Prova con JFileChooser:
codice:JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser(); // Note: source for ExampleFileFilter can be found in FileChooserDemo, // under the demo/jfc directory in the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition. ExampleFileFilter filter = new ExampleFileFilter(); filter.addExtension("jpg"); filter.addExtension("gif"); filter.setDescription("JPG & GIF Images"); chooser.setFileFilter(filter); int returnVal = chooser.showOpenDialog(parent); if(returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) { System.out.println("You chose to open this file: " + chooser.getSelectedFile().getName()); }