Setting Java Swing application name on Mac

On Mac 10.7.5, programatically setting the property will work with with Java 1.6 but not with Java 1.7.

You should do the following during app initialization, before GUI is built:

// take the menu bar off the jframe
System.setProperty("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar", "true");

// set the name of the application menu item
System.setProperty("com.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name", "AppName");

// set the look and feel
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());

UPDATE. Above code works in Java 1.5, this code may not work in 1.6

For new java see documentation:

1. Either use -Xdock:name command-line property: -Xdock:name=YourAppName
2. Or set CFBundleName in information property list file (plist)