Extract source code from .jar file Extract source code from .jar file java java

Extract source code from .jar file


Use JD GUI. Open the application, drag and drop your JAR file into it.


You can extract a jar file with the command :

jar xf filename.jar

References : Oracle's JAR documentation


I believe this can be done very easily. You can always extract the source files (Java files) of a jar file into a zip.

Steps to get sources of a jar file as a zip :

  1. Download JAD from http://techieme.in/resources-needed/ and save it at any
    location on your system.
  2. Drag and drop the jar for which you want the sources on the JAD.3 JAD UI will open with all the package structure in a tree format.
  3. Click on File menu and select save jar sources.
  4. It will save the sources as a zip with the same name as the jar.

Hope this helps.

The link is dead due to some reason so adding the link from where you can download the JDGUI