[Solved] “Java Application” or “JavaFX Application” in NetBeans for desktop?

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In short Java Application for Swing based application and JavaFX for JavaFX based application.

It depends on what you’re building. Swing has more components around for it (3rd party as well as built in) and not all of them have made their way to the newer JavaFX platform yet. On the other hand, FX provides different set of capabilities, and it’s the way forward especially if building something from scratch.

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In short Java Application for Swing based application and JavaFX for JavaFX based application.

It depends on what you’re building. Swing has more components around for it (3rd party as well as built in) and not all of them have made their way to the newer JavaFX platform yet. On the other hand, FX provides different set of capabilities, and it’s the way forward especially if building something from scratch.