# controlsfx/controlsfx

High quality UI controls to complement the core JavaFX distribution

Repository: https://github.com/controlsfx/controlsfx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/controlsfx
Homepage: https://controlsfx.org
Language: Java
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: javafx, controlsfx
Last push: 2026-08-04T07:20:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2815, "days_push": 29, "days_rel": 36, "gap_med": 91, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1708, forks 299 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:25.521894+00:00)

## What it is
ControlsFX is an open-source Java library providing high-quality UI controls and utility APIs that complement the core JavaFX distribution. It targets JavaFX 8.0 and beyond, enforces a strict quality bar for accepted features, and ships with extensive JavaDoc documentation and sample applications.

## Use cases
- add extra UI controls to my JavaFX application
- find high quality JavaFX widgets beyond the standard set
- need custom dialogs and popovers for a Java desktop app
- JavaFX controls with good documentation and examples
- supplement OpenJFX with additional form and UI components
- build a cross-platform Java desktop UI with richer controls

## When to choose
- You are building a desktop application with JavaFX 8 or later and need controls not included in the core distribution
- You value production-quality, well-documented components with sample code
- You want a BSD-licensed library available on Maven Central with an active release cadence

## When to avoid
- Your project does not use JavaFX (e.g., Swing, SWT, or web frontends)
- You need mobile UI toolkits for Android or iOS rather than desktop JavaFX controls
- You require experimental or bleeding-edge controls, since the project only accepts features once existing code meets a high quality bar

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: jvm, cross-platform, windows
- tags: javafx, java, desktop-ui, dialogs, widgets, javadoc-documentation, gradle-build, samples, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- controlsfx/controlsfx (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.521894+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 2026-08-30T03:37:00.478959+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/controlsfx/controlsfx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.521894+00:00, sha 589f82766bf1)
  - homepage: https://controlsfx.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:11:16.310680+00:00, sha 5a5f450b0043)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.