This is a passion project of mine to make it easier to deploy Java desktop apps. I'm very happy with the result, as IMO, the process is orders of magnitudes simpler than what we had before. Some features include:

- Native installers for Mac, Windows, and Linux

- Build native bundles for all platforms from any platform (e.g. You don't need Mac to make a Mac app. You don't need Windows to make a Windows app, etc..)

- Auto updates. Your users automatically get the latest version on each launch

- Small installer bundle size (3mb compressed)

- No need to futz with Mac codesigning/notarization

- Instant download page so your users can download your app as soon as its published.

- Free, open source

Please take it for a spin, and let me know what you think.

victor106

This looks very cool.

What Java framework(Swing, FX etc) would you recommend for a desktop Java app?

tannhaeuser

FWIW, there's JetBrains's JetBrainsRuntime project [1] containing Swing patches for eg HiDPI support and other things. Haven't worked with it, nor do I have a stake in it; just mentioning it because JetBrain are one of the few companies delivering kick-ass, commercially successful, mainstream desktop software using Java/Swing today.

[1]: https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsRuntime