Java Launcher for Windows
By admin on Jun 16, 2009 in Java, open source
WinRun4j is a java launcher for windows. It is an alternative to javaw.exe and provides the following benefits:
- Uses an INI file for specifying classpath, main class, vm args, program args.
- Custom executable name that appears in task manager.
- Additional JVM args for more flexible memory use.
- Built-in icon replacer for custom icon.
- Pre-JVM splash screen with auto-hide.
- DDE implementation for file assocations.
- Windows NT Service wrapper.
- Windows EventLog API
- Console version
- JNI library for INI access, splash screen, logger, registry, shell.
- Support for 64-bit JVM.
- Supports embedding (inside the executable) the INI file.
- Supports embedding a splash image.
- Supports embedding JAR files. These will be included in the classpath (without extraction).
