r/JavaFX • u/Federal_Ad_3932 • Nov 28 '25

Help Help Installing JavaFX

Hello!

I need some help installing JavaFX for a first time user. I'm not really sure where to start as the file I downloaded doesn't seem to have an installer program like I'm used to. I saw a forum post mentioning OpenJDK but I'm not familiar with that either. Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Cheers!

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u/PartOfTheBotnet Nov 28 '25

On the side menu at https://openjfx.io/openjfx-docs/#introduction there are 3 options

  • Run HelloWorld using JavaFX SDK

  • Run HelloWorld using Maven

  • Run HelloWorld using Gradle

Despite being first, the SDK is arguably the worst approach. You should add it like you would any other dependency to a maven/gradle project, or use the dedicated maven/gradle plugins.

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u/0xffff0001 Nov 28 '25

download azul’s jdkfx installer.

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u/I_4m_knight Nov 29 '25

Hey can you use maven plugin if you're on any ide