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A JAR file is an archive file but is more than a file compression format. Here's how to open, run, or execute JAR files.

How do you run a JAR file on Windows, Mac or Linux? Double click the JAR? Run the JAR at the command line? Several approaches will work if you have Java or the JDK installed.