Minvio is a Lightweight Java framework for developing graphical applications.

Minvio handles creating the application window and timed draw loop and exposes a host of drawing and input functionality.

Great for Programmatic Art, Experiments, POC's, Algorithm Development, Toys, Learning.

Find examples here: https://github.com/nickd3000/minvio-examples

Website with FAQ and Blog posts on the project: https://nickd3000.github.io/minvio/

Add maven dependency:

<dependency>
    <groupId>io.github.nickd3000</groupId>
    <artifactId>minvio</artifactId>
    <version>1.21</version>
</dependency>

Minimal example

import com.physmo.minvio.MinvioApp;

import java.awt.Color;

class SimpleExample extends MinvioApp {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        MinvioApp app = new SimpleExample();
        app.start(200, 200, "Simple Example", 60);
    }

    @Override
    public void draw(double delta) {
        cls(Palette.SLATE);
        setDrawColor(Palette.AMBER);
        
        drawFilledRect(50, 50, 40, 40);
        drawFilledCircle(120, 70, 20);
        drawCircle(120, 120, 20);
        drawRect(50, 100, 40, 40);

        drawText("X:" + getMouseX() + " Y:" + getMouseY(), 10, 190);

    }
}

More Example Images

Changelist

Version 1.20 - Aug 2025

• Added Screen resizing functionality
• Added Initial GUI layout support
• Added Palette Class with predefined colours
• Updated to Java 17
• Added Array class for an efficient List style container that avoids reallocation.

Version 1.10 - September 2024

• Gui: Added Label, Slider and text button.
• Gui: Added more color components to GuiContext.
• Cleanup: Moved structure objects to types package.

Version 1.08 - August 2024

• Simplified app startup
• Added pass-through methods in MinvioApp to drawing context

Version 1.07 - May 2023

• Removed all examples - They are now in a separate project - minvio-examples

Version 1.06 - December 23 2021

• Matrix drawer changes
• Added QuickRandom

Version 1.05 - December 13 2021

• Added Entity-Component system
• Added Entity-Component example
• Added Vec3 object
• Added bucket list utility and gravity particle example
• Added Ribbons to gallery projects
• Added getMousePointNormalised

Version 1.04 - October 17 2021

• Added Perlin Noise utility and examples.
• Added colour gradient system and examples.
• Added Matrix and point list rendering helpers with examples.

Version 1.03 - October 10 2021

• Added anchor system.
• Rearranged example file folders.
• Added lerp functions for several types.
• Added FindClosestPointInList helper function.
• Changes to image loading.

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