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Good evening!

I want to create a program in NetBeans which I can pin to my taskbar without detours. I just want to pull the program in my taskbar, but if I just build the project it isn't possible. Can someone tell me, what I have to add to my code or what do I have to click in NetBeans to be able to do this?

Thanks!

Der Antichrist
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  • Possible duplicate of [What's the best way to distribute Java applications?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/80105/whats-the-best-way-to-distribute-java-applications) – Todd Sewell Jun 16 '18 at 18:11

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If you want to run your code without using IDE, you can use the command prompt to do this, or you can make an .exe file of your code, so you can run it as a windows application (with the double-click). Here is the name of some programs that convert java file to .exe file:

JSmooth - JarToExe - Executor - Advanced Installer - Launch4j - Install4j Hope this help.

M.Barandov
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  • I didn't think about an .exe file, but it's a nice idea. I'll look at this, thanks! – Der Antichrist Jun 16 '18 at 18:27
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    Here's a step by step tutorial on how to do it with Advanced Installer, there's also a video at the end: https://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-guide/tutorial-java.html – Bogdan Mitrache Jun 18 '18 at 08:29
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You can even build the project as a standalone .jar file, and then simply create a shortcut to the file and pin it to your taskbar that way.

I haven't used NetBeans in ages, but in eclipse it's under the export menu.