Cellosoft JTablet Plugin Java Extension for Tablets

JTablet provides a simple open-source (zlib license) interface for accessing tablet input in your Java applications.

JTablet 2.0 SDK (alpha API release)

JTablet 2 provides new event-based API using JPen to provide cross-platform driver support.

The goods

• Install the plugin
• Read the documentation (API)
• Download the SDK (1.2.5-alpha-20100529)
• Join the discussion group
• Browse (and fork) the source
• Casually glance at the License

The JTablet 2.0 API is still being finalized, so please join the discussion group!

New features of JTablet 2

• Event-based API supporting both tablets and mice
• Fractional cursor coordinates
• Full input rate (tested on tablets with 200 points per second)
• Does not have to be reinstalled every time Java is updated
• JTablet 0.9.5-compatible (supporting legacy applets on Mac OS X)
• Cross-platform: Windows and Mac OS X support, with Linux support coming soon

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JTablet 0.9.5 provides a polling API for Windows (WinTab).

This version has been deprecated. It will no longer be supported once JTablet 2.0 launches.

• Download 0.9.5 SDK for Windows
• Documentation
• API Javadocs

• JPen, LGPL (Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X)
• JWacom, unknown license (Linux)
• JWinTab, LGPL (Windows)
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• JHLabs Java Tablet Events, Apache license (Mac OS X)
• ICon, non-commercial license (Windows and Linux)

Use the the discussion group.