How to open Javadoc JAR file in web browser Rename the file sd-dss-5.11.1.d4j.1-javadoc.jar to sd-dss-5.11.1.d4j.1-javadoc.zip Use your favourite unzip tool (WinRAR / WinZIP) to extract it, now you have a folder sd-dss-5.11.1.d4j.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 "sd-dss-5.11.1.d4j.1-sources.jar" -d "sd-dss-5.11.1.d4j.1-javadoc" -subpackages