Annotation-Driven Codegen AI Coding Tools

Tools that use annotations and compile-time processors to automatically generate code, boilerplate, and configuration in Kotlin/Java/Android projects. Does NOT include general-purpose code generators, schema converters, or API client generators.

There are 87 annotation-driven codegen tools tracked. 3 score above 50 (established tier). The highest-rated is square/kotlinpoet at 65/100 with 4,129 stars. 3 of the top 10 are actively maintained.

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#	Tool	Score	Tier	Stars	Language
1	square/kotlinpoet A Kotlin API for generating .kt source files.	65	Established	4,129	Kotlin
2	dromara/fast-request IntelliJ IDEA plugin Fast Request	64	Established	518	Java
3	ZacSweers/MoshiX Extensions for Moshi including IR plugins, moshi-sealed, and more.	61	Established	535	Kotlin
4	Kotlin/kotlinx-schema Kotlin Multiplatform library that generates JSON Schemas from your methods...	48	Emerging	105	Kotlin
5	cnrture/QuickProjectWizard 🚀 Ultimate Android development companion for Android Studio. Create projects...	47	Emerging	71	Kotlin
6	theEvilReaper/DartPoet A Kotlin API which allows the generation of code for dart	47	Emerging	8	Kotlin
7	F43nd1r/autodsl Auto-generate DSLs for Kotlin using annotations	46	Emerging	54	Kotlin
8	toolisticon/aptk A toolkit project to enable you to build annotation processors more easily	44	Emerging	48	Java
9	ermadmi78/kobby Kobby is a codegen plugin of Kotlin DSL Client by GraphQL schema. The...	43	Emerging	87	Kotlin
10	toolisticon/FluApiGen An annotation processor to easily generate implementations of complex,...	43	Emerging	6	Java
11	unbroken-dome/gradle-xjc-plugin A Gradle plugin to run the XJC binding compiler during a build	43	Emerging	58	Kotlin
12	MiSikora/laboratory Feature flags for multi-module Kotlin Android projects	41	Emerging	80	Kotlin
13	AntonButov/code-factory You wrote tests, then AI generates code. Kotlin Symbol Processor.	41	Emerging	4	Kotlin
14	Recrafter/lapis Lapis — Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP) for SpongePowered Mixins in Minecraft...	39	Emerging	1	Kotlin
15	marcoferrer/kroto-plus gRPC Kotlin Coroutines, Protobuf DSL, Scripting for Protoc	39	Emerging	489	Kotlin
16	bowbahdoe/magic-bean A very basic library which will generate getters and setters.	39	Emerging	97	Java
17	romychab/effects-hilt-plugin DI plugin (Hilt, Koin) for easier implementation of one-off events (a.k.a. effects)	39	Emerging	43	Kotlin
18	Pante/chimera Karus Lab's mono-repository for annotation processing tools & spigot libraries	36	Emerging	72	Java
19	bitkylin/bitkylin-universal-generate IntelliJ IDEA / Android studio Plugin. Easily generate Swagger and...	36	Emerging	11	Java
20	pdvrieze/gradle-codegen Code generation plugin for gradle	35	Emerging	13	Kotlin
21	SpineEventEngine/ProtoData Tools for generating domain models and more based on Protobuf.	35	Emerging	5	Kotlin
22	navi25/MerryAnnotation A beginner friendly tutorial for a basic "hello-world" annotation processor...	34	Emerging	9	Kotlin
23	opencastsoftware/gradle-build-info A Gradle plugin for generating build info as Java code	33	Emerging	5	Java
24	ololx/cranberry The cranberry is a java library that allows to write less code - it's...	33	Emerging	7	Java
25	ZacSweers/copydynamic Prototype of generating `copyDynamic` extension functions for kotlin data classes	33	Emerging	56	Kotlin
26	aouledissa/deep-match An Android gradle plugin and library that automates deeplink matching and handling	33	Emerging	14	Kotlin
27	Thijsiez/panache-kotlin-dsl A dynamic, type-safe way to write your queries	32	Emerging	3	Kotlin
28	DmytroMitin/AUXify Introduces macro/meta annotations @ aux, @ self, @ instance, @ apply, @...	32	Emerging	29	Scala
29	divinenickname/utgen-kotlin-idea-plugin Simplify your testing process with automated test generation tailored for...	31	Emerging	3	Kotlin
30	nolequen/idea-externalizable-plugin Externalizable IntelliJ IDEA plugin	31	Emerging	4	Kotlin
31	extremevn/event_state_processor_generator Event State Processor Generator plugin is compatible with IntelliJ and...	30	Emerging	2	Kotlin
32	tompee26/KotlinBuilder A Builder Pattern code generator for Kotlin	30	Emerging	6	Kotlin
33	Akii/commercetools-sdk-java-v2-custom-types Plugin for the commercetools Java SDKv2 providing type-safe product...	30	Emerging	6	Kotlin
34	thoebert/krosbridge-codegen A code generator for the required message/service data classes for krosbridge.	30	Emerging	1	Kotlin
35	reugn/default4j Default parameter values for Java via annotation processing	29	Experimental	35	Java
36	makiftutuncu/tapik Type-safe APIs in Kotlin	29	Experimental	1	Kotlin
37	popovanton0/kira 🎛️ Automatically generates UI which allows users to call any function...	28	Experimental	11	Kotlin
38	olshevski/compose-safe-args Missing safe arguments generator for Compose Navigation	28	Experimental	8	Kotlin
39	kovihome/ReqSmith ReqSmith generates source code from requirement model and predefined...	28	Experimental	2	Kotlin
40	erdemtopak/simple-annotation-processor Simple annotation processor example. Inspired by the idea of "How ButterKnife works?"	27	Experimental	56	Java
41	code-blessing/sourceamazing SourceAmazing is a small framework to read data from sources like XML,...	27	Experimental	1	Kotlin
42	japkit/japkit Java Annotation Processing Kit	27	Experimental	25	Xtend
43	jamesdeperio/CodePocketBuilder - a simple template builder with dagger 2, glide, retrofit 2, swipebackfragment lib	27	Experimental	5	FreeMarker
44	arunkumar9t2/compose-dot Experimental Graphviz code generation POC built with Jetpack Compose...	26	Experimental	37	Kotlin
45	xaverkapeller/SimplePreferences The preferences you always wanted on Android	26	Experimental	9	Java
46	jacksever/kotlin-automapper A KSP annotation processor for boilerplate-free mapping of data, enum, and...	25	Experimental	2	Kotlin
47	izantech/auto-builder Kotlin Symbol Processor that generates type-safe builder DSLs from annotated...	24	Experimental	2	Kotlin
48	rnett/ExposedDaoGen Kotlin Exposed code generator.	23	Experimental	14	Kotlin
49	timemates/rrpc-kotlin RPC framework for Kotlin built on top of RSocket	23	Experimental	9	Kotlin
50	hboyd2003/paper-loader-gen A Gradle plugin that generates Minecraft Paper Loader classes	22	Experimental	—	Kotlin
51	iFanie/Intervention Annotation based Android lint check generation	22	Experimental	24	Kotlin
52	joke/caffeinate A Java annotation processor that generates implementation classes from...	22	Experimental	—	Java
53	aleph0io/rapier Code generation companion library for Google Dagger focusing on eliminating...	22	Experimental	5	Java
54	VadimGaltsev/generator Android bytecode patching [in progress]	21	Experimental	1	Kotlin
55	mattshoe/autobuilder AutoBuilder: A Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP) library for automatic builder...	21	Experimental	1	Kotlin
56	Omico/Elucidator Provide a better Kotlin DSL experience for kotlinpoet.	21	Experimental	3	Kotlin
57	lusingander/kraphql Generate Kotlin DSL from GraphQL schema	21	Experimental	9	Kotlin
58	Gideonjon/near-jsonrpc-kotlin Type-safe Kotlin JSON-RPC client for the NEAR Protocol. Automated from...	20	Experimental	3	Kotlin
59	tschuchortdev/kotlin-elements Extension of the Java annotation processing API to Kotlin types	20	Experimental	10	Kotlin
60	Semantic-Configuration/AWS-CDK-Kotlin-DSL A CI-integrated DSL generation setup designed to automatically update itself...	20	Experimental	7	Kotlin
61	Codeblin/ObjectPreference Fast and easy Shared Preferences managing with object mapping annotations...	20	Experimental	8	Kotlin
62	teogor/querent 🏗️ Querent lays the groundwork for your project's resource management,...	20	Experimental	5	Kotlin
63	teogor/stitch 🪡 Stitch handles the Room boilerplate, including automatic generation of...	20	Experimental	6	Kotlin
64	dvpermyakov/feature-toggles-gradle Demo gradle pluggin for feature-toggles generation	19	Experimental	3	Kotlin
65	kmpdict/xmldtd-kt Parse an XML DTD into a Kotlin data class	19	Experimental	—	Kotlin
66	Morfly/pendant Declarative Starlark code generator written in Kotlin	19	Experimental	3	Kotlin
67	epicadk/hapi-proto-converter A library that convert Hapi structs to Fhir protos	19	Experimental	3	Kotlin
68	Stvad/kask A Kotlin library designed to improve an experience of developing Alexa skills on JVM	19	Experimental	4	Kotlin
69	divinenickname/utgen-kotlin-core This is a library designed to generate unit tests for Kotlin language....	19	Experimental	4	ANTLR
70	pak3nuh/hollywood A minimalistic type safe actor model framework built with kotlin	19	Experimental	3	Kotlin
71	Yazan98/Viper-Idea Android Studio Plugin To Execute Common Android Development Cases (Code...	18	Experimental	2	Kotlin
72	KirstenZa/xtend-etai The ETAI library (Extraction, Traits, Adaption, Implementation) contains...	18	Experimental	2	Xtend
73	forsenonlhaimaisentito/strukt A binary encoding and decoding library for Kotlin using annotation...	17	Experimental	1	Kotlin
74	agaluzzi/kodegen A Kotlin library for generating source code.	17	Experimental	1	Kotlin
75	rtmigo/json2kt_kt Kotlin/JVM command line utility converting JSON to Kotlin	17	Experimental	1	Kotlin
76	chRyNaN/kotlin-writer Kotlin DSL library for generating Kotlin Files in an annotation processor	17	Experimental	1	Kotlin
77	bipokot/Kabu Kotlin DSLs generator (not an AI)	16	Experimental	43	Kotlin
78	gay00ung/diff2test-android Diff-driven Android ViewModel test generation CLI with AI-assisted planning,...	16	Experimental	2	Kotlin
79	mobiletoly/kmp-gradle-builder-template Build and distribute your own Gradle plugin and/or library tailored for KMP projects	16	Experimental	9	Kotlin
80	ArTemmey/ui-generator Best UI development practices are now available for Android	15	Experimental	28	Kotlin
81	justincase-jp/AWS-CDK-Kotlin-DSL Code generation of Kotlin DSL for AWS CDK	13	Experimental	13	—
82	numq/protobuf-blueprint-plugin Protobuf Blueprint is an Intellij Idea plugin that allows you to generate...	11	Experimental	—	Kotlin
83	GrishinSergey/CoNavigator This repository demonstrate concepts of KSP generation of boilerplate for...	11	Experimental	4	Kotlin
84	noodlemind/yaml-to-kotlin Streamline Kotlin development by effortlessly generating type-safe data...	11	Experimental	—	Kotlin
85	martinsjavacode/iso8583-annotation-processor Advanced JSR 269 Annotation Processor for ISO 8583 financial messages with...	11	Experimental	—	Java
86	doggodoge/albion-item-builder-generator Generates a builder class for Albion Online items from a JSON file.	11	Experimental	2	Kotlin
87	aseemsavio/dynamo-kt Simplified DynamoDB Interactions for Kotlin	10	Experimental	1	Kotlin

Comparisons in this category

kotlinpoet and DartPoet (65 vs 47)