Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Your specific reasons to open a JAR file will determine the right JAR file opener for you to ...

(Click to enlarge.) PDF Renderer fills an important niche in the Java developer’s open source toolbox, making it much easier to access and render PDF files using Java libraries. This tool was ...

Java Network Launching Protocol ... Click the down arrow next to the JNLP file and click "Always open files of this type." Protect your computer and your office network from malware by making ...

Open your Java software development kit and start a new project. Depending upon which software development kit you use, the exact steps will be different. Generally, locate "New" in the File menu.

JavaFX is a rapidly maturing technology, but its capabilities are still limited. In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces you to JFXtras, utilities and add-ons ...

Each installation of the Java Development Kit (JDK) includes a JAR utility (named jar.sh on Unix and jar.exe on Windows) that provides a variety of helpful functions for working with JAR files, ...

JEP 458, Launch Multi-File Source-Code Programs, has been Closed/Delivered for JDK 22. This JEP proposes to enhance the Java Launcher to execute an application supplied as one or more files of ...