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layout: default title: Welcome to Apache Wicket

With proper mark-up/logic separation, a POJO data model, and a refreshing lack of XML, Apache Wicket makes developing web-apps simple and enjoyable again. Swap the boilerplate, complex debugging and brittle code for powerful, reusable components written with plain Java and HTML.

• Check the feature list
• Read some Wicket buzz, some Wicket blogs
• Find out why you should use Wicket
• Check out some selected examples in detail or see them and many more in live action
• Take a look at our live component reference
• Go and download Wicket
• See what extras are available

Wicket is released under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

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The following books are published regarding Apache Wicket (click a cover to learn more about the book):