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Jul 17, 2021 · Fundamentals

Why Java’s Desktop Ecosystem Is Shrinking: AWT, Swing, and More Disbanded

On July 15, the OpenJDK Management Committee announced the formation of a new Client Libraries Group while dissolving key Java desktop projects—including AWT, 2D, Swing, Sound, Harfbuzz, Framebuffer Toolkit, and XRender Pipeline—leaving OpenJFX as the sole supported desktop platform.