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| 34 | <h2>Cross-platform Java executable wrapper</h2>
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| 35 | <p>
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| 36 | Launch4j is a cross-platform tool for wrapping
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| 37 | Java applications distributed as jars in lightweight Windows
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| 38 | native executables. The executable can be
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| 39 | configured to search for a certain JRE version or
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| 40 | use a bundled one, and it's possible to set
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| 41 | runtime options, like the initial/max heap size.
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| 42 | The wrapper also provides better user experience
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| 43 | through an application icon, a native pre-JRE
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| 44 | splash screen, a custom process name, and a Java
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| 45 | download page in case the appropriate JRE cannot
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| 46 | be found.
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| 47 | </p>
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| 48 | <img style="width: 352px; height: 498px; margin-left: 100px;" src="launch4j-use.gif" alt="How to use Launch4j">
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| 49 | <h2>Features</h2>
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| 50 | <ul>
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| 51 | <li>Launch4j wraps jars in Windows native executables and allows to run them
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| 52 | like a regular Windows program. It's possible to wrap applications
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| 53 | on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris!
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| 54 | </li>
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| 55 | <li>Also creates <strong>launchers</strong> without wrapping jars.</li>
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| 56 | <li><strong>Doesn't extract the jar</strong> from the executable.</li>
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| 57 | <li>Custom application icon with multiple resolutions and color depths.</li>
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| 58 | <li><strong>Native pre-JRE splash screen</strong> in BMP format shown until
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| 59 | the Java application starts.
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| 60 | </li>
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| 61 | <li><strong>Process name</strong> as the executable filename to easily
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| 62 | identify your application.
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| 63 | </li>
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| 64 | <li>Works with a bundled JRE or searches for newest JRE / SDK in given range.</li>
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| 65 | <li>Opens <strong>Java download page</strong> if an appropriate Java version cannot be found.</li>
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| 66 | <li>Supports <strong>GUI and console apps</strong>.</li>
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| 67 | <li>Passes command line arguments, also supports constant arguments.</li>
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| 68 | <li>Allows to set the initial/max heap size.</li>
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| 69 | <li>JVM options: set system properties, tweak the garbage collection...</li>
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| 70 | <li>Runtime JVM options from an .ini file.</li>
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| 71 | <li>Access to environment variables and executable file path through system properties.</li>
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| 72 | <li>Option to change current directory to the executable location.</li>
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| 73 | <li>The JRE's bin directory is appended to the Path environment variable.</li>
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| 74 | <li>Custom <strong>version information</strong> shown by Windows Explorer.</li>
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| 75 | <li><strong>GUI</strong> and command line interface.</li>
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| 76 | <li>Build integration through an <strong>Ant task</strong>.</li>
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| 77 | <li><big><strong>Lightweight: 18 KB!</strong></big></li>
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| 78 | <li><strong>It's free</strong> and may be used for commercial purposes.</li>
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| 79 | <li>Includes a sample application and <strong>Ant script</strong>
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| 80 | that automates the build process from Java sources to native executable.
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| 81 | </li>
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| 82 | <li>The wrapped program works on all Windows platforms (98/Me/NT/2K/Xp),
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| 83 | Launch4j works on NT/2K/Xp, Linux (developed and tested on FC3 / CentOS 4.1),
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| 84 | Mac OS X (build on 10.4) and Sparc Solaris 8-10.
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| 85 | </li>
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| 86 | </ul>
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| 87 | <h2>License</h2>
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| 88 | <p>
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| 89 | This program is free software licensed under the
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| 90 | <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GPL license</a>, the <em>head</em> subproject
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| 91 | (the code which is attached to the wrapped jars) is licensed under the
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| 92 | <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html">LGPL license</a>.
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| 93 | Launch4j may be used for wrapping closed source, commercial applications.
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| 94 | </p>
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| 95 | <h2>Info</h2>
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| 97 | Running Launch4j on other Java enabled platforms is a matter of getting a binary version
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| 98 | of <a href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a> binutils 2.15.90 (<em>windres</em> and <em>ld</em> only)
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| 99 | for your system or compiling them. If you'll provide these, I'll be able to create a binary package
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| 100 | available for download.
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