Recomp / RE tooling / JVM

Vineflower

Java decompiler forked from Fernflower that focuses on output quality and supports modern language features such as records and sealed classes.

Tool Human-led released
Stars2.4k
Commits, 30 days0
Latest release1.12.0Apr 29, 2026
Last pushAug 18, 2026

GitHub figures as of 2026-10-14, refreshed daily.

Facts

Original
Java and JVM language bytecode
Platform
JVM
Method
Tool
Provenance
Human-led · Repo created 2021, predates AI coding tools (GitHub) what this means
Status
released
Licence
Apache-2.0
Team
Vineflower
Started
2021-03
Runs on
Windows, Linux, macOS
Needs the original
No

How to get it legally

Download it from the official repository or website. No original files are needed.

This project was rebuilt by Vineflower. Facts last checked 2026-10-14.

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