• Picks
  • Discover
  • Alternatives
  • About

© 2026 Willet

  • Newsletter
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
Join the Discord (opens in a new tab)
Google avatar

Guava

Google's general-purpose utility libraries for Java and Android

  • Languages and frameworks
  • Developer tools
View on GitHub
Website

What it is

Guava is a Java library that adds collection types like multimaps and multisets, immutable collections, a graph package, and helpers for caching, concurrency, hashing, I/O, strings, and primitive types. It ships in a JRE flavor for Java 8 and later and an Android flavor. Java developers pull it into Maven or Gradle builds to fill gaps in the standard library, relying on its long-term binary compatibility for non-beta APIs.

Images

Facts

Stars
51,912 GitHub stars.
51,912

Forks
11,210
Commits
7,560
Contributors
333
Language
Java
License
Apache-2.0
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
May 2014
First release
October 2016
Platforms
library
Self-hostable
No
Tags
  • utility-library

Last synced from GitHub on Oct 20, 2026

The 10 best overlooked open-source projects, every Monday.

Share and more

Comments

No comments yet. Start the conversation.

Similar projects

  • Abseil avatar

    Abseil

    Google's general-purpose C++ libraries that extend the standard library

    18.2k

What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsGuava: Google core libraries for JavaNov 8, 2023 · 49 points · 49 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGuava: Google Core Libraries for JavaJun 28, 2016 · 8 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsUse Guava in modular Java apps at 33.4.5+Mar 19, 2025 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGuava/wiki/GraphsExplainedNov 3, 2016 · 2 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsIdea Graveyard – Google/GuavaJun 15, 2022 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGuava Idea GraveyardSep 17, 2021 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGoogle Core Libraries for Java 6+Oct 25, 2015 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“google / guava 56 stars today Google core libraries for Java”Aug 9, 2024 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Guava: Google core libraries for Java Discussion”Nov 10, 2023 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Guava: Google core libraries for Java (github.com) Main Link | HN Post”Nov 8, 2023 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)