Java

🆕AI Tool to Select the Best Images: Directory Crop 1.0ß

AI generated images are often bad, sometimes partially bad/good and a few times good. That’s why people don’t generate one image but multiple images. Then they have the task to select the best images. That where Directory Crop will help. You can easily delete bad files with right click or delete key, or select the part of the image you want to keep. It automatically goes to the next image after delete/crop. You can also navigate the images using the mouse wheel or left/right keys.

All is done to get the best of your images in a minimal time.

Applet Runner 2.6

I’ve just released Applet Runner and Applet Runner Pro version 2.5.

Applet Runner is a plugin for JetBrains IDE’s (IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio, …), Eclipse and NetBeans that allows to run applets in embedded your IDE. Applet Runner Pro offers more possibilities like running the applets in a standalone application, customizing the toolbar, define a start-up url, restrict applets to a whitelist domain or blacklist based on regular expression.

What’s new in 2.6:

  • Fixed missing YAML Viewer in bookmarks
  • Fixed typo for action: AddBookmarks -> AddBoomark
  • Removed experimental Ant Commander Pro applet link as trial was finished
  • Removed experimental JMeter applet link
  • Improved error message when file does not exist
  • Improved error message when Applet class is not found
  • Improved error message when compilation of java class failed
  • Show error message on panel when starting-up applet fails
  • Call close applet if start-up of the applet fails
  • Various small improvements and bug fixes in the application framework
Screenshot of Applet Runner running in IntelliJ IDEA

Applet Runner 2.5

Screenshot of Applet Runner running in IntelliJ IDEA

I’ve just released Applet Runner and Applet Runner Pro version 2.5.

Applet Runner is a plugin for JetBrains IDE’s (IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio, …), Eclipse and NetBeans that allows to run applets in embedded your IDE. Applet Runner Pro offers more possibilities like running the applets in a standalone application, customizing the toolbar, define a start-up url, restrict applets to a whitelist domain or blacklist based on regular expression.

What’s new in 2.5:

Many new applets in bookmarks

  • Control Dashboard: Monitor resources like website in your IDE
  • M2 Repo Cleaner: Clean old files in your maven repository
  • Screen Highlighter: Highlight part of the screen
  • Website Optimizer: Optimize your static websites
  • Tree Data Explorer: Combine XML, JSON and YAML viewer
  • Sheet Stats: Statistics of Excel files
  • Discotheek: Transform your monitor in a spotlight
  • Post On Screen: Show text with gradient color
  • Decoration: Image batch processor
  • Pastel: Simpler version of Decoration
  • Poster Font: Text to image title
  • Poster Font Light: Simpler version of Poster Font
  • VR Photo Converter: Convert VR180 photo to cross-eyed view or SBS
  • Dictaphone: Record and replay audio from your computer
  • The Desktop Watchmaker
  • Screenshot Crop

Other changes

  • Added .java to possible files that can be opened
  • Try to compile .java file if .class not found or less recent on local files
  • Compile standard project if pom.xml, build.gradle or build.xml is found
  • Moved some bookmarks to new categories: Multimedia & Developers
  • Some bug fixes and small improvements

Applet Runner Pro

  • Possibility to pass javac.release=<version> query parameter for .java URL’s
  • Option to reload applet when the local file changes (also recompile for .java)
Applet Runner (Pro) what’s new in version 2.5

🆕🆓M2 Repo Cleaner 1.0ß

Screenshot of M2 Repo Cleaner

I’ve just released a new utility for Maven Repository: M2 Repo Builder.

M2 Repo Builder is a utility that will scan your Maven repository (~/.m2/repository) and try to find old versions of libraries and old snapshots. You can then see the list and decide which files to delete. This should free up space on your hard disk.

The amount of saved space is displayed and you’re encouraged to share it with colleagues and online with #m2repocleaner.

The idea came after I added a search for old versions and snapshots in Ant Commander Pro file manager.

🆕Control Dashboard Pro 1.0ß

Screenshot of Control Dashboard Pro

I’ve just released the first version of Control Dashboard Pro.

Control Dashboard Pro is a software to monitor multiple resources like websites, file status and more. You can specify a scheduling, group multiple controls in one, get notified if a resource fails, see status history and much more.

It can also run in IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio, Eclipse and NetBeans thanks to the Applet Runner plugin.

Controls Management

https://www.japplis.com/control-dashboard/pro/

VR Photo Converter 2.0

Screenshot of VR Photo Converter

VR Photo Converter 2.0 has been released.

What’s new:

  • Added VR180 to cross view
  • Added VR180 to parallel view
  • Added resize to Instagram landscape size: 1080 x 608
  • Added resize and rotate to Instagram portrait: 1350 x 1080
  • Improved performance of removing images from the list
  • The preview image is updated when settings are updated
  • New application icon
  • New website
  • Reduced PNG size by removing the alpha channel and tweaking png settings
  • Encourage users to mention VR Photo Converter when posting the images used
  • Create output directory if it doesn’t exist
  • Upgraded from java-image-scaling 0.8.5 to 0.8.7 Snapshot (May 2022)
  • Use new application framework:
    • Main window always on top setting
    • Transparent main window setting
    • Skins (More than 20, including many dark themes)
    • Define proxy to access internet
    • Feedback form
    • New about dialog
      • See changes
      • Check for updates
      • Show licenses
      • Show system infos, including logs
    • Installers include a recent Java Runtime
    • Better installers for Windows and Mac OS X
    • Minimum Java version required is Java 11
  • Various bug fixes and small improvements
  • Above 100 photos, there is now a watermark, see pricing.

File Manager – Ant Commander Pro 4.0

Screenshot of Ant Commander Pro

After many months of development and many months in beta, I’m pleased to announce the release of the file manager Ant Commander Pro 4.0.

This is a major refactoring of Ant Commander, so here are only the main changes:

  • Based on a new application framework
    • Signed and notarized .dmg file for Mac OS X
    • Install via Homebrew
    • Signed executable than include the Java runtime
    • New about dialog with more information (changes, licenses, system info, …)
    • More skins, including a few dark themes
    • Possibility to zoom the UI
    • Window always on top and translucent
    • Icons support HiDPI screens
  • File operations
    • Moved file operations from Apache Ant tasks to be done in Java via Apache Commons VFS API
    • Migrated from Apache Commons VFS 1 to 2.10.0-SNAPSHOT
    • Improved showing file operation(s) progress
    • Detect file conflict before executing file operation
    • Many new file operations
      • Create multiple directories
      • Duplicate file multiple times by number or by list
      • Categorize/Classify files. Move file to subdirectories based on file date or pattern
      • File statistics (size, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, CRC32)
      • Verify file checksum
      • Copy selected panel image to clipboard
      • New file from clipboard
      • New file from template
      • Open location with OS default file manager
      • Split file
      • Combine files
      • Rename extension
      • Multiple files rename (find/replace, regular expression, use file date/time, truncate, counter, change case, remove diacritics)
      • Touch files (set last modified time to now)
      • Change date and time of selected files (last modified attribute)
      • Find duplicates in directories
      • Compare directories for duplicated files
      • Diff directories
      • Git add
      • Git ignore
      • Change last modified time of file to creation time
      • Unify files timestamp to most or least recent
      • Empty file content
  • New Panels
  • Improved navigation
    • Breadcrumbs
    • History, copy path, paste path buttons on top of panel
    • Refactored Go To window
    • Alt+single click to go through directories
    • Navigate from the search field
    • Navigate to other file from text editor
  • Improved search field
    • Search sub-directories
    • Search compressed files
    • Search by regular expression, date, time ago, file size, file type, git status, containing text or regular expression, directory name
    • Combine criteria with & (and) and | (or) (e.g. >5kb & <5days)
    • Negate criteria with ! (e.g. !.backup)
    • Enter to execute the first file, or go to directory if it’s a directory
    • Control+Enter to select first file in its directory
    • Show progress bar for long searches with a stop button
    • Alt+A to select all viewable files
  • New icon and website

As you see, it’s indeed a big change, so go to https://www.antcommander.com to download and discover more with the screenshots and videos.

🆕Poster Font Light 1.0ß – Easily Create Beautiful Titles

Screenshot of Poster Font Light

I’ve released the first version of Poster Font Light.

Poster Font Light will transform simple text to a beautiful template thanks to one of it’s effect template. It has more than 100 templates to choose from. Unlike with Poster Font, it won’t be possible to edit the template or to provide multiple text for batch processing. The advantage being that it’s easier to use and the application can be used to leave some text on your screen by using the options show always on top, hide toolbar and hide menu.

Poster Font Light will allow you to create 30 free titles per month, you can download it for Windows, Mac and Linux at https://www.japplis.com/poster-font/light/.

🆓Open Source Java Office Suite – Joeffice alpha 2

Screenshot of Joeffice

After 10 years, a new version of Joeffice, an open-source office suite written in Java has released a new version alpha 2.

What’s new:

  • Moved to GitHub
  • Updated NetBeans Platform application framework
  • Easier to integrate with other Java software
  • Many bug fixes and rendering improvements
  • New website www.joeffice.com
  • Dark mode with FlatLaF
  • Signed installers for Windows and Mac
  • Updated Apache POI library
Joeffice in Dark Mode