Pakistani solo founder of Fore Studio: Vitals and Flit Mac apps, StartupBase, Depost AI
Vitals, Flit, StartupBase +2$13.3K all-time
stack --tool java · #68 of 80
Indie makers who build with Java (2026)
2 indie makers on IndieMakerList list Java in their stack — 1% of makers who share one — including Atta Ur Rehman Shah and Markus Persson. A general-purpose, object-oriented language running on the JVM. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with Java.
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Official site: dev.java
Top indie makers using Java
2 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Creator of Minecraft, sold Mojang to Microsoft for $2.5B; now making Levers and Chests
Minecraft, Levers and Chests
Products built by Java makers
A selection of the 7 products shipped by these makers.
Depost AI
depost.ai
AI content team for LinkedIn that plans, writes, designs and schedules posts.
TrustMRR ↗by Atta Ur Rehman Shah
Vitals
vitalsmac.com
Activity Monitor alternative for Mac: apps instead of processes, 30-day history and misbehavior alerts.
by Atta Ur Rehman Shah
Levers and Chests
x.com
Dungeon-crawler roguelike he announced in 2025 as his current project.
by Markus Persson
Sandbox game about mining, crafting and building in procedurally generated block worlds.
by Markus Persson
Tools commonly used with Java
How many Java makers also list each tool.
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Java indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with Java?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list Java in their stack include Atta Ur Rehman Shah and Markus Persson.
How popular is Java with indie makers?
2 makers — 1% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use Java, ranking it #68 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with Java?
The tools most often listed alongside Java are JavaScript (1 maker), Swift (1 maker), Node.js (1 maker) and PostgreSQL (1 maker).
What do indie makers build with Java?
Makers using Java mostly work in AI Builders (1), Directory Makers (1) and Indie Game Makers (1), and have shipped 7 listed products between them.
What is Java?
A general-purpose, object-oriented language running on the JVM. Official site: https://dev.java
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