JavaPackager

JavaPackager is a hybrid plugin for Maven and Gradle that packages Java applications as native Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux executables, and generates installers for them: Inno Setup, MSI, DMG, PKG, DEB, RPM and AppImage, with an optional customized JRE.

📚 Documentation: https://javapackager.github.io/JavaPackager/

Warning

Since 2.0.0 the coordinates are io.github.javapackager (groupId, Gradle plugin id and Java packages). See Upgrading to 2.0.

Quick start

Maven

<plugin>
    <groupId>io.github.javapackager</groupId>
    <artifactId>javapackager</artifactId>
    <version>2.0.0</version>
    <executions>
        <execution>
            <phase>package</phase>
            <goals>
                <goal>package</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
                <mainClass>com.example.Main</mainClass>
                <bundleJre>true</bundleJre>
            </configuration>
        </execution>
    </executions>
</plugin>

mvn package

Gradle

plugins {
    id 'io.github.javapackager' version '2.0.0'
}

javapackager {
    mainClass = 'com.example.Main'
}

gradle package

The app and its installers are generated in target/ or build/. See the documentation for every property, platform and guide.

Project maintainers needed

JavaPackager has been maintained for many years, but its maintainers have little time. To keep it alive, we're looking for contributors to help with issues, reviews and documentation.

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Apps packaged with JavaPackager

App	Description	Stars
WePush	Bulk message sender: WeChat templates, SMS, email and more
MooTool	Handy tool set for developers
bilibili-backup	Backup and restore of Bilibili accounts
RedisFX	Lightweight Redis GUI client (JavaFX)
RedisFront	Cross-platform Redis client (Swing)
MooInfo	System and hardware information viewer

See all the apps packaged with JavaPackager.

Contributing

Pull requests go to the devel branch. See Contributing to build the plugin and run the smoke tests, and the releases for what changed in each version.

JavaPackager is released under the GPL-3.0 license.