Welcome to the Community page with free Azul builds of IcedTeaWeb. IcedTeaWeb is an Open Source implementation of JSR-56 that is better known as Java Web Start. By downloading or choosing to update products from this page, you agree to the Terms of Use. 

Installation Instructions

Windows

From MSI installer:

1. 1. Double-click on *.msi installer.
   2. Accept terms of End-User License Agreement.
   3. Choose installation folder (C:\Program Files\IcedTeaWeb\WebStart\ by default).
   4. Allow the installer to write to disk.

From zip-archive: unzip the archive to a reasonable location on your target system.

Linux

Unzip the archive to a reasonable location on your target system.

Portable

Portable scripts can be run on any supported OS (Win, Linux, macOS).

To install portable scripts/binaries, unzip the archive to a reasonable location on your target system.

Usage Instructions

To run IcedTea-Web:

1. 1. Go to the <location you’ve installed IcedTeaWeb>/bin folder
   2. Set JAVA_HOME to the Zulu path (8 or 11)
   3. Start application with options required:

Windows/Linux

• • javaws <jnlp-file-url-to execute>.jnlp – executes jnlp file.
  • itweb-settings – allows to view and modify settings for javaws and the browser plugin.
  • policyeditor – allows end-users to quickly and easily view or edit the contents of their applet policy file.

macOS

• • javaws.sh – JNLP file executor.
  • itweb-settings.sh – editor for javaws and the browser plugin settings.
  • policyeditor.sh – editor for applet policy file.