JFileLinkLabel is a Java Swing component designed to display a usable link to a File, Path, or URI.

Table of Contents

• Installation
  • Gradle
  • Maven
  • sbt
• Example

Installation

JFileLinkLabel is hosted on the JitPack package repository which supports Gradle, Maven, and sbt.

Gradle

Add JitPack to your build.gradle at the end of repositories.

allprojects {
	repositories {
		...
		maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
	}
}

Add JFileLinkLabel as a dependency.

dependencies {
	implementation 'com.github.Valkryst:JFileLinkLabel:2025.5.26'
}

Maven

Add JitPack as a repository.

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>jitpack.io</id>
        <url>https://jitpack.io</url>
    </repository>
</repositories>

Add JFileLinkLabel as a dependency.

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.Valkryst</groupId>
    <artifactId>JFileLinkLabel</artifactId>
    <version>2025.5.26</version>
</dependency>

Scala SBT

Add JitPack as a resolver.

resolvers += "jitpack" at "https://jitpack.io"

Add JFileLinkLabel as a dependency.

libraryDependencies += "com.github.Valkryst" % "JFileLinkLabel" % "2025.5.26"

Example

This creates a new JFileLinkLabel and displays it in a JFrame.

public class Driver {
  public static void main(final String[] args) {
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
      final JFileLinkLabel link = new JFileLinkLabel(
              "Link to Home Directory",
              Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home"))
      );
      link.setForeground(Color.BLUE);

      final JFrame frame = new JFrame("JFileLinkLabel Example");
      frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 100));

      final Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane();
      contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
      contentPane.add(link, BorderLayout.CENTER);

      frame.setVisible(true);
      frame.pack();
      frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    });
  }
}