The
Java Guru

Latest Version : 3.5
Released June 2008 - Completely updated for Java 1.6

Whether you use a basic editor or an IDE, you will find Java Guru an invaluable tool to have at hand. Java Guru is :

• Extremely easy to use, with a point and click interface
• Very fast
• Method table is sortable by method name, class, return, exceptions thrown and modifiers
• Hyperlinked documentation (if API docs are installed or you are online) is processed in a flash so you see only the relevant part
• Java Guru can also find example code use from selected internet sites.

Type in a class name, select from the alphabetical class lists ('all classes' or by package), or paste a class name to the system clipboard before selecting the Java Guru frame. You can also type in or paste to the system clipboard a method name to search for.

The Java Guru is integrated into the TJI Java IDE.

Java Guru is covered by the same license as TJI Java IDE. Purchase allows you to use either, or both. Prices start at just USD $55 for a single user license.

Download the trial version in seconds (for Java 1.6 +)

Download the trial version in seconds (for Java 1.3 +)

Latest changes :

• Now even faster

• Auto-complete when entering class/interface names

• Automatic locating of API documentation

• Improved formatting

• Shows all documentation images

• Now works on Linux

• Shows 'Class Use'

• Shows 'Package Descriptions'

• Allows you to search for a method by name; shows all matches

• Now with browser-style 'back' and 'forward' buttons

The version for Java 1.6 has 2 additional features :

• One can click to open external reference documents from the Java API documentation.
• One can search for example code use from two different internet sites.

To start Java Guru, you can simply double click on the jar file.

Or use the start command :

java -jar jg.jar

In the unlikely event that this does not work, place jg.jar in the 'bin' directory of your Java SDK installation (not '/jre/bin') and repeat the first two steps.

You can easily create a desktop or start menu item in the usual way for your operating system if you wish.

Java Guru can display a sortable table of methods and constructors without the API documentation being installed. However, to get the most out of Java Guru, and your Java programming effort, we recommend that you install the API documentation. It can be downloaded from the following link. When you restart Java Guru, if the location of the documentation is not found automatically, set the documentation path using the appropriate toolbar button. You will only need to do this once.

Here is the link to the Java API documentation at Sun's Java site :

Download the Java API documentation

Java Guru Versions

Java Guru for Java 1.3+ works with JDK 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and higher. The version for Java 1.6+ has a couple of extra features and super smooth font rendering.

Java Guru has been developed by Kinabaloo Software over a number of years, from 2001. The first release of the stand-alone version was in July 2005. By version 2.5, released at the end of July 2005, Java Guru was pretty much perfect. Version 3.0 was updated for Java 1.6

Here are some (older) screenshots of Java Guru