JDS may refer to:
- J.D.s, a queer punk zine
- Janata Dal (Secular), an Indian political party
- Japan Defense Ship, a ship prefix
- Java Desktop System
- JDS Development, an American real-estate company
- JDS Uniphase Corporation
- Jewish day school
- especially Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, in Maryland
- John Dewey Society
- Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
- Junior dos Santos, a former UFC Heavyweight Champion.
