Start developing rich immersive user experiences with JavaFX, a rich client platform for all screens.
The JavaFX Preview SDK provides the essential set of technology, tools and resources required for web scripters and early adopters to create JavaFX applications.
The focus of this release is to empower users proficient in web scripting technologies (such as HTML, CSS, AJAX, JavaScript and ActionScript) to create connected applications that run in standard web browsers as well as on the desktop.
These applications can be optimized to run on mobile devices as JavaFX Mobile is made available in the Spring 2009 and on other devices in the future.
Users are increasingly expecting their content and applications to be available across all the screens of their life. Until now technical challenges have made it difficult to create RIAs that can be deployed across different devices. The JavaFX platform offers distinct advantages to web scripters, designers and application developers because it builds upon the Java Platform, inheriting the installed base of billions of devices -- including 84% of PC desktops worldwide.
Designed to enable easy creation and deployment of RIAs with immersive media and content, the JavaFX platform ensures that RIAs will look and behave consistently across diverse form factors and devices.
The JavaFX Preview SDK provides the essential set of technologies, tools, and resources for building and deploying RIA applications to leading browsers and desktops.
This release provides a glimpse into cross-screen applications development using JavaFX libraries such as vector graphics and animation, and media applications with native audio and video. The JavaFX Preview SDK also provides a suite of tools for web scripters, designers and application developers. This release supports only the browser and desktop platforms. Support for the mobile platform will be available in Spring 2009 and support for other platforms will be added in the future.
The JavaFX Preview SDK product package includes the the following components:
The JavaFX Preview SDK is free and available under a 60 day evaluation license.
This release is recommended for use by early adopters to get familiar with the JavaFX technology. It is not recommended for developing commercial applications at this time as the contents of the JavaFX platform are subject to change, based on internal development schedules and customer feedback.
In addition to the development tools provided with the JavaFX Preview SDK, Sun Microsystems is committed to providing additional authoring tools for visual designers in the future.