# JackJiang2011/beautyeye

BeautyEye is a Java Swing cross-platform look and feel.

Repository: https://github.com/JackJiang2011/beautyeye
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/beautyeye
Homepage: http://www.52im.net/forum-86-1.html
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: swing, javaswing, javalnf, lookandfeel
Last push: 2020-04-07T14:33:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4236, "days_push": 2339, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1495, forks 409 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:53.123673+00:00)

## What it is
BeautyEye is a free, cross-platform Java Swing look-and-feel library that gives Swing applications a modern, polished appearance, drawing on Android GUI techniques. It is integrated with a single helper call and supports Java 1.5 through 1.8.

## Use cases
- make my Java Swing app look modern
- apply a custom look and feel to a Swing application
- skin a Java desktop GUI with nicer widgets
- add window transparency to a Swing app
- replace default Metal/Nimbus look in Java Swing
- beautify a legacy Java desktop application UI

## When to choose
- you are building or maintaining a Java Swing desktop app and want a modern cross-platform theme with minimal code changes
- you need compatibility with older Java versions (1.5-1.8) and want free commercial use under Apache-2.0

## When to avoid
- you are targeting Java 9+ where the library is untested and users report issues
- you are building JavaFX, web, or mobile UIs rather than Swing
- you need an actively developed L&F with recent updates and ongoing bug fixes

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, gui, theme
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, web-design
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: java-swing, look-and-feel, skin, desktop-ui, synth-laf, desktop

## Member repositories
- JackJiang2011/beautyeye (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:53.123673+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:33:15.746808+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: http://www.52im.net/forum-86-1.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:38:40.653618+00:00, sha b249760bc699)
  - site_page: http://www.52im.net/topic-about.html?mobile=no (fetched 2026-08-29T11:38:40.663164+00:00, sha e73559e46460)
  - site_page: http://www.52im.net/topic-docs.html?mobile=no (fetched 2026-08-29T11:38:40.665859+00:00, sha 43ac884f14ca)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.