How to open Javadoc JAR file in web browser Rename the file geode-client-bom-1.15.1-javadoc.jar to geode-client-bom-1.15.1-javadoc.zip Use your favourite unzip tool (WinRAR / WinZIP) to extract it, now you have a folder geode-client-bom-1.15.1-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 "geode-client-bom-1.15.1-sources.jar" -d "geode-client-bom-1.15.1-javadoc" -subpackages