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Use the Team > Kenai > Open Kenai Project menu and search for "samples catalog" to access all these projects right in your IDE!
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NetBeans IDE not only provides great productivity tools, but also includes sample applications that show you complex technologies at work. These samples are provided as ready-to-use NetBeans IDE projects and each comes with an informative readme file so you can get started quickly—check them out!

How to Get the Samples

If you are using NetBeans IDE 6.7 or newer, open these samples directly from Project Kenai in the IDE! Follow the quick tip on the right, or read this tutorial on retrieving sources from the Kenai project's repository where our samples are hosted.

If you are using NetBeans IDE 6.5 or older, click one of the download links below to get the NetBeans-ready project as a zip file. Decompress the zip file and use File > Open Project to access the sample.

The NetBeans Sample Project Catalog

The samples for the current version of the IDE are listed in the main "Samples" section. Older samples, and samples for development builds, are archived under their version number.

• NetBeans IDE 6.8
  • Sample: Pet Catalog [Download]
    

    Description: The Pet Catalog sample is a web application that uses JSF 2.0, Java EE 6, with GlassFish v 3. It is also available as a sample project in the NetBeans IDE: Open Project > Samples > Java Web.

    SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NetBeans IDE 6.8/catalog
• Samples
  • CPlusPlus
    • Sample: JNIDemo [Download]
      

      Description: Sample code shows Java Native Interface (JNI) application.

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/CPlusPlus/JNIDemo
  • JEE
    • Sample: EnterpriseAppClient zip archive [Download]
      

      Description: Zip archive containing solutions to the NetBeans tutorial on working with enterprise application clients

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/JEE/entappclient
    • Sample: ZooApp solution zip archive [Download]
      

      Description: ZooApp Solution project for NetBeans tutorial that demonstrates using Java Persistence

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/JEE/ZooApp
    • Sample: NewsApp solution zip archive [Download]
      

      Description: NewsApp Solution project for NetBeans tutorial to create an EJB with a Message-Driven Bean and Session Bean accessed via servlet

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/JEE/NewsApp
    • Sample: Translator [Download]
      

      Description: Sample project for using Zembly Web API Gateway plugin for NetBeans IDE

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/JEE/Translator
  • Mobile
    • Sample: WaitScreenExample [Download]
      

      Description: WaitScreenExample zip archive containing solution project for NetBeans that demonstartes the usage of mobility features of the IDE.

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Mobile/WaitScreenExample
    • Sample: TableItem [Download]
      

      Description: TableItem zip archive containing solution project for NetBeans tutorial that demonstartes mobile features.

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Mobile/TableItem
  • Java
    • Sample: Enabling Java Web Start [Download]
      

      Description: tutorial.

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/
    • Sample: Hello 3D World zip archive [Download]
      

      Description: How to get started with 3-D Java games using the jMonkeyEngine, and how to package a Java project (incl. native libraries) into one JAR.

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Java/Hello3DWorld
    • Sample: JUnitSampleSol zip archive [Download]
      

      Description: Zip archive containing sample projects used to demonstrate creating and running JUnit tests in NetBeans

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Java/JUnitSampleSol
    • Sample: Debugging Samples zip archive [Download]
      

      Description: Zip archive containing sample projects used to demonstrate multithreaded application debugging and deadlock detection using NetBeans

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Java/debugging-samples
    • Sample: DVDStoreAdmin-Ant solution zip archive [Download]
      

      Description: Zip archive containing solution to tutorial to create a Swing application using Hibernate

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Java/DVDStoreAdmin-Ant
    • Sample: DVDStoreAdmin-Maven solution zip archive [Download]
      

      Description: Zip archive containing solution to tutorial to create a Maven Swing application

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Java/DVDStoreAdmin-Maven
  • Web
    • Sample: HelloGWT.zip [Download]
      

      Description: A working sample application for the Introduction to the Google Web Toolkit tutorial [ http://www.netbeans.org/kb/docs/web/quickstart-webapps-gwt.html ]

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Web/HelloGWT
    • Sample: jQueryProjectFiles.zip [Download]
      

      Description: Contains complete Java and PHP sample applications for the Using jQuery to Enhance the Appearance and Usability of a Web Page tutorial [ http://www.netbeans.org/kb/docs/web/js-toolkits-jquery.html ]

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Web/jQueryProjectFiles
    • Sample: jAstrologer.zip [Download]
      

      Description: jAstrologer zip archive containing a solution project for the Introduction to JavaServer Faces tutorial at: http://www.netbeans.org/kb/docs/web/jastrologer-intro.html

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Web/jAstrologer
    • Sample: MyAjaxApp [Download]
      

      Description: MyAjaxAppzip archive containing solution project for NetBeans that demonstrates basics of the Ajax technology

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Web/MyAjaxApp
    • Sample: MyStrutsApp.zip [Download]
      

      Description:

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Web/MyStrutsApp
    • Sample: HelloSpring [Download]
      

      Description: HelloSpring zip archive containing solution project for NetBeans that demonstrates basics of the Spring framework

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Web/HelloSpring
    • Sample: ConsultingAgency [Download]
      

      Description: ConsultingAgency zip archive containing solution project for NetBeans.This sample demonstartes web technology usage.

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Web/ConsultingAgency
    • Sample: DojoTreeSample.zip [Download]
      

      Description:

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Web/DojoTreeSample
    • Sample: DVDStore solution zip archive [Download]
      

      Description: DVDStore zip archive containing solution project for NetBeans tutorial that uses Hibernate in a web application

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Web/DVDStore
    • Sample: CustomerBook solution zip archive [Download]
      

      Description: CustomerBook Solution project for NetBeans tutorial to create an web application that uses Java Persistance

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/Samples/Web/CustomerBook
• NetBeans IDE 6.5
  • Web
    • Sample: jAstrologer [Download]
      

      Description: todo

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Web/jAstrologer
    • Sample: MyAjaxApp [Download]
      

      Description: todo

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Web/MyAjaxApp
    • Sample: JQProject [Download]
      

      Description: TODO

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Web/JQProject
    • Sample: HelloSpring [Download]
      

      Description: TODO

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Web/HelloSpring
    • Sample: ConsultingAgency [Download]
      

      Description: TODO:

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Web/ConsultingAgency
  • Platform
    • Sample: newhtmlsnippets [Download]
      

      Description: todo

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Platform/newhtmlsnippets
  • Mobile
    • Sample: TableItem [Download]
      

      Description: todo

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Mobile/TableItem
    • Sample: SplashScreenExample [Download]
      

      Description: todo

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Mobile/SplashScreenExample
    • Sample: PIMBrowserExample [Download]
      

      Description: todo

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Mobile/PIMBrowserExample
    • Sample: WaitScreenExample [Download]
      

      Description: todo

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Mobile/WaitScreenExample
    • Sample: SMSComposerExample [Download]
      

      Description: todo

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Mobile/SMSComposerExample
    • Sample: FilebrowserExample [Download]
      

      Description: todo

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Mobile/FilebrowserExample
  • JavaEE
  • Java
    • Sample: TwitterSwingClient [Download]
      

      Description: This is a simple, graphical, REST-based client that displays Twitter public timeline messages.

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Java/TwitterSwingClient
    • Sample: CarPreview [Download]
      

      Description: todo

      SVN Repository: https://kenai.com/svn/netbeans-samples~samples/NB65/Java/CarPreview

Where to Find More Samples

In addition to the samples listed in the tree on this page, there are plenty of samples bundled with the IDE. To open the IDE bundled samples, choose File > New Project and select the Samples category.