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NetBeans

Quickly and easily develop desktop, mobile and web applications with Java, JavaScript, HTML5, PHP, C/C++ and more.

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Overview

Apache NetBeans is an integrated development environment for Java. NetBeans allows applications to be developed from a set of modular software components called modules. NetBeans runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Solaris. In addition to Java development, it has extensions for other languages like PHP, C, C++, HTML5, and JavaScript.

✨ Key Features

  • Visual debugger
  • Code editor with syntax highlighting and smart code completion
  • GUI builder
  • Project management
  • Support for multiple languages

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Excellent support for Java out-of-the-box
  • User-friendly GUI builder
  • Strong support for PHP and C/C++

Unique Value: A free and open-source IDE that provides a great out-of-the-box experience for Java and PHP development.

🎯 Use Cases (3)

Java desktop application development Web development with Java, PHP, and JavaScript C/C++ development

✅ Best For

  • Developing Java applications with Swing
  • PHP web development

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Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Developers looking for a very lightweight and fast editor
  • Projects requiring the latest and most advanced framework support

🏆 Alternatives

Eclipse IntelliJ IDEA Visual Studio Code

Often considered more user-friendly and with a better out-of-the-box experience than Eclipse, but with a smaller plugin ecosystem. It is a heavier IDE compared to VS Code.

💻 Platforms

Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux)

✅ Offline Mode Available

🔌 Integrations

Maven Gradle Git Mercurial Subversion

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: Completely free and open-source.

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