Building Cross-Platform JavaFX Apps with Gluon
Building Cross-Platform JavaFX Apps with Gluon
If you love JavaFX for desktop development, you’ll be excited to know that Gluon takes it a step further—bringing your JavaFX applications to mobile and embedded devices with minimal effort.
What Is Gluon?
Gluon is a powerful suite of tools and libraries that extend JavaFX to run seamlessly across platforms—including iOS, Android, desktop, and even embedded systems. Its mission is simple: to make “write once, run anywhere” truly possible for JavaFX developers.
Key Highlights of Gluon
1. Cross-Platform Support
With Gluon, you can use a single JavaFX codebase to build apps that run natively on mobile, desktop, and embedded devices. This drastically reduces development time and maintenance effort.
2. Gluon Mobile
Designed for modern devices, Gluon Mobile provides optimized UI controls and themes built for touch interaction—so your app looks and feels natural on smartphones and tablets.
3. Gluon CloudLink
Need real-time data or user synchronization? Gluon CloudLink connects your app to the cloud effortlessly, managing user sessions, data storage, and synchronization between devices.
4. Gluon Attach
To leverage native features like the camera, GPS, notifications, or storage, Gluon Attach bridges the gap between Java and native APIs. This means your JavaFX app can interact with device hardware just like any native app.
5. Gluon Substrate
Performance matters—especially on mobile. Gluon Substrate, powered by GraalVM, compiles your JavaFX app into a native image, resulting in faster startup times, smaller memory usage, and smoother performance.
6. Modern Java Compatibility
Gluon fully supports Java 17 and beyond, keeping your development environment modern, secure, and compatible with the latest Java technologies.
Why Use Gluon?
Gluon makes it possible to reuse your existing JavaFX skills to create rich, native, cross-platform applications—without switching to a new language or UI framework. Whether you’re targeting desktops, Android devices, or iPhones, Gluon bridges the gap effortlessly.
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