Using JEditorPane as a browser import java.io.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.filechooser.*; public class FileChooserDemo extends JFrame { static private final String newline = "\n"; public FileChooserDemo() { super("FileChooserDemo"); //Create the log first, because the action listeners //need to refer to it. final JTextArea log = new JTextArea(5,20); log.setMargin(new Insets(5,5,5,5)); log.setEditable(false); JScrollPane logScrollPane = new JScrollPane(log); //Create a file chooser final JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser(); //Create the open button ImageIcon openIcon = new ImageIcon("images/open.gif"); JButton openButton = new JButton("Open a File...", openIcon); openButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { int returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(FileChooserDemo.this); if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) { File file = fc.getSelectedFile(); //this is where a real application would open the file. log.append("Opening: " + file.getName() + "." + newline); } else { log.append("Open command cancelled by user." + newline); } } }); //Create the save button ImageIcon saveIcon = new ImageIcon("save.gif"); JButton saveButton = new JButton("Save a File...", saveIcon); saveButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { int returnVal = fc.showSaveDialog(FileChooserDemo.this); if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) { File file = fc.getSelectedFile(); //this is where a real application would save the file. log.append("Saving: " + file.getName() + "." + newline); } else { log.append("Save cancelled by user." + newline); } } }); JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel(); buttonPanel.add(openButton); buttonPanel.add(saveButton); openButton.setNextFocusableComponent(saveButton); saveButton.setNextFocusableComponent(openButton); Container contentPane = getContentPane(); contentPane.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH); contentPane.add(logScrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new FileChooserDemo(); frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) { System.exit(0); } }); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }