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NetBeans IDE 6.7 Release Information

The NetBeans IDE is an award-winning integrated development environment available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris. The NetBeans project consists of an open-source IDE and an application platform that enable developers to rapidly create web, enterprise, desktop, and mobile applications using the Java platform, as well as JavaFX, PHP, JavaScript and Ajax, Ruby and Ruby on Rails, Groovy and Grails, and C/C++.

The NetBeans project is supported by a vibrant developer community and offers extensive documentation and training resources as well as a diverse selection of third-party plugins.

Release Overview

NetBeans IDE 6.7 is integrated with Project Kenai, a collaborative environment for developers to host open-source projects. With Kenai and the NetBeans IDE, a team of developers is able to create projects, check out, edit, debug, build, discuss, and commit code, all through one easy-to-use interface!

The release also builds on the success of NetBeans 6.5 with native support for Maven; GlassFish, issue tracker and Hudson integrations; and enhancements to Java, PHP, Ruby, Groovy and C/C++. Highlights of the 6.7 release include support for JavaScript 1.7, Ruby Remote Debugging, and integration of the Java ME SDK 3.0.

Get the NetBeans IDE 6.7.1

The latest available download is NetBeans IDE 6.7.1, which is an update to NetBeans IDE 6.7.

Download NetBeans IDE 6.7.1

NetBeans IDE 6.7.1 includes the following changes:

  • Support for JavaFX 1.2
  • Upgrade of GlassFish v3 Prelude to include fixes from bundle #28f
  • Integration of important bug fixes based on user feedback, especially in the Java Editor and project scanning areas

Documentation

Use the following documents to get started with NetBeans IDE 6.7.1.

Feature Highlights

Connected Developer Tools

  • Create Kenai-hosted open source projects directly within the IDE
  • Manage your Kenai project and collaborate with like-minded developers
  • File issue tracking reports using both Jira and Bugzilla
 Kenai Integration

Kenai Integration

Maven

  • Library dependency graph viewer
  • Improved code completion for Maven plugin parameters
  • Support for Java EE, Web Services creation and consumption
  • POM Editor and Navigator enhancements
 Maven Code Completion

PHP

  • PHPUnit support
  • Code coverage and Selenium support
  • SQL code completion in the PHP editor
 PHP SQL Code Completion

GlassFish

  • Glassfish v3 Prelude instance with pre-configured Derby (Java DB) integration
  • Code completion support for Glassfish v3 Prelude
  • Added Hierarchy to the Tree View in the Services Explorer
 GlassFish in Tree View

Groovy and Grails

  • Out-of-the-box support for Grails 1.1
  • Code completion
  • Disable browser opening on run and configure platforms to use with Grails projects
  • Invoke Grails command or custom script from context menu item
 Groovy Code Completion

JavaFX

  • Create, test, debug, profile, and deploy JavaFX projects
  • JavaFX editor with syntax highlighting, source navigation, code completion, code folding, javadoc pop-ups, and error detection.
  • Live preview of visual elements
  • Code snippet palette for transformations, effects and animations
 javafx video cube

Ruby and Rails

  • Remote debugging
  • Improvements to Ruby constants support
  • Run and debug actions for test cases and suites included in context menu
  • Support for Shoulda tests
 Ruby Test Cases

C/C++

  • DLight profiling tools for C++ projects (with minimal overhead!)
  • Integrated support of popular Qt library and tools
  • More refactorings and code generation in the C/C++ editor
  • Macro expansion view to analyze preprocessor output
 CC++ Qt Support

Profiler

  • Export profiling data into CSV, HTML and XML file formats
  • HeapWalker supports OQL queries to analyze the contents of the heapdump
 OQL Query Support

Debugger

  • Debugger options to customize debugging process
  • Easy viewing and setup of sources before start of debugging session
 Debugger

Java

  • Hudson services integration for Ant and Maven projects
  • Generated source roots now displayed in the Projects tab
  • Struts library migrated to version 1.3.8
 Java Generated Source

Java ME / Mobility

  • Bundled with the Java Platform Micro Edition Software Development Kit 3.0
  • Support for the Java Card Platform 3.0
  • Full support for SVG Rich Components in the Visual Mobile Designer
  • Improvements to the SVG Composer
 Mobility SVG Components

NetBeans Platform

  • Enhancements to Output window, Update Center catalog, and search performance
  • Improved toolbar behavior and declarative MIME type resolvers
  • Ability to change extension of files
 Change Extension Property

Learn more at the NetBeans IDE 6.7 New and Noteworthy page.