Pauta

The adl desktop apps guidelines. UI, UX and platform rules for the family of JavaFX desktop apps, with Editora as the reference implementation; every rule names the class or file to copy from.

Read the principles PDF Markdown

Version 1.1.0 · 2026-11-06

Editora editing a Java file with the project tree and status bar

Where to start

PrinciplesThe thirteen rules every other page follows from.

New app checklistEverything a new app needs before its first release.

Feature matrixWhich of the six apps has which piece today.

Gaps per appWhat each app still misses against this guide.

How to read it

MUST A release blocker for a new app.

SHOULD Expected unless the app has a stated reason.

MAY A pattern worth copying when the app grows into it.

When this guide and Editora disagree, check Editora’s code, then fix whichever is wrong.

The family

Editora's Command Palette filtered to Git commands over the editor — **EditoraREFERENCE** Keyboard-driven programmer’s text editor. The reference implementation.editora-project.dev · GitHub

Torrenta's transfer list with a details pane and speed graph — **Torrenta** BitTorrent client with a tray icon and a web API.torrenta-project.dev · GitHub

Termina showing a directory listing and git log in a tab — **Termina** Terminal emulator with tabs and imported colour schemes.termina-project.dev · GitHub

Modula tuned to 98.9 MHz with its spectrum display — **Modula** Software-defined-radio receiver.GitHub

nux dashboard showing battery charge, load and runtime gauges for a UPS — **nux** UPS monitor for Network UPS Tools, living in the tray.GitHub

Mirada showing a wallpaper with its info panel and thumbnail strip — **Mirada** Fast image viewer, shipped as a GraalVM native image.GitHub

Pauta 1.1.0 · 6 November 2026 · Changelog