This is just to see what works and what doesn't and will use example and/or simple programs, not Pattypan. The resulting executables will be tested on a virtual machine running Windows.
# Candidates
| Solution | Result | Works? | Latest update | Size, download[/installed] | Notes |
| [[ https://github.com/sualeh/build-jpackage | build-jpackage ]] | Installer | Yes | 2020-12-05 | 47 / 123 MB | |
| [[ https://github.com/wiverson/maven-jpackage-template | maven-jpackage-template ]] | Installer | Yes | 2022-10-11 | 40 / 58 MB | |
| [[ https://github.com/dgiagio/warp#quickstart-with-java | Warp ]] | Executable | No | 2019-07-12 | 184 MB | |
| [[ https://launch4j.sourceforge.net/ | launch4j ]] | Executable | | 2022-11-13 | | Only for Windows. |
| [[ https://gluonhq.com/ | Gluon ]] | Executable | No | | | |
| 7-zip ([[ https://www.howtogeek.com/50364/convert-a-batch-bat-script-to-an-executable-exe-file/ | 1 ]], [[ https://puvox.software/blog/creating-portable-exe-or-self/ | 2 ]]) | Executable | Yes | | 34-45 MB | Only for Windows. |