecode tools
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/java-decompiler/jd-gui>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/java-decompiler/jd-gui/blob/b3c1ced04e571fc316648d114ff0c8121e051d8f/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/jd-gui/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/jd-gui/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/jd-gui/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

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

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/java-decompiler/jd-gui/blob/b3c1ced04e571fc316648d114ff0c8121e051d8f/README.md>

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