Download NetBeans IDE 7.0

Earlier this week, version 7.0 of NetBeans IDE was released. This development environment written in Java is intended for writing, compiling, debugging and implementing programs. It offers support for various programming languages, such as Java, C++ and PHP. Using Netbeans IDE requires an installation of Sun’s Java SE Development Kit 6.0 update 24 or later. The development environment is run under a double license release, which is a combination of cddl 1 and gpl 2. Below you will find the changes that have been made in this release:

NetBeans IDE 7.0 features the following changes:

• Introduction of JDK 7 support including editor enhancements (syntax, hints)
• Revamped support for WebLogic Application Server and GlassFish 3.1
• Oracle Database improvements
• HTML5 editing support
• Maven 3 is supported and bundled with the IDE
• Improved support for CDI, REST services, Java Persistence, and Bean Validation
• PHP Rename Refactoring
• Line wrapping
• Improved detection of external changes (native file system listening)
• Updates to the C/C++ support (remote file system browsing, library projects running/debugging, enhanced templates/specializations)
• Support for Git 1.7.х
• Additional enhancements are listed at the NetBeans IDE 7.0 New and Noteworthy page

For more about this release, see the NetBeans IDE 7.0 Release Information page.