Zero-Dependency Java Projects
A curated collection of Java projects following the "z" (zero) philosophy: no external dependencies, pure Java SE APIs. Each project is self-contained and can be copied directly into your codebase or used standalone.
- zb - Zero Dependencies Builder. A Java build tool for compilation and executable JAR generation.
- zbaseline - Zero Dependencies Baseline Snapshot. Converts the machine-readable Google Baseline data from webstatus.dev into a greppable markdown snapshot.
- zcfg - Zero Dependency Configuration Utility. A configuration loader for Java properties files with precedence rules.
- zcl - Zero Dependency Colour Logger. A logging utility with ANSI color support for console output.
- zdmd - Zero Dependencies DESIGN.md Tool. Lints, diffs, and exports DESIGN.md design-token files to CSS custom properties and W3C DTCG JSON.
- zeeds - Zero Dependencies Seeds. Self-contained Java 25+ blueprints that run directly with
java filename.java. - jmarkdoc - A custom JavaDoc doclet that generates clean Markdown API docs from Java source and comments, designed for AI integration and documentation pipelines.
- zfsl - Zero Dependencies File Selection and Copy Tool. Interactive CLI for selective file copying with content preview.
- lightmetal - Local LLM inference for Java. Relies on a running llama.cpp server for model execution.
- zscro - Zero Dependencies Script Reader. Searches for executables in PATH and displays their contents.
- zsmith - Zero Dependencies AI Agent Framework. A Claude agent framework with tool execution support.
- ztz - Zero Dependencies Time Zone. Translates current local time to a specified time zone.
- zws - Zero Dependencies Web Server. A development web server that serves files and opens the browser automatically.