Quick install JFDraw free version on your machine

  Step1: Install Java on your machine

You can download either latest JRE(Java Runtime Environment) or JDK(Java Development Kit, or J2SE) on http://java.sun.com. We recommend you to download 1.4.x or 1.5.x or even higher version of JDK or JRE.

Then install JRE or JDK on your machine.

Note: For Mac OSX users, JRE is pre-installed on your machine.

 Step2: Download JFDraw Free Version package.


Please download the latest version of JFDraw here.

 Step3: Unpack the JFDraw package.

Go to the directory where the application was downloaded, then use the unpack tools you prefer to decompress jfdraw.zip or you can type command to decompress it as below:

prompt: jar -xvf jfdraw.zip

A file list after unpacking:

• license.txt          <JFDraw license aggrement>
   
• install.txt            <Quick manual to install, in English>
   
• install_cn.txt     <Quick manual to install, in Simplified Chinese>
   
• jfdraw.jar          <JFDraw application package>
   

 Step4: Run JFDraw.


Go to the directory where the jfdraw.jar was unpacked.

Double click the application icon, or type the following at the command :

prompt: java -jar jfdraw.jar

 Step5: Run JFDraw by Java Web Start.


Also, you can run JFDraw by Java Web start if you have installed Java Web start. Java Web Start was included in latest JRE or JDK version.

Try to launch http://www.jfimagine.com/download/jfdraw.jnlp in your web browser, Java Web Start will automatically start JFDraw later.