Difference Between Applet and Application
Applet:
Applets are small java programs that are primarily used in Internet computing. It can be transported over the internet from one computer to another and run using the Applet Viewer or any web browser.
Application:
Applications are stand-alone programs that are full-featured. It can read from or write to the files on the local computer. It also can communicate with other servers on the network.
Applet vs Application:
| 1. Applets are small Java programs that are not full-featured. | 1. Applications are stand-alone programs that are full-featured. |
| 2. Applet don't use the main() method for initiating the execution of the code. | 2. Application use the main() method for initiating the execution of the code. |
| 3. Applets can't read from or write to the files on the local computer. | 3. An application can read from or write to the files on the local computer. |
| 4. In applet, It requires Graphical User Interface (GUI). | 4. In application, It doesn't require Graphical User Interface (GUI). |
| 5. Applets can't communicate with other servers on the network. | 5. The application can communicate with other servers on the network. |
| 6. In applet, It only requires web-browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox , etc for execution | 6. In application, It requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for execution. |
| 7. It requires less security because applications are trusted programs. | 7. It requires high security because applets are untrusted programs. |