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It should be possible to associate NetBeans with specific file extensions/mime types so that invoking such files in OS-specific way would open them in the NetBeans IDE. Most other IDEs provide such functionality and many users are expecting it. I think it could be also very useful for the NetBeans Platform. This issue was filed as a part of an effort to improve the user experience when editing files that do not belong to any project, see issue 135222