Standard Widget Toolkit

What is Standard Widget Toolkit?

The Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) is an open source Java library that provides a user-interface API for building rich graphical applications. It offers a consistent and efficient way to access the native user interface facilities of the underlying operating system. The implementation relies on thin native wrappers, allowing SWT applications to have a native look and feel across multiple platforms. SWT is used in various applications, with the Eclipse IDE being the most prominent example. Originally developed at IBM, the toolkit is now maintained by the Eclipse Foundation

Highlights

• Cross-platform compatibility with native look and feel
• Thin native wrappers for efficient access to operating system APIs
• Used in various applications, including the popular Eclipse IDE
• Maintained by the Eclipse Foundation