JSmooth

JSmooth is a software solution especially created to help you pack Java applications into standard Windows launchers for easier deployment.

JSmooth displays a user-friendly interface which is designed to make the entire packing process as simple and straightforward as possible. It’s structured into multiple sections that allow you to insert all the files and data that are needed.

With this utility you can customize the EXE wrapper even if you’re not that experienced with this sort of application. That’s because every single element that has an influence over the final project is explained through the use help balloons.

JSmooth offers a helping hand from the first stages of the packing process. It provides a number of templates, named skeletons, that have a specific behavior when they are launched. You can choose from ‘WinService’, ‘Autodownload’, ‘Console’, ‘Windowed’ and ‘Custom Web Download’ wrappers which poses different ways in dealing with the absence of a JRE installation.

Moreover, JSmooth implements a feature that allows the newly created installer to automatically detect the Java Virtual Machine that is installed on the target computer and if it is not present, it can offer to install it or suggest a location from where you can obtain it.

Until you get to actually create the Windows EXE file, JSmooth allows you to perform a great deal of configuration. You are able to set service and display names, add log files, choose the location for the executable binary and icon. It’s also possible to edit the Main Class, specify default parameters for the application and embed a JAR file.

The parameters that are passed to the JVM can also be configured. Maximum memory and initial allocation for it can be set along with Java properties.

To sum things up, JSmooth is a tool that any developer can use to create EXE files in order to deploy Java applications in a more efficient way.