# Export Application

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/export-application/28187>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [March 2, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/export-application/28187 "2021-03-02T16:40:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![anog\_jani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@anog\_jani](https://discourse.processing.org/u/anog_jani)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/export-application/28187/1 "2021-03-02T16:40:17Z")

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I was having trouble exporting my processing project to a .exe file, I’ve searched in many forums and videos, and I’ve asked many people and still I could not find an answer. If someone could help me, it would be greatly appreciated 😇

_(In the picture is what I get when exporting the project for windows)_

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/4/429b1b3668471b66172388f9b953dcec7889005f.png)

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**Author:** ![micuat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/micuat/32/19407_2.png) [@micuat](https://discourse.processing.org/u/micuat)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/export-application/28187/2 "2021-03-03T11:39:01Z")

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welcome to the forum! first of all what are you expecting and what is the problem? I don’t see .exe file in the list but is that the problem you’re facing? Do you get any error message when you export the application?

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**Author:** ![anog\_jani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@anog\_jani](https://discourse.processing.org/u/anog_jani)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/export-application/28187/3 "2021-03-03T17:12:12Z")

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well, I was told I should get a folder that contains something in this format

_name of the project_  
_src //some .java or .pde files_  
_lib //some libraries / .jar files_  
_data //the data folder from your sketch_  
_java //optional_  
_project.exe_

and it probably stopped somehow.  
and yes, now that you’ve mentioned it I looked in the console and it sent a really long error message  
“BUILD FAILED”  
and then a long list of “at java.(…)”  
followed with  
“Caused by:”  
and then more gibberish I can’t understand 😅

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/c/cb1af40ff643371f5124b161f1bde573295f2833.png)

hope that’s enough information, and you could help me now  
thanks in advance 🙂

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**Author:** ![micuat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/micuat/32/19407_2.png) [@micuat](https://discourse.processing.org/u/micuat)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/export-application/28187/4 "2021-03-04T11:13:27Z")

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hmm I’m not sure if this is relevant but I found an issue that if you have non ascii characters in your folders the build fails

> <https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/4736>
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> Hi,
> wnen I'm trying to export an application it doesn't create an .exe file. It creates only 6 .jar files in the...

If that’s not the case we may need to see more log that is hidden above in your screenshot.