File Extension/JAD
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .JAD

File description

JAD file format is used to define JAVA ME applications which are compiled as JAR files. JAD file format is generally used to package those JAVA games or applications which are developed for mobile JAVA devices like mobile phones.

These files are categorized as descriptor files and are used to describe MIDlet. MIDlet is a type of JAVA application which uses MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) for JAVA ME environment. Generally these MIDlet applications are mostly mobile games which are developed on JAVA environment. JAD file is used to deploy MIDlet application. JAD file is downloaded by the user to install MIDlet.

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .JAD file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .JAD extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .JAD file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .JAD file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
Misc Files
Developer
Oracle
Popularity
StarStarStar
Last updated
July 21, 2014
File name: Java Application Descriptor File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Eclipse Eclipse
JADMaker JADMaker
JAR/JAD to APK Online Converter JAR/JAD to APK Online Converter
Remember!
The .JAD file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .JAD extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .JAD file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .JAD file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .JAD file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .JAD file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .JAD file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .JAD file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.