The powerful multi-platform Java installer builder for Mac

install4j for Mac

install4j for Mac

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  • Latest Version

    install4j 10.0.8 LATEST

  • Review by

    Daniel Leblanc

  • Operating System

    macOS 10.12 Sierra or later

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    ej-technologies GmbH / External Link

  • Filename

    install4j_macos_10_0_8.dmg

  • MD5 Checksum

    84041f0cf41107b56809b47bb8fb33ed

install4j for Mac is a powerful multi-platform Java installer builder that generates native installers and application launchers for Java applications. Some installer builders require that you first become an expert in building installers. Not so with the app, where all configuration steps are intuitive and self-explanatory.

The install4j IDE for macOS guides you naturally through the process of gathering the 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.

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 the IDE, your installers will look beautiful and feel natural to users on all platforms.

With the app, you can configure the screen flow for the installer and uninstaller it in any way you like. It 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 for Mac a visual programming system far more powerful than traditional installer builders.

It 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, It supports the creation of custom installer applications that are packaged with your application.

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

Note: 90 days trial version.

Also Available: Download install4j for Windows

What's new in this version:

New features:
- Support recommended and suggested dependencies for .deb media files with * and ? suffixes in the list of dependencies
- "Register Add/Remove item" action: The action can now be run in unelevated mode to create entries for the current user

Fixed:
- Regression in 10.0: When XML actions modified documents, they removed the prefixes of namespaced elements
- Regression in 10.0: The "Help customizer script" of the installer was broken.
- Regression in 10.0: Running the installer with -help did not use the configured look and feel for the help window
- "Run executable or batch file" action: When "Show console window" property was selected, batch files were not executed and an error message was displayed instead for modern JVMs
- "Add VM options" action: Variables in the "VM options" property were not replaced
- "Modify classpath" action: Variables in the "Classpath entries" property were not replaced
- "Fix line feeds" action: The file chooser only allowed to select files and not directories for the "Text files" property
- Fixed an exception in the script editor with Zulu 8 JDKs on macOS
- For modern JREs, the Javadoc for install4j API classes could not be displayed in the script editor
- Fixed several issues with property value changes in the IDE not being saved
- Fixed mistakes in the Italian localization
- When removing an RPM archive created with install4j, empty directories were not removed on newer Linux systems
- The language selection dialog was not wide enough for very large font sizes
- Directory chooser dialog on Linux: For large font sizes, the layout was not correct and the cancel button was not localized.
- When bundling a JRE on Linux, the temporary directory in the working directory was not deleted under some circumstances
- Using ~ in redirection files for the home directory did not work on Linux/Unix