AdoptOpenJDK/jitwatch

Log analyser / visualiser for Java HotSpot JIT compiler. Inspect inlining decisions, hot methods, bytecode, and assembly. View results in the JavaFX user interface.

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Sep 9, 2026

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escape-analysis
hotspot
hotspot-jit-compiler
java
javafx
jit-compiler
jitwatch
log-analyser

README

JITWatch

Log analyser and visualiser for the HotSpot JIT compiler.

  • Video introduction to JITWatch video
  • Slides from my LJC lightning talk on JITWatch slides

For instructions and screenshots see the wiki

https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/jitwatch/wiki

The JITWatch user interface is built using JavaFX which is downloaded as a maven dependency for JDK11+.

For pre-JDK11 you will need to use a Java runtime that includes JavaFX.

maven

mvn clean package && java -jar ui/target/jitwatch-ui-shaded.jar

Build an example HotSpot log

# Build the code and then run
cd scripts && ./makeDemoLogFile.sh

Contributors

(top 30 of 35)

chriswhocodes

760 commits

neomatrix369

101 commits

karianna

81 commits

joalen

22 commits

AdoptOpenJDK/jitwatch

Log analyser / visualiser for Java HotSpot JIT compiler. Inspect inlining decisions, hot methods, bytecode, and assembly. View results in the JavaFX user interface.

3,306

stars

1,047

commits

Java

primary language

Sep 9, 2026

updated

escape-analysis
hotspot
hotspot-jit-compiler
java
javafx
jit-compiler
jitwatch
log-analyser

README

JITWatch

Log analyser and visualiser for the HotSpot JIT compiler.

  • Video introduction to JITWatch video
  • Slides from my LJC lightning talk on JITWatch slides

For instructions and screenshots see the wiki

https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/jitwatch/wiki

The JITWatch user interface is built using JavaFX which is downloaded as a maven dependency for JDK11+.

For pre-JDK11 you will need to use a Java runtime that includes JavaFX.

maven

mvn clean package && java -jar ui/target/jitwatch-ui-shaded.jar

Build an example HotSpot log

# Build the code and then run
cd scripts && ./makeDemoLogFile.sh

Contributors

(top 30 of 35)

chriswhocodes

760 commits

neomatrix369

101 commits

karianna

81 commits

joalen

22 commits

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