Description of Java Conceptual Diagram

JavaFX on JDK 8 has a shorter support timeline than JDK 8. Update releases of JDK 8 after March 2028 will not include JavaFX. Please visit https://www.oracle.com/javase/javafx for more information.

The Java conceptual diagram categorizes Java component technologies in levels. The following lists these levels, from top to bottom, and the technologies that are part of each one. Technologies that are part of a lower level serve as a foundation for those that are part of a higher level.

Java Language
Tools & Tool APIs
- java
- javac
- javadoc
- jar
- javap
- JPDA
- JConsole
- Java VisualVM
- Java DB
- Security
- Int'l
- RMI
- IDL
- Deploy
- Monitoring
- Troubleshoot
- Scripting
- JVM TI
- Web Services
Deployment
- Java Web Start
- Applet / Java Plug-in
User Interface Toolkits
- JavaFX
- AWT
- Swing
- Java 2D
- Accessibility
- Drag and Drop
- Input Methods
- Image I/O
- Print Service
- Sound
Integration Libraries
- IDL
- JDBC
- JNDI
- RMI
- RMI-IIOP
- Scripting
Other Base Libraries
- Beans
- Int'l Support
- Input/Output
- JMX
- JNI
- Math
- Networking
- Override Mechanism
- Security
- Serialization
- Extension Mechanism
- XML JAXP
lang and util Base Libraries
Java Virtual Machine
- Java Hotspot Client and Server VM

The JDK consists of all levels.

The JRE consists of the following levels:

The Java SE API consists of the following levels:

User Interface Toolkits except JavaFX
Integration Libraries
Other Base Libraries
lang and util Base Libraries

Compact Profiles consists of the following levels: