NetBeans IDE Releases
Information about recent and upcoming NetBeans IDE releases,
including release notes and system requirements, detailed installation
instructions, and download links for each version.
See also:
Release 7.1
NetBeans IDE 7.1
introduces support for JavaFX 2.0 by enabling the full
compile/debug/profile development cycle for JavaFX 2.0 applications.
The release also provides significant Swing GUI Builder enhancements,
CSS3 support, and tools for visual debugging of Swing and JavaFX user
interfaces.
Additional highlights include Git support integrated into the IDE, new
PHP debugging features, JavaEE improvements and more.
NetBeans IDE 7.1 was released January 5, 2012.
Release 7.0
NetBeans IDE 7.0 introduces language support for development to the
Java SE 7 specification with the JDK 7 language features. The
release also
provides enhanced integration with the Oracle
WebLogic server, as well as support for Oracle Database and
GlassFish 3.1. Additional highlights include Maven 3 and HTML5 editing
support; a new GridBagLayout designer for improved
Swing GUI development; enhanced support for executing and debugging
standalone
Java EE applications; enhancements to the Java editor,
and more.
NetBeans IDE 7.0 was released April 20, 2011.
NetBeans IDE 7.0.1 update
was released August 1, 2011, with full JDK 7 support, and performance
and patch updates.
Release 6.9
NetBeans IDE 6.9 introduces the JavaFX Composer, a visual layout
tool for visually building JavaFX GUI applications, similar to the
Swing GUI builder for Java SE applications. Additional highlights
include OSGi interoperability for NetBeans Platform applications;
support for JavaFX SDK 1.3, PHP Zend framework, and Ruby on Rails 3.0;
as well as improvements to the Java Editor, Java Debugger, issue
tracking, and more. NetBeans IDE 6.9 requires JDK 6 or better.
NetBeans IDE 6.9 was released June 15, 2010.
NetBeans IDE 6.9.1 update
was released August 4, 2010, with support for JavaFX 1.3.1, and
performance and patch updates.
Release 6.8
NetBeans IDE 6.8 is the first IDE to provide complete support of
Java EE 6 and the GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 platform. We also
improved the JIRA and chat integration for Kenai.com hosted projects,
and the support for C/C++ profiling, PHP 5.3 and the PHP Symfony
framework, and for JavaFX projects.
NetBeans IDE 6.8 was released
December 10, 2009.
Release 6.7
NetBeans IDE 6.7 introduces integration with Project Kenai, native
support for Maven; GlassFish and Hudson integrations; and enhancements
to Java, PHP, Groovy and C/C++, support for JavaScript 1.7, Ruby Remote
Debugging, and integration of the Java ME SDK 3.0.
NetBeans IDE 6.7 was released June 1, 2009.
NetBeans 6.7.1 update was
released July 27, 2009, with support for JavaFX 1.2, a GlassFish v3
Prelude upgrade, and performance enhancements in the Java editor and
project scanning areas.
Release 6.5
NetBeans IDE 6.5 provides improved PHP, JavaScript, JavaFX and
Groovy support, a new IDE-wide QuickSearch shortcut, and automatic
Compile on Save.
NetBeans IDE 6.5 was released in November 2008.
NetBeans 6.5.1 update was a
bug fix release that included patches and
bug fixes for JDK6 Update 12 and others issues. NetBeans IDE 6.5.1 also
supported Glassfish v2.1. It was released March 16, 2009.
Release 6.1
NetBeans IDE 6.1 provides improved performance, and several new
features and enhancements such as rich JavaScript editing, Spring
framework support and tighter MySQL integration.
NetBeans IDE 6.1 was released in April 2008.
Release 6.0
NetBeans IDE 6.0 focuses on improved developer productivity with a
smarter, faster editor, Ruby support, and the integration of all
NetBeans products into one IDE.
NetBeans IDE 6.0 was released in December 2007.
Older Releases
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