Javet

lastmod 2025-10-10created 2022-10-182 edits

Javet is Java + V8 (JAVa + V + EighT). It is an awesome way of embedding Node.js and V8 in Java.

Embeds V8 and Node.js in Java

Features

• Can run a V8 interpreter or a full Node.js runtime inside JVM-based apps (supports switching dynamically)
• Linux (x86_64) + Mac OS (x86_64, arm64) + ️Windows (x86_64)
• Android (arm, arm64, x86 and x86_64)
• Exposes the V8 API inside the JVM
• JavaScript and Java interoperability
• Supports simulating Node.js in V8 inside Java with Javenode (safer than Node.js mode, but some basic features are not supported)
• Supports live debugging in Chrome DevTools

See also

• V8
• Node.js
• Java

Favorite site

• Github - Javet
• Javet 5.0 - Embedding Node.js and V8 in Java | GeekNews