Приведенный ниже список содержит АВТ контейнеры с их краткими описаниями.
| Applet | This subclass of Panel is actually part of the java.applet package. It is the base class for all applets. |
| Container | The base class from which all containers inherit. |
| Dialog | A window suitable for dialog boxes. |
| Frame | A window suitable for use as the main window of an application. In AWT, Frame is the only container that can contain a MenuBar and related menu components. |
| Panel | A generic container used to create nested layouts. |
| ScrollPane | A container that contains a single child and allows that child to be scrolled vertically and horizontally. |
| Window | A heavyweight window with no titlebar or other decoration, suitable for pop-up menus and similar uses. |