# Features

The icon for each feature shows whether it is to be fully, partially, or not, installed. To change its state, right-click the feature and select from the context menu.

The features you can choose are:

- Server
- Windows® Client
- Java™ Messaging
- Development Toolkit

Here are details of each of them:

Server
  The standalone WebSphere® MQ product, allowing you to run queue managers on your computer and connect to other computers over a network. You can also install the Server File Transfer sub-feature, the Server version of the File Transfer Application, if you install the Server feature.
MQ Explorer
  The WebSphere MQ Explorer is the graphical user interface for WebSphere MQ. This feature requires that you have already installed the IBM® WebSphere Eclipse Platform. If you have not installed the IBM WebSphere Eclipse Platform, return to the Software Prerequisites page of the launchpad now to install it.
Windows Client
  The WebSphere MQ Client is a small subset of MQ, without a queue manager, that uses the queue manager and queues on other (server) computers. It can only be used when the computer it is on is connected to another computer running a full server version of WebSphere MQ. The client and the server can be on the same computer if required. You can also install the Client File Transfer sub-feature, the Client version of the File Transfer Application, if you install the Client feature.
Java Messaging
  The files needed for messaging using Java (includes Java Message Service support).
Development Toolkit
  This feature includes sample source files, and the bindings (files .H, .LIB, .DLL, and so on), that you will need if you are going to develop applications to run on WebSphere MQ. Bindings and samples are provided for the following languages: C, C++, Visual Basic, ActiveX, Cobol, DCE, PL/1. Samples are provided for: MTS, MQSC.

Parent topic: Installation Choices