A mechanism for delivering full-blown Java applications from a Web server. The programs are initially downloaded using the browser but are run outside of the browser ...

Since JNLP files are simply Java Web Start files that open applications through an Internet browser, any browser that works in Windows 8.1 will open a JNLP file as long as you have Java installed.

Java applets fuelled Java’s initial growth. The ability to download code over the network and run it on a variety of desktops offering a rich user interaction proved quite compelling. However, Java’s ...