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In order to make the command double-clickable, you have two options.

The first is a bat file with exactly that string "java -jar application.jar" in it, which is double-clickable just like exe.

The second is to make an exe by compiling the following C program.

int main(){
    system("java -jar application.jar");
}

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In order to make the command double-clickable, you have two options.

The first is a bat file with exactly that string "java -jar application.jar" in it, which is double-clickable just like exe.

The second is to make an exe by compiling the following C program.

int main(){
    system("java -jar application.jar");
}

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I like to use 7zsd.sfx to create installers for my java applications.

Directions:
1.) install 7zsd.sfx from http://7zsfx.info/en/ and install 7z
2.) create a .7z archive
3.) add all the jre files required to run the java application to the archive
4.) add the application itself to the archive
5.) add a .bat or .exe file (for windows) to install the files after 7zsd.sfx extracts all the files
6.) add a .bat or .exe file to run the java application using the jre files
7.) create a file (preferably named "app.tag") with a structure such as that below (add your own parameters)

;!@Install@!UTF-8!
Title="My App"
BeginPrompt="Do you want to install My App?"
Progress="yes"
ExtractDialogText="Please wait while app files are being extracted..."
GUIFlags="32"
ExtractTitle="Installation"
FinishMessage="My app has been installed and added to your desktop."
RunProgram="setup.bat"
;!@InstallEnd@!

The RunProgram is the program that runs after the files are extracted to a temporary folder. This program should create a permanent folder to hold the necessary extracted files (jre, java application, and executable to run app with jre). Additionally, the program should create a nice, good-looking shortcut for the executable file used to run the app and it should move it to the desktop and add an icon.

Finally, to create the exe which will install your files, go to the command line and access the folder with 7zsd.sfx and type in the following command:

copy /b 7zSD.sfx + [pathToDirectory]\app.tag + [pathToDirectory]\yourAppArchive.7z [pathToDirectory]myExeInstaller.exe

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Create Exe Wrapper/Installer for my Java App with a custom bundled JRE from Jlink

JavaFXs official packager tool javapackage makes OS specific native war appears around your java application. I think java 8 was the last release to officially support it. With java 9 we saw java modules and jlink start to appear and JavaFX starts to get moduled out into its own dependency. but it would take some time before javapackage gets a replacement. Java 14 saw an official replacement called jpackage. Its nice that it’s a core java tool instead of a javaFX specific tool. It’s far from perfect (incubator) and Im hoping it’s out of incubator by java 17 release. Here is a primer on jpackage https://www.baeldung.com/java14-jpackage and some more info https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/343 and here is another article discussing it when we saw an even earlier access in java 13 https://blogs.oracle.com/jtc/a-brief-example-using-the-early-access-jpackage-utility you need to create a jar, run jlink, then run jpackage. Don’t forget jpackage cannot build cross platform native launchers. And if your looking for the native launcher to also support auto updating the application and other fancy features you will need to look to third parties. My friend has been playing in this space for a bit I’ll ping them and see if they have anything to add Edit: there may be some insight here. https://github.com/agilhard-oss/jlink-jpackager-maven-plugin even if you don’t use the plugin the readme is informative. The readme suggests that for Windows Inno Setup or Wix is still required? Don’t know if it’s “required” for jpackage to build native packages or just “required” by that plugin. Edit 2: so ya the baeldung link helps confirm that for Windows you need Wix installed, for Mac you need Xcode installed, for Linux you need rpm-build installed. Or variations on those for exe or deb builds More on reddit.com

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