What is the difference between an Applet and a Java Application?

• Applets are executed within a Java enabled browser, but a
• Java application is a standalone Java program that can be executed outside of a browser.

However, they both require the existence of a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Furthermore, a Java application requires a main method with a specific signature, in order to start its execution. Java applets don’t need such a method to start their execution. Finally, Java applets typically use a restrictive security policy, while Java applications usually use more relaxed security policies.