Boost Your Java Persistence with MyBatis Generator GUI: Features & Quick Start

With the Chinese New Year approaching, this article introduces a GUI tool for MyBatis that simplifies the generation of Java POJO files and database mapping files.

mybatis-generator-gui is built on MyBatis Generator and provides a visual interface for rapid code creation.

Key Features

Easy to use: Follow guided steps to generate code without dealing with complex XML configuration.

Minimal operations: Save common database connections and generator settings for one‑click code generation.

Rich plugin support: Includes many commonly used plugins out of the box.

Remote access: Supports OverSSH to connect to databases behind corporate firewalls.

Comprehensive comments: Generates Java entity comments from database column remarks, with options to exclude unwanted comments.

Broad compatibility: Works with MySQL, MySQL8, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server and other major databases.

Runtime Requirements

JDK 8 (version 1.8.0.60 or higher)

All JDK 11 versions are also supported

Startup Methods

Self‑build Clone the repository and run the following commands:

cd mybatis-generator-gui
mvn jfx:jar
cd target/jfx/app/
java -jar mybatis-generator-gui.jar

IDE launch Open the project in IDEA and run the class com.zzg.mybatis.generator.MainUI, ensuring the JDK version matches.

Quick native launch Package the application as a native executable and run it directly. Example Maven command:

#<icon>${project.basedir}/package/windows/mybatis-generator-gui.ico</icon> for Windows
#<icon>${project.basedir}/package/macosx/mybatis-generator-gui.icns</icon> for macOS
mvn jfx:native

Note: Windows native packaging requires WiXToolset 3+; the packaged JRE makes the installer around 100 MB per platform. The generated installers are located in target/jfx/native.

Below are screenshots of the tool in action:

Give the tool a try during the holiday and explore its capabilities.