AutoRad
Automated Release and Distribution system for Java. [Open Source, GPL]
url: www.gjt.org/info/design/autorad.shtml
CPacker
A software tool to automatically build minimum JARs for running a given class. [Open Source, GPL]
url: space.tin.it/computer/csadun/software/cpacker/
Duckware: Java Tools
Includes Java2exe to package all program resources into single executable and MakeInstall to support install/uninstall. Also includes obfuscator. [Shareware]
url: www.duckware.com/products/javatools.html
Fastjar
A 'jar' utility with additional features, written in C. [Open Source, GPL]
url: fastjar.sourceforge.net/
FiJI
Free Java Installer. [Open Source, GPL]
url: www.sdv.fr/pages/casa/html/fiji.en.html
FreeInstaller
A software installer that can install Java and non-Java files from a self-extracting archive. [Open Source]
url: www.xenonsoft.demon.co.uk/products/freeinstaller/i...
InstallWiz Professional Edition
Fully customisable Java installation software generator; can create native installers for Windows and Linux. [Freeware]
url: www.psychoticsoftware.com/Products/InstallWizPro/
IzPack
Java installer generator. [Open Source, GPL]
url: www.izforge.com/izpack/
Jarpend Project
Provide tools relative to dependency checking for Java. [OpenSource, BSD]
url: jarpend.sourceforge.net
Java Cannery
Utility for packaging Java projects into distributable form. It finds all dependencies and generates a JAR file. [Open Source, GPL]
url: kevinkelley.mystarband.net/java/cannery.html
JDeploy
Creates a JAR file with all and only the Java classes required by a given main class. [Freeware]
url: www.tiobe.com/jdeploy.htm
JExpress
Creates Java installations. Install from the web. Customize with Java. Ship the exact classes need and check updates. By DeNova, Inc. [Commercial]
url: www.denova.com/
Roxes Ant Tasks
This collections contains several ANT tasks for simplifying application deployment. [Open Source, GPL]
url: www.roxes.com/produkte/rat.html
ToolShed Java Installer
A simple pure-Java installer. [Open Source, GPL]
url: www.toolshed.com/downloads.html
Unity
Distills an entire application, including resources such as images, into one class file. Reduces download time and CLASSPATH problems. [Freeware]
url: www.psychoticsoftware.com/Products/Unity/
VAInstall
Multi-platform installer written in Java. [GPL]
url: vainstall.sourceforge.net/
Zero G Software
Creator of InstallAnywhere, a Java multi-platform deployment tool for building installers that can install software on virtually any platform. [commercial]
url: www.ZeroG.com/