Install4J - a powerful platform and compiler software installer Java, that generates native installers and application launchers for applications Java. Install4J in easy to use. Uses tight integration into the target platform, flexible management JRE and deployment options.

Exceptional ease of use
Some installer builders require that you first become an expert in building installers. Not so with install4j, where all configuration steps are intuitive and self-explanatory. The install4j IDE guides you naturally through the process of gathering required information. Building an installer that works is a matter of minutes. Nonetheless, you have a powerful arsenal of functionality at your disposal when you need it.

Beautiful installers
The installer is the first thing your users see of your application. A smooth installation experience is an important step in creating happy users and a successful product. A substandard installer, however, can ruin the initial impression that is so important for the image of a product. With install4j, your installers will look beautiful and feel natural to users on all platforms.

Rich screen & action system
With install4j, you can configure the screen flow for the installer and uninstaller in any way you like. install4j provides screens and actions for a wide variety of use cases and allows you to create your own actions directly in the install4j IDE. Actions can be attached to each screen, making install4j a visual programming system far more powerful than traditional installer builders.

Auto-updaters and custom applications
install4j offers several templates for updaters that enable you to create an auto-update solution for your application with just a few clicks. Auto-updaters are fully customizable, so they can support your special requirements for a large number of scenarios. More generally, install4j supports the creation of custom installer applications that are packaged with your application.

Simple creation of custom screens
Querying information from the user that's specific to your application does not have to be hard. Besides programming your own custom screens, install4j includes a unique concept of form screens that look good and are easy to configure. With its powerful variable system, install4j enables you to use the entered information in other screens and actions. Creating a user interface cannot get any easier than this.

Native launcher generation
install4j generates launchers for your applications that are native on every supported platform: Windows executables are compiled with our exe4j technology, state-of-the-art Unix shell scripts are created for Unix platforms and application bundles blend in seamlessly on Mac OS X. These launchers offer the most flexible JRE-detection on the market and are integrate with many other features in install4j.

Advanced JRE bundling
One of the core requirements for a Java-aware installer builder is the ability to bundle a JRE with the installer. With features like download-on demand, Pack200 compression or shared installations of JRE bundles, install4j stands out in this area as well. Pre-packaged JRE bundles can be easily downloaded from within the IDE making JRE bundling a one minute exercise.

Superb cross-platform support
Deploying an application to multiple platforms is a complex endeavor. install4j eases this burden by several orders of magnitude. You define a common installer for the entire project and specify platform-specific information in the media wizards. Even if you only require the Windows Edition at first, by choosing install4j you keep all your options open for targeting multiple platforms.

Bugs fixed:

•Regression in 6.1: "Uninstall previous installation" action: Fixed java.io.NotSerializableException
•Regression in 6.1: "Set the UNIX access mode of files and directories" action: chmod symbolic file modes were no longer supported
•Regression in 6.1: Link creation did not work correctly on Windows Vista
•Regression in 6.1: JDBC actions could not load driver classes on some systems
•Regression in 6.1: Installer could not find msvcr100.dll on some systems
•Regression in 6.1: Custom code jars that are also present in the distribution tree were included twice in archives
•Regression in 6.1: In some situations, a HTTP proxy was applied to plain sockets, not only to HTTP connections
•Fixed "Object expected" dialog box for PAC proxy detection on Windows
•JDBC actions: A variable with an empty name was set if an error occurred and the "Variable name for error messages" property was not defined
•"Password" form component: Regression in 6.1: An exception was thrown in the preview dialog.
•Changes in the "Sensitive information" check box when pre-defining installer variables were not saved when the variable was of type "Undefined"
•Windows launchers: Fixed display problem of non-ASCII error messages
•Fixed problem where AppleScript engine was not found for Oracle JREs
•Hidden variable values were logged when they were used in string properties of actions
•For pre-defined non-string variables, the hidden and response file settings were ignored

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