IBM User Guide for Java V7 on Windows > Developing Java applications

Plug-in, Applet Viewer and Web Start

The Javaâ„¢ plug-in is used to run Java applications in the browser. The appletviewer is used to test applications designed to be run in a browser. Java Web Start is used to deploy desktop Java applications over a network, and provides a mechanism for keeping them up-to-date.

• Using the Java plug-in
  The Java plug-in is a web browser plug-in. You use the Java plug-in to run applets in the browser.
• Working with applets
  With the Applet Viewer, you can run one or more applets that are called by reference in a Web page (HTML file) by using the <APPLET> tag. The Applet Viewer finds the <APPLET> tags in the HTML file and runs the applets, in separate windows, as specified by the tags.
• Using Web Start
  Java Web Start is used for Java application deployment.
• Distributing Java applications
  Java applications typically consist of class, resource, and data files.

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