Meet this modern docking framework for JavaFX

SnapFX is a docking framework for JavaFX, focused on creating flexible interfaces in the style of:

IntelliJ / VS Code
IDEs in general
tools with multiple panels

Lightweight and modern, designed for dynamic and organized layouts, without you having to reinvent drag & drop for windows.

Installation

Via Gradle

implementation("org.snapfx:snapfx-core:<version>")

Build:

git clone https://github.com/Beowolve/SnapFX.git
./gradlew publishToMavenLocal

Simple Example:

import org.snapfx.SnapFX;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.TextArea;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class SimpleDemo extends Application {
    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {
        SnapFX snapFX = new SnapFX();

        // Dock nodes
        snapFX.dock(new TextArea("Editor 1"), "Editor");
        snapFX.dock(new TextArea("Console"), "Console");

        // Build layout
        Scene scene = new Scene(snapFX.buildLayout(), 800, 600);

        stage.setScene(scene);
        snapFX.initialize(stage);
        // Optional: switch theme at runtime via named catalog entry
        // snapFX.setThemeStylesheet(SnapFX.getAvailableThemeStylesheets().get("Dark"));
        stage.show();
    }
}