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JAR files are like EXE files, except that they need a Java framework to run. Imagine them as EXE files on Windows, which you can double-click to launch the program. When you run an EXE file, it ...
Java Network Launch Protocol (JNLP) files are used to launch applications from a hosted web server on a remote desktop client. Software such as Java Plug-in and Java Web Start programs use JNLP ...
and I love the open source Adoptium Temurin edition from Eclipse, but Oracle is the steward of the platform, so downloading and installing the OpenJDK from them at jdk.java.net is always a safe bet.