Top 9 Java Distribution Projects

Nexus

0 1,155 9.4 Java

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager; Open-source codebase mirror
Capsule

0 1,145 0.0 Java

Dead-Simple Packaging and Deployment for JVM Apps
Mergify

www.mergify.com
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JavaPackager

2 526 8.9 Java

:package: Gradle/Maven plugin to package Java applications as native Windows, Mac OS X, or GNU/Linux executables and create installers for them.

Project mention: What is the official/most common/best way to make a .exe from a Java desktop app with a JavaFX GUI? | reddit.com/r/JavaFX | 2021-12-27
Getdown

1 454 3.9 Java

Download, Install, Update

Project mention: How is Minecraft an exe ? | reddit.com/r/learnprogramming | 2021-11-27

For updates I used https://github.com/threerings/getdown
IzPack

0 286 7.4 Java

IzPack - Source Code
Launch4j

0 282 6.8 Java

http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/index.html
jdeploy

6 265 8.9 Java

Developer friendly desktop deployment tool

Project mention: JavaFX Browser (JavaSE local build) not loading | reddit.com/r/cn1 | 2022-05-12
Scout APM

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Less time debugging, more time building. Scout APM allows you to find and fix performance issues with no hassle. Now with error monitoring and external services monitoring, Scout is a developer's best friend when it comes to application development.
artipie

1 256 8.3 Java

Binary Artifact Management Tool

Project mention: Detect uses of legacy Java or library APIs | reddit.com/r/java | 2021-08-25

Integrated it into our project after this post: https://github.com/artipie/artipie/pull/931
really-executable-jars-maven-plugin

0 110 0.0 Java

maven plugin for making chmod +x jar files

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020). The latest post mention was on 2022-05-12.

Java Distribution related posts

How is Minecraft an exe ?
1 project | reddit.com/r/learnprogramming | 27 Nov 2021
It was going so well...
1 project | reddit.com/r/JavaFX | 17 Nov 2021
Detect uses of legacy Java or library APIs
4 projects | reddit.com/r/java | 25 Aug 2021
Distribution of JVM desktop applications
4 projects | dev.to | 14 Feb 2021

Index

What are some of the best open-source Distribution projects in Java? This list will help you:

	Project	Stars
1	Nexus	1,155
2	Capsule	1,145
3	JavaPackager	526
4	Getdown	454
5	IzPack	286
6	Launch4j	282
7	jdeploy	265
8	artipie	256
9	really-executable-jars-maven-plugin	110

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