Vaadin Tools

Vaadin is a web application platform designed to help Java developers build intuitive and responsive applications with ease. It simplifies the complexities of modern web development with its full-stack web components, enabling you to deliver exceptional user experiences. Whether you prefer to work entirely in Java or use React for the front-end, Vaadin gives you the flexibility to choose the approach that works best for your project.

You can create applications by composing the user interface from UI components, connecting it to data sources, and reacting to user events – similar to building traditional desktop applications. The UI components are rendered in the browser as standard HTML, ensuring compatibility across modern browsers and devices.

List<Person> personList = backendService.getAllPersons();
Grid<Person> grid = new Grid<>(Person.class);
grid.setItems(personList));
grid.setColumns("firstName", "lastName", "email");

Built on modern industry standards, Vaadin ensures that your applications are secure and future-proof. It supports familiar design patterns for desktop applications like MVC or MVP, making it a popular platform to migrate desktop Java projects to the web. Additionally, Vaadin provides a range of tools to accelerate modernization projects, whether you're aiming for a complete migration in one go or a gradual, phased approach. The Modernization Toolkit supports easy and automated migration to the web, while tools like Swing Kit and MPR enable a phased modernization of applications. In both scenarios, Vaadin helps minimize the need for costly rewrites.

To get the most out of your Vaadin experience, check out our extensive documentation and tutorials for a flying start!

Vaadin Eclipse plug-in comes with a key feature:

1. Modernization Toolkit Analyzer: (free) Take the first step in preparing your modernization project
2. Dragonfly Transpiler: (with license) Apply an automated refactoring to Swing or Vaadin applications to accelerate the move to web, modern Java, and the latest web specifications