Converting XAP to JAR
A .XAP file and a .JAR file hold different kinds of data, so there is no direct way to turn one into the other.
A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.
About these formats
.XAP
Silverlight / Windows Phone Application Package
A XAP file (pronounced "zap") is an old Microsoft application package for Silverlight web apps or Windows Phone 7/8 apps. You cannot run it today - Silverlight reached end of support on…
Open .XAP details →
.JAR
Java Archive
A JAR file is a Java Archive - a ZIP bundle of compiled Java bytecode (.class files), resources, and a manifest. To run an executable JAR you need Java installed (OpenJDK/Temurin is free),…
Open .JAR details →
