This is simple example of a button using javafx.ui.PopupMenu by Christopher Oliver, 22-May-2007, openjfx users ML that works in JFXPad. import javafx.ui.*; import javafx.ui.canvas.*; Button { text: "Click Popup" var: self var popup = PopupMenu { x: 0 y: bind self.height owner: self items: foreach (i in [1..3]) MenuItem { text: "Item {i}" } } action: operation() { popup.visible = true; } }