JSmooth

JSmooth is a Java Executable Wrapper. It creates native Windows launchers (standard .exe) for your java applications. It makes java deployment much smoother and user-friendly, as it is able to find any installed Java VM by itself. When no VM is available, the wrapper can automatically download and install a suitable JVM, or simply display a message or redirect the user to a web site. JSmooth provides a variety of wrappers for your java application, each of them having their own behaviour: Choose your flavour! Features Smooth User Experience * Your users see and use a standard windows Exe binary. No more technical explanation on .jar, on javaw association, etc. * Several GUI, console, and Windows Service wrappers are available! * The JSmooth EXE launchers are SMART: They know how to swiftly search for any Java Environement installed on a computer, and determine which best suits the requirements of your application. If no VM is found, it`s OK as well, your end-users are in good hands with jsmooth: the wrappers can redirect them to a web PaGE, or even better, they can propose the user to automatically download and install a Java Environment. Flexible automatic Java VM detection * Detects the location of any Sun JVM installed. The wrappers use several strategies to Detect all the JVM available on a computer, using windows registry, Environment Variables, windows path. * Detects and uses Microsoft`s JView (for 1.0 and 1.1 Java applications), if available. * The JVM search sequence is fully customizable using the GUI. You can force the executable to search in the path first, and in the registry last, or in JAVA_HOME first. We have all the flavours! * Sometimes it`s more convenient to bundle a JRE with your application. JSmooth can deal with that too, you just need to define in which folder the JRE is expected. It falls back nicely to a standard JVM search if the JRE is not where it should be.