Why does my JFrame stay empty, if I subclass JPanel and JFrame?

Do not use a null layout . If you simply use the default layout manager of JPanel (i.e. FlowLayout ), the JButton with "automagically" be placed in the center.

Also, in order to place the JFrame in the middle of the screen, invoke setLocationRelativeTo(null) .

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