Launch4j is a cross-platform tool for wrapping Java applications distributed as jars in lightweight Windows native executable files. In this post, we will learn making such an executable file for a demo java application.
Step1 ) Create a java application
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I am creating a very basic java class which simply displays a frame and some text on it. It also has the main() method which will start the application.
Step 2) Create maven file with launch4j configured in it
- Tag: java,linux,windows,launch4j. Issues with launch4j. Program consists on one uber jar via maven-shade plugin and a Data/ Runs fine on any jre7 machine, windows.
- Apr 21, 2016 Creating exe files for Java Apps using Launch4j I ran across the Launch4j project while create a swing desktop application. I had used Netbeans to develop the app, but there were some configuration files outside of the app then needed to included in the classpath for it to work.
Java Launch4j Install
I have created a pom file for packaging the application as .exe file. If you feel something unclear, drop a comment.
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Step 3) Create .exe file
To make the exe file for above java program, run maven command:
Above command will create the “howtodoinjava.exe ” file in your project’s target folder. Double click on .exe file will open the window like this.
If you want to download source code of above application, click on below given download link.
Launch4j Java Runtime Environment
Happy Learning !!
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