Gear is a full blown open source framework aimed to provide a consistent infrastructure for Java Mobile developers, it provides a powerful set of tools to rapidly develop truly device independent J2ME applications.

Downloads and support

You can download the framework and the documentation from Gear download page on SourceForge.
If you need to post a bug, request a feature or request support you can visit Gear tracker on SourceForge or the Gear forum on DigitalApes.net.
For tutorials and technical articles about Gear and J2ME visit The Apes Corner blog

Key features

• Scalable and skinnable widget system
• Multi-threading structure
• Event based thread communication system
• LocationAPI independent localization library
• Network communication facilities
• Powerful string and image handling utilities

Widget Screenshots

Notes

Gear is completely written in Java and does not rely on any third party library, Gear based applications require MIDP 2.0 and CLDC 1.1 profiles to run. Gear widgets system initial source code is based on Mewt project.