As the author has forgotten to add a detailed usage listing

No, I haven't :) See readme.txt in your jar for the full documentation.

Answer from Stiver on Stack Overflow
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GitHub
github.com › schnatterer › fernflower-docker
GitHub - schnatterer/fernflower-docker: Unofficial Docker builds of FernFlower Java decompiler
The images are built daily, using the latest commit of fernflower and the latest version of the following base images. See table bellow for more details. native - GraalVM (Substrate VM) native image in scratch image (default) jre - classic JVM/JRE-based (adoptopenjdk/openjdk8) alpine-jre - classic JVM/JRE-based (adoptopenjdk/openjdk8:alpine) distroless - classic JVM/JRE-based (gcr.io/distroless/java:8) For more deterministic builds, there are variants containing the git commits short hash referencing FernFlower's repo.
Author   schnatterer
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GitHub
github.com › gigaherz › FernFlower › blob › master › build.gradle
FernFlower/build.gradle at master · gigaherz/FernFlower
archivesBaseName = "fernflower" sourceCompatibility = '1.6' targetCompatibility = '1.6' sourceSets { main.java.srcDirs = ['src'] test.java.srcDirs = ['test'] } repositories { mavenCentral() maven { name = "mc" url = "https://libraries.minecraft.net/" } } configurations { deployerJars ·
Author   gigaherz
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GitHub
github.com › fesh0r › fernflower › blob › master › build.gradle
fernflower/build.gradle at master · fesh0r/fernflower
Unofficial mirror of FernFlower Java decompiler (All pulls should be submitted upstream) - fernflower/build.gradle at master · fesh0r/fernflower
Author   fesh0r
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GitHub
github.com › MinecraftForge › FernFlower › issues › 1
How do you build the fernflower.jar? · Issue #1 · MinecraftForge/FernFlower
January 22, 2017 - You mention using the fernflower.jar, but I cannot seem to find it in this repo. I assume I have to build it, but again there are no instructions on how to do that. I am not a java developer so it ...
Published   Apr 27, 2017
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GitHub
github.com › MinecraftForge › ForgeFlower › blob › master › fernflower.gradle
ForgeFlower/fernflower.gradle at master · MinecraftForge/ForgeFlower
outputFile = rootProject.layout.buildDirectory.file('changelog.txt') } · publishing { publications.register('mavenJava', MavenPublication) { from components.java · · pom { groupId = project.group · version = project.version · artifactId = project.archivesBaseName · name = project.archivesBaseName · packaging = 'jar' description = 'Fernflower from https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community as standalone library, With Forges Modifications' url = 'https://github.com/MinecraftForge/ForgeFlower' ·
Author   MinecraftForge
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Eclipse Marketplace
marketplace.eclipse.org › free-tagging › fernflower
fernflower | Eclipse Plugins, Bundles and Products - Eclipse Marketplace | Eclipse Foundation
Subscribe to fernflower · Eclipse Project (47) Tools (1154) Application Development Frameworks (167) Application Management (36) Application Server (28) BIRT (11) Build and Deploy (92) Business Intelligence, Reporting and Charting (12) Code Management (92) Collaboration (32) Database (40) Database Development (25) Database Persistence (17) Documentation (45) EclipseRT Target Platform Components (10) Editor (309) Entertainment (14) General Purpose Tools (111) Graphics (34) IDE (307) Internet of Things (IoT) (32) J2EE Development Platform (34) J2ME (3) Languages (122) Linux Tools (18) Logging (
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GitHub
github.com › MinecraftForge › ForgeFlower
GitHub - MinecraftForge/ForgeFlower: Forge's modifications to FernFlower. Fixing various bugs/inconsistencies. Main Repo: https://github.com/MinecraftForge/FernFlower
Forge's modifications to FernFlower. Fixing various bugs/inconsistencies. Main Repo: https://github.com/MinecraftForge/FernFlower - MinecraftForge/ForgeFlower
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Bytecode
the.bytecode.club › showthread.php
FernFlower - CLI Java Decompiler
FernFlower has recently become open sourced, you can view the repo at https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-co...decompiler If you're looking for GUI FernFlower, download Bytecode Viewer - https://github.com/Konloch/bytecode-viewer/releases Basic Decompile:
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Homebrew
formulae.brew.sh › formula › fernflower
fernflower — Homebrew Formulae
brew install fernflower · Advanced decompiler for Java bytecode · https://github.com/JetBrains/fernflower · License: Apache-2.0 · Formula JSON API: /api/formula/fernflower.json · Formula code: fernflower.rb on GitHub · Bottle (binary package) installation support provided.
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Maven Repository
mvnrepository.com › artifact › org.jboss.windup.decompiler.fernflower
Maven Repository: org.jboss.windup.decompiler.fernflower
org.jboss.windup.decompiler.fernflower » windup-fernflowerCC0Public · Windup Maven Build of Fernflower · Last Release on Oct 18, 2017 · Central · Sonatype · Atlassian · Hortonworks · Spring Plugins · Spring Lib M · JCenter · Atlassian Public · JBossEA · BeDataDriven ·
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Jarcasting
jarcasting.com › fernflower
Fernflower | JarCasting
org.jboss.windup.decompiler.fernflower : windup-fernflower Parent POM for JBoss projects. Provides default project build configuration. Last Version: 1.0.0.20171018 Release Date: Oct 18, 2017 ·
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eikendev
eiken.dev › blog › 2021 › 02 › how-to-break-your-jar-in-2021-decompilation-guide-for-jars-and-apks
How to Break Your JAR in 2021 - Decompilation Guide for JARs and APKs | eikendev
February 26, 2021 - Here, we first switch our working directory to the root directory of Fernflower. Then, we instruct Gradle to build the file ./build/libs/fernflower.jar.
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SoftTeco
softteco.com › home › java development › fernflower java decompiler
Fernflower Java Decompiler
July 3, 2025 - Home > Java Development > Fernflower Java Decompiler · 1 min read · Updated · 03.07.2025 · Author · SoftTeco Team · Share · java -jar fernflower.jar mms-stubs.jar mms-stubs-sources.jar · No posts for this criteria. Kotlin Development Company · READ MORE · Our Locations ·
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JetBrains
youtrack.jetbrains.com › issue › IDEA-175638 › Please-release-fernflower-decompiler-as-a-standalone-jar
Please release fernflower decompiler as a standalone jar
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Forge Forums
forums.minecraftforge.net › mod developer central › modder support
Need help building ForgeFlower with IntelliJ IDEA - Modder Support - Forge Forums
February 7, 2018 - I'm not sure of this is the correct place to post this, but after reading the FAQ for each subforum here and looking for other places to get support for ForgeFlower I think this might be the closest thing to it. I can build FernFlower using IntelliJ without a problem, but I can't figure out what ...
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GitHub
github.com › topics › fernflower
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GitHub
github.com › sanzibb › fernflower
GitHub - sanzibb/fernflower: The unofficial mirror of Intellij Community Java Decompiler
It contains the source code that is originally hosted at intellij-community/plugins/java-decompiler/engine/. The purpose of this repository is to provide a easiest way to create an executable Jar of fernflower.
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