# JavaFX 8 - building an EXE and installer?

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/javafx-8-building-an-exe-and-installer/10540>\
**Category:** Help/Discuss\
**Created:** [July 10, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/javafx-8-building-an-exe-and-installer/10540 "2015-07-10T14:59:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![purringpigeon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/purringpigeon/32/2545_2.png) [@purringpigeon](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/purringpigeon)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/javafx-8-building-an-exe-and-installer/10540/1 "2015-07-10T14:59:38Z")

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Hello,

I am looking to manage a complex enterprise application which will be a desktop application, based on Java FX. I am unsure the best way to build the multi module application.

I can use ANT with E(fx)clipse which works well, however I would like to cleaner way to mange this. Was hoping to see if anyone has used Gradle to handle this type of build, and what the best way to jump in would be? I am currently using a Maven Structure - which doesn’t seem to work with the basic E(fx)clipse structure.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![luke\_daley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/luke_daley/32/9890_2.png) [@luke\_daley](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/luke_daley)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/javafx-8-building-an-exe-and-installer/10540/2 "2015-07-13T03:30:50Z")

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I haven’t tried it personally, but reportedly this plugin is very good: [https://bitbucket.org/shemnon/javafx-gradle](https://bitbucket.org/shemnon/javafx-gradle)