.JAR file extension

How to open file with .JAR extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.JAR is the file extension developed by Oracle Corporation for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .JAR extension belong to the "Archive Files " category. The full name of this type of files is Compressed Archive Package For Java Classes And Data. Files with the .JAR extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .JAR extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Compressed Archive Package For Java Classes And Data

Ads OS Software
WINDOWS
ALZip ALZip
Eclipse Eclipse
Java Java
Java Development Kit (JDK) Java Development Kit (JDK)
7-zip 7-zip
JAR/JAD to APK Online Converter JAR/JAD to APK Online Converter
IZArc IZArc
WinRAR WinRAR
ZipZag ZipZag
WinZip WinZip
ICEOWS ICEOWS
MAC WinZip Mac Edition WinZip Mac Edition

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .JAR extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .JAR extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .JAR extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.