Java view technologies and frameworks are web-based software libraries that provide the user interface, or "view-layer", of Java web applications. Such application frameworks are used for defining web pages and handling the HTTP requests (clicks) generated by those web pages. As a sub-category of web frameworks, view-layer frameworks often overlap to varying degrees with web frameworks that provide other functionality for Java web applications. Java view-layer frameworks often claim to support some or all of the model–view–controller design pattern.

At a glance

Servlet API

The Servlet API is the foundation of almost all Java Web View technologies. Servlet provides the basic mechanism for writing Java classes for web applications. Servlets can respond to HTTP requests, create cookies and maintain sessions.

Jakarta Pages (JSP)

Apache Struts

Apache Tapestry

Apache Tiles

Apache Wicket

Jakarta Faces and Facelets

SiteMesh

Spark