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<title>Launch4j :: Cross-platform Java application wrapper for creating Windows native executables</title><meta content="Grzegorz Kowal" name="author">
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<meta content="Cross-platform java application wrapper for creating Windows native executables.
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Features native splash screen, application icon, small stub." name="description">
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<meta name="Keywords" content="Java, java, exe, native, windows, Windows, jar, wrap, wrapper, launch,
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run, execute, executable, splash, icon, ico, ant, build, script, deploy, free, freeware, open source,
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gpl, GPL, lgpl, LGPL, sourceforge, c++, C++, W2K, WXP, W98, linux, Linux">
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<div id="top"><img style="width: 249px; height: 58px;" alt="" src="launch4j.gif"><span style="color: rgb(48, 127, 225);"> <small><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">1.4.2,
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2.0.RC3</span></small></span>
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<div id="content"><big><span style="color: rgb(48, 127, 225);">
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Cross-platform Java application wrapper for creating Windows </span></big><big><span style="color: rgb(48, 127, 225);">native </span></big><big><span style="color: rgb(48, 127, 225);">EXEs.</span></big>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></h2>
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Launch4j is a cross-platform tool for wrapping
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Java applications distributed as jars in lightweight Windows
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native executables. The executable can be
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configured to search for a certain JRE version or
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use a bundled one, and it's possible to set
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runtime options, like the initial/max heap size.
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The wrapper also provides better user experience
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through an application icon, a native pre-JRE
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splash screen, a custom process name, and a Java
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download page in case the appropriate JRE cannot
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be found.<br>
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<br>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><small><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span></small>
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Features (2.x)</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Launch4j wraps jars in
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Windows native executables and
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allows to
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run them like a regular Windows program. It's possible to wrap
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applications on Linux!<br>
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</li>
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<li><strong>Doesn't
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extract the jar</strong> from the
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executable.</li>
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<li>Custom application icon with
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multiple resolutions and color
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depths.</li>
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<li><strong>Native pre-JRE
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splash screen</strong> in BMP format
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shown until
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the
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Java
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application starts.</li>
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<li><strong>Process
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name</strong> as the executable
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filename to
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easily
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identify your application.<i> </i><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></li>
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<li>Works with a bundled JRE or
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searches for newest JRE / SDK
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in
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given range.</li>
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<li>Opens <strong>Java
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download page</strong> if an
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appropriate Java version
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cannot be found.</li>
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<li>Supports <strong>GUI
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and
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console apps</strong>.<br>
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</li>
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<li>Passes command line
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arguments, also supports constant arguments.</li>
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<li>Allows to set the initial/max heap size.<br>
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<li>JVM options: set system properties, tweak the garbage
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collection...<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Option
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to change current directory to the executable location.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Custom <strong>version
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information</strong> shown by Windows Explorer.<br>
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</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>GUI</strong> and command line
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interface.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Build integration through an <strong>Ant
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task</strong>.<br>
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</span></span></li>
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<li><big><b>Lightweight: 21 KB!</b></big> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></li>
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<li><strong>It's
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free</strong> and may be used for
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commercial
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purposes.</li>
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<li>Includes a sample
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application and <strong>Ant script</strong>
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that
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automates the
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build
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process from Java sources to native executable.<br>
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</li>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The wrapped program
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works on all Windows platforms (98/Me/NT/2K/Xp), launch4j works on
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NT/2K/Xp, Linux (developed and tested on FC2).<br>
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</ul>
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<h2>License</h2>
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This program is free software licensed under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GPL
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license</a>, the <i>head</i>
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subproject (the code which is attached to the wrapped jars) is licensed
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under the <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html">LGPL
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license</a>.
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Launch4j may be used for wrapping closed source, commercial
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applications.<br>
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<br>
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<h2>Info</h2>Running Launch4j on other Java enabled platforms is a matter
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of getting a binary version of <a href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a>
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binutils 2.15.90 (<b>windres</b>
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and <b>ld</b>
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only) for your system or compiling them. If you'll
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provide these, I'll be able to create a binary package
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available for download.<br>
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<br>
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Copyright
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© 2005 Grzegorz Kowal
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