How Can I change the title of my java app on the osx menubar?

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I want to change the title of my java app on the osx menubar from the class name. I've tried putting this at the top of my main method but it does not work.

System.setProperty("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar", "true");
System.setProperty("apple.awt.application.name", "app name");
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());

Do I need a special library or something?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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What you are doing looks correct, but you need to do it before any of your UI/window is created or AWT classes are loaded.

See this post: https://stackoverflow.com/a/33489386/1270000

Edit: note that behavior may be different when running your code in an IDE. So compile your code and test it rather than running directly from your IDE.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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answered May 05 '16 at 03:45

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I am running it as a jar and I put those lines at the very beginning of my main method. – user2992757 May 05 '16 at 14:27
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i see now. i should move my main method. – user2992757 May 05 '16 at 14:36

How Can I change the title of my java app on the osx menubar?

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