jar2app VS jpackage-maven-plugin

Compare jar2app vs jpackage-maven-plugin and see what are their differences.

jar2app

Convert any Java jar to a Mac OS X .App bundle. No external tools needed, no funky parameters, it just works. (by Jorl17)

jpackage-maven-plugin

The jpackage maven plugin lets you create a custom runtime image/installer with the jpackage tool introduced in Java 14. (by Akman)
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jar2app

Posts with mentions or reviews of jar2app. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-02-14.
  • Distribution of JVM Desktop Applications
    4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Feb 2021
    Many years ago, I wrote jar2app: https://github.com/Jorl17/jar2app

    At the time, I had a Minecraft jar on my hands, and I was tired of it not showing up in Spotlight's results because it was "just" a Jar. So I cobbled together this lazy script to get around that. I guess I got carried away writing the documentation when I published it, but it was never meant to be used "in production".

    People often stumble upon the project and pose questions (same goes with some of my other projects like the barely-standing https://www.open-elevation.com/ ), but I just don't have the energy and time to fix things, answer issues and all tat jazz

    I feel _really_ bad for not helping people out, clearing their doubts, fixing their issues, and improving my "creations" that were thrown out into the world. It's just that from my perspective, these things I built are extremely simple, mostly weekend-projects, which were for my own use, and I just happened to put them out there to help out whoever needs them. I accept donations on https://www.open-elevation.com/ to try to at least break-even on the cost of the hardware (I don't, not even close, but that's okay), but really I don't have time and energy to help out...

    All this to say that I'm sure if I had put in just a tiny bit of effort throughout the years, even if just by looking at issues and pull requests created by others, I'm sure jar2app could be on this list (and _especially_ because of the work that others could have put into it, if I just provided them with feedback once in a while).

    So, if anyone's out there, I'm sorry! I really just have the time, energy and in some cases the money...

jpackage-maven-plugin

Posts with mentions or reviews of jpackage-maven-plugin. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-24.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing jar2app and jpackage-maven-plugin you can also consider the following projects:

chunky - A path tracer to create realistic images of your Minecraft worlds.

jpackage-maven-plugin - JPackage Maven Plugin

strongbox - a World of Warcraft Addon Manager aimed at Linux players

terratest-maven-plugin - Maven plugin for running Terratest based tests or any go test via maven.

docker-maven-plugin - INACTIVE: A maven plugin for Docker

jib - 🏗 Build container images for your Java applications.

jtoolprovider-plugin - This Maven Plugin does two things. First, it automatically transforms your Maven dependency graph into Java modules. Second, it bridges Maven and built-in Java tools like jdeps, jlink, and jpackage.

javafx-maven-archetypes - Maven Archetypes for various JavaFX projects

tqrespec - TQRespec - The respec tool for Titan Quest game

javafx-template - A template project for a modularized JavaFX application with a bundled runtime