PackJacket is designed to be an easy to use GUI frontend to the IzPack project. It is built with Java Swing and enables you to create an installer for your application.
The installers created by this program are cross-platform and multi-language. You can use PackJacket to create installers to fit your needs.
Here are some key features of "PackJacket":
General:
· Cross-platform GUI - Confirmed to work on Windows Vista and Ubuntu
· Save configurations
· Create XML, JAR, EXE installers
· Open-source - Licensed under GPL
Add to Installer:
· General information (i.e. name, version, website)
· Authors of application
· License and info panels in text or html form
· Dimensions of the installer
· Languages installer will be available in
· Assortment of common panels
· Windows/Unix shortcuts
· Change Look and Feel depending on the user's operating system
· Header text and images on installer
· Step Counter (e.g. Step 3 of 7) in form of text or progress bar
· Logo on language selection screen
· Image on side of installer
· Installer can be split up
· Packs, more below
· User Input to get some input from the user
· Running processes
Packs:
· General information (i.e. name, desription, mandatory, pre-selected)
· Icon
· What packs it depends on
· What operating system to install on
· Add files, directories
· Rename a file once installed
· What operating system to install the file on
· Parents of packs
· Make any file executable
Requirements:
· Java
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Another bugfix version of Packjacket has been released. It fixes a bug that many people had where the calculated memory value was incorrect, so now it is tested before being used.