PackJacket

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Written in Java		Operating system Cross-platform

Developer(s) Amandeep Grewal, Manodasan Wignarajah Initial release August 3, 2008 (2008-08-03) Stable release 0.4.2 / August 6, 2009; 7 years ago (2009-08-06) Type Software development tools

PackJacket is an open source application to create cross-platform Java installers. The installer generated can be a JAR or an EXE.

PackJacket takes care of the XML code, compiling to Java, and wrapping into an EXE for faster and simpler generation of installers.

PackJacket is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

General

Cross-platform GUI - Confirmed to work on Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Ubuntu

Save configurations

Create XML, JAR, EXE installers

Open-source - Licensed under GPL

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

General information (i.e. name, description, 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

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