JXplorer is written in Java and is platform independent, configurable, and has been translated into a number of languages.

In total, as of 2018, JXplorer has been downloaded over 2 million times from SourceForge[4] and is bundled with several Linux distributions.

Several common Linux distributions include JXplorer Software for LDAP server administration.

The software also runs on BSD-variants, AIX, HP-UX, OS X, Solaris, Windows (2000, XP) and z/OS.

Key features are: The primary authors and maintainers are Chris Betts and Trudi Ersvaer, originally both working in the CA (then Computer Associates) eTrust Directory (now CA Directory) software lab in Melbourne, Australia.