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Viktor Kuryshev
2,021 PointsHow to make an installer for java application?
I've just finished JavaFX training. Now I have a Pomodoro app. and I want to share it with my Mam, but she is not a programmer and do not know java. How could she use my app? Jar file is not valid for this case as it requires from the user to much attention and brings a good deal of problems. For example at my Mam's computer there is WinZip that considers the Jar file to be an archeve by default. Ok I can go to my Mam and assist her with this app, but if I distiribute an app it almost every user how is not aquinted with java will have provlems(I've made a small game before and sent it to my friends - only one out of 8 could try it). So I want to create a normal installer that will make a short cut on the desktop and will start my app at clicking this short cut. Can you suggest any ways to do this as I have my app now in Intellij Idea and want to distribute to my friends so that they could use it without studiing java.