--- title: Announcing Swing Modernization Toolkit | daily.dev description: Vaadin introduces Swing Modernization Toolkit, enabling Java Swing applications to run in browsers without desktop deployment, then modernize incrementally... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-swing-modernization-toolkit-00qm1wvf0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Announcing Swing Modernization Toolkit | daily.dev og:description: Vaadin introduces Swing Modernization Toolkit, enabling Java Swing applications to run in browsers without desktop deployment, then modernize incrementally... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-swing-modernization-toolkit-00qm1wvf0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/00Qm1Wvf0.png og:image:alt: Announcing Swing Modernization Toolkit og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Announcing Swing Modernization Toolkit **[Vaadin](https://daily.dev/sources/vaadin)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Vaadin introduces Swing Modernization Toolkit, enabling Java Swing applications to run in browsers without desktop deployment, then modernize incrementally into web apps using Java. Phase 1 provides immediate browser access while keeping existing Swing UI. Phase 2 allows gradual modernization view-by-view using Vaadin's server-side Java framework, avoiding risky rewrites. The toolkit includes automation to convert Swing UIs into modern web views, preserving business logic while addressing delivery friction, hiring challenges, and operational overhead. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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