NetBeans is a cross-platform IDE written in Java. It supports development in Java, and support for other languages can be added. The whole IDE is built around a core framework with APIs, and features are implemented in the form of plugin modules. This clean, modular architecture makes NetBeans a good platform for building development tools and custom IDEs.
| Tags | Text Editors Integrated Development Environments (IDE) |
|---|---|
| Licenses | SUN Public |
Recent releases


Release Notes: This release brings JavaFX 2.0.2 SDK support, a batch refactoring tool for bulk changes in Java Editor, a new UI Debugger for JavaFX and Swing, support for GlassFish 3.1.1 and WebLogic 12c, improved support for CDI, EJB, JSF, Spring, Web Services, several Subversion and Mercurial enhancements and bundled Git support, and Maven and PHP enhancements.


Release Notes: Support for Java JDK 7 was added, and support for Oracle DB. MySQL, Java EE, PHP, and various Web languages was improved. Many other enhancements were made. General quality and performance improvements were made.


Release Notes: This release offers a new GUI builder (Matisse), support for JBoss and WebLogic, improved code completion, new refactorings, and better integration of debugging and CVS.


No changes have been submitted for this release.


Release Notes: This release supports drag and drop of windows and the replacement of workspaces with task-related windows. Native look and feels are now used for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The property sheet was redesigned and code folding, marking of overriding methods, a To Do window, and automatic insertion of closing bracket, quotes, and parentheses were implemented. Servlet 2.4, JSP 2.0, and Tomcat 5 are now supported. The recommended version of JDK is now 1.4.2. JUnit test creation is supported (Junit 3.8.1).
Recent comments
22 Jun 2000 21:22
Netbeans goes open source
Sun has open sourced Netbeans. It is now a community-based project operating out of the netbeans.org domain. The license is SPL which is MPL rebranded with Sun's name instead of Mozilla. Now we get to peek inside at the IDE and improve it. hehehehe.