How to open Javadoc JAR file in web browser Rename the file bootique-test-3.0.M1-javadoc.jar to bootique-test-3.0.M1-javadoc.zip Use your favourite unzip tool (WinRAR / WinZIP) to extract it, now you have a folder bootique-test-3.0.M1-javadoc Double click index.html will open the index page on your default web browser. How to generate Javadoc from a source JAR? Running the command javadoc: javadoc --ignore-source-errors -encoding UTF-8 -sourcepath "bootique-test-3.0.M1-sources.jar" -d "bootique-test-3.0.M1-javadoc" -subpackages