No Java ? No Problem!
Java will automatically be downloaded when needed.
Java 8 and higher
You can run .java as scripts using Java 8+, .jsh works with Java 9+.
Install & Run Anywhere
JBang installs and run on Windows, Linux, macOS, Docker and Github Actions
Dependencies Simplified
Automatic fetching of any dependency using //DEPS group:artifact:version
or @Grab annotations.
Easy Repositories
No need to remember the full url of Maven repositories.
Use short hand, like //REPOS jitpack
to easily add major repositories.
Works in your IDE
Easy editing in Intellij, Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, Apache Netbeans, vim and emacs. All with proper content assist and debug.
Executable scripts
./helloworld.java works on Linux and Mac. Use Java for true scripting.
Scripting Catalogs
Run anyone's script or provide you own aliases from a git backed catalog, i.e. jbang env@jbangdev
Cached Builds
Builds are cached making re-runs instant.
