InstallFX
Install builder for live dotFX applications.
InstallFX allows developers of Java or JavaFX Script applications to create installer applications. The installer allows applications to be wrapped with the dotFX technology and any dependencies on the Java Virtual Machine. After install the end user of the software application gets all the benefits of a dotFX technology.
The InstallFX Tool
Developers using dotFX technology have the luxury of building their "write once run anywhere" applications without having to consider how they are started. Once installed on the server the applications can be started via an fx:// link or by wrapping that same link in a dotFX wrapper. InstallFX is the tool that wraps applications written in Java or JavaFX script.
Flexible
InstallFX supports customized installer branding and skinning, and allows customized background imaging. InstallFX like legacy install applications allows ReadMe and License files to be added. Platform specific icons can be specified or automatically generated from standard bitmap images like PNG or JPEG. Installers can be made in two basic forms; full installers and mini installers. Full installers include all application parts and all dependencies for Java or JavaFX applications. Mini-installers are smaller to download initially but automatically install, retrieve and install any required framework or Java components as the application runs.
Ease of Development and Scale
Development is easy. Build the installers once and output for the target install operating systems. These installers are now good for as long as the fx:// URI does not change. The applications will be instantly up to date even years later. Client applications from from a desktop icon, or from an fx:// link are always up-to-date thanks to dotFX. Now the installer does not need to be re-generated or coupled to the application release cycle. Windows and OS X installers can be made from just one platform, using either one.
Key features
Built for Java
InstallFX was designed from the ground up to deliver Rich Internet Applications written in Java or JavaFX Script.
Build once
Click on the link opposite and run instantly the InstallFX application. From any platform you can generate for all platforms once. The installer need not be re-built and is not tied to the application release cycle.
Cross Platform
Completely cross platform based on only the dependency of the dotFX server.
Customizable
Allows branding, imagery, icons, custom ReadMe, License files and EULA etc.
Seamless
Along with ClientFX the server allows seamless integration with the existing web world and bridges the gap to this world better than traditional installers.
Client power
dotFX enables the power of the client, delivering code to the desktop. Client richness and intimacy is mirrored with scale on the server. Only necessary load is put on the server, and the client does the heavy lifting. IT sees scale and lower costs for cpu and bandwidth and the end user gets a better experience.
Other features
- Click to run.
- Enabled full client software distribution.
- Clients are always up to date.
- Has a coherent security model.
- NO Trust/No Trust message at startup.
- Full client admin interface.
- High reliability and security - it's Java !
Purchase
dotFX products (including servers) are available for free download for the Beta release period. Users wishing to have commercial support or release supported product on the dotFX Beta release should contact dotFX directly and we can support you.
Upgrades
ClientFX 1.2.3 release
ServerFX 1.2.3 release
InstallFX User Poster
Complete instructions for installers with InstallFX. Everything you need in one handy poster.
Download PDF
Server Compatibility Test
Our Server compatibility matrix. Which servers support InstallFX targets.
