CamelFlow: open-source visual viewer for Apache Camel routes

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-09-29 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity, Portfolio Projects · Level: intermediate

Summary

The creator released CamelFlow, an open-source (Apache 2.0) tool that shows Apache Camel route configurations visually. You can run it with a single Java command or through JBang, which makes it an example of a polished developer tool for enterprise integration.

Key points

• CamelFlow shows Apache Camel route configurations as visual diagrams
• Run it with: java -jar camelflow.jar ./my-routes
• Or with JBang: jbang camelflow@donvito/camel-flow ./my-routes
• It is open source under the Apache 2.0 license
• The creator's point: enterprise tools don't have to look bad

Resources mentioned

• CamelFlow (donvito/camel-flow) · repo · github.com · free
  Open-source visual viewer for Apache Camel route configurations, runnable via Java or JBang.
• Apache Camel (@ApacheCamel) on X · website · x.com · free
  The official X account for Apache Camel, an open-source Java framework for enterprise integration and routing.
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• JBang · tool · jbang.dev · free
  Tool for running Java programs and scripts directly, without a build setup.
• AIBackends · repo · aibackends.com · free
  Open-source API server runtime for common AI use cases that supports many models and providers (Ollama, LM Studio, OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic).
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Try this

• Try CamelFlow on your Camel routes: java -jar camelflow.jar ./my-routes
• Build a visual viewer for an enterprise config format and release it as open source