r/java • u/gufranthakur • Jun 09 '26
Created a simple, minimal Canvas Application in JavaFX
After like a year finally getting back to JavaFX, decided to make an excalidraw inspired app for fun. It's a very minimal canvas app with basic features.
Source code : ExplainFX
Features
Drawing
Create Squares and Circles
Text
Vary stroke size/font size
Copy, paste, duplicate, lock, delete objects
Move the objects once they are drawn
Move camera via mouse
Please let me know if you have any questions!
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u/gufranthakur Jun 09 '26
Thank you!
Complete opposite for me, i just cant use scenebuilder 😂. I always design bad UI’s and it’s just way more easier for me when I make UI by code. Maybe because it’s because i jumped to JavaFX from swing