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In the IDE, choose File > New Project and select the Samples category as the project type/
NetBeans IDE not only provides great productivity tools, but also includes sample applications and tutorial solutions 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!
Where to Find Samples and Solutions
- Sample Applications. Ready-to-use sample applications are bundled with the NetBeans IDE. Create a new project (File > New Project) and select the Samples category.
- Tutorial Solutions. At the end of many NetBeans IDE tutorials, you usually create an application. Download a complete solution to the tutorial you are reading! Expand the tree below or go to NetBeans IDE Samples Downloads.
Download Tutorial Solutions
The samples for the current version of the IDE are listed under the main Samples node
- NetBeans IDE 6.5
- Java
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Sample: CarPreview [Download]
Description: To do
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Sample: Customer Book - test [Download]
Description: Test sample
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Sample: TwitterSwingClient [Download]
Description: This is a simple, graphical, REST-based client that displays Twitter public timeline messages.
Tags: swing twitter client
- NetBeans IDE 6.7
- Java Web
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Sample: Using Java Persistence in a Java EE 5 Web Application [Download]
Description: A zip archive of the solution to the Using Java Persistence in a Java EE 5 Web Application tutorial.
Tags: netbeans solution java web
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Sample: Using Hibernate in a Java EE 5 Web Application [Download]
Description: A zip archive of the solution to the Using Hibernate in a Java EE 5 Web Application tutorial.
Tags: netbeans solution java web
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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 using NetBeans IDE 6.7
Tags: netbeans solution javaee web
- JavaEE
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Sample: ZooApp solution zip archive [Download]
Description: A zip archive of the solution to the Java Persistence in the Java EE 5 Platform tutorial that demonstrates using Java Persistence.
Tags: netbeans solution javaee
- NetBeans IDE 6.8
- Samples
- CPlusPlus
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Sample: JNIDemo [Download]
Description: Sample code shows Java Native Interface (JNI) application for tutorial at http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/cnd/beginning-jni-linux.html
Tags: netbeans jni linux c
- Java
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Sample: Adding a File Chooser to a Java Application [Download]
Description: A zip archive containing a Java application with a file chooser
Tags: javax.swing.jfilechooser java application file chooser gui builder
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Sample: Enabling Java Web Start [Download]
Description: An application which converts measurements between metric and U.S. units. Used as an example in the Enabling Java Web Start tutorial.
Tags: java web start
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Sample: Using Hibernate in a Java Swing Application [Download]
Description: A zip archive containing the solution to the Using Hibernate in a Java Swing Application tutorial.
Tags: netbeans solution hibernate
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Sample: Creating a Maven Swing Application Using Hibernate [Download]
Description: A zip archive containing the solution to the Creating a Maven Swing Application Using Hibernate tutorial.
Tags: netbeans maven
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Sample: Deadlock Detection and Debugging Multithreaded Applications [Download]
Description: A zip archive containing sample projects used in the Deadlock Detection and Debugging Multithreaded Applications tutorial.
Tags: netbeans debugging sample solution
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Sample: Deployment tutorial for JavaSE [Download]
Description: Source files for the Java SE Deployment tutorial
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Sample: Exploring GridBag Customizer Advanced Features [Download]
Description: A zip archive with the GridBagCustomizerAdvancedTutorial demo project containing the initial and target tutorial layouts.
Tags: java netbeans gridbag layout customizer gui builder advanced
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Sample: Exploring GridBag Customizer Basic Features [Download]
Description: A zip archive with the GridBagCustomizerBasicTutorial demo project containing the initial and target tutorial layouts.
Tags: java netbeans gridbag layout customizer gui builder basic
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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.
Tags: netbeans sample project 3-d java jmonkeyengine jar ant one-jar
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Sample: InspectTransform.zip [Download]
Description: A zip archive containing a demo project for the Refactoring with Inspect and Transform in the NetBeans IDE Java Editor tutorial (http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/java/editor-inspect-transform.html)
Tags: java editor refactoring inspections configurations netbeans ide
- Java Web
- JavaEE
- JavaFX Composer
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Sample: Hello World for JavaFX Composer [Download]
Description: A Hello World application for the "Getting Started with JavaFX Composer" tutorial
Tags: javafx composer
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Sample: RESTful Data Source [Download]
Description: This is a completed sample application from the Working With a RESTful WS Data Source In JavaFX Composer tutorial, including all UI components
Tags: rest javafx composer
- Database Client
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Sample: A css stylesheet [Download]
Description: A css stylesheet for the DB Client tutorial
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Sample: DB client application [Download]
Description: DB client application for the Database Client tutorial
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Sample: Image [Download]
Description: An image for the DB project
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- fxd-tutorial
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Sample: Using JavaFX Graphic Resources [Download]
Description: A complete project for the Using JavaFX Graphic Resources tutorial for JavaFX Composer.
Tags: javafx composer production suite
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Sample: Logo image [Download]
Description: The image in the EPS format
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- JavaScript
- Mobile
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Sample: ContactBrowserExample [Download]
Description: Shows how to create an SVG-based, touch screen enabled UI for Java ME devices.
Tags: touch enabled svg ui jsr226 widgets composer
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Sample: FileBrowserExample [Download]
Description: Shows how to use File Browser component in a mobile application for JSR-75 enabled devices.
Tags: filebrowser visual mobile designer midp components jsr-75
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Sample: LoginScreenExample [Download]
Description: Shows how to use the Login Screen component within a client application and how to connect it to server resources using authenticated access.
Tags: loginscreen visual mobile designer midp components
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Sample: LoginScreenServletExample [Download]
Description: Web application required for the LoginScreenExample mobile application.
Tags: servlet loginscreen web application
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Sample: MobileClientToWebApplicationSample [Download]
Description: Shows the resulting web and mobile client projects for the Mobile Client to Web Application Wizard: Creating a Client-Server Application tutorial.
Tags: mobile client to web application wizard
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Sample: MobileGame-for-adding-game-logic.zip [Download]
Description: Contains a project with additional files required for the Adding the Game Logic section of the Creating a Mobile Game tutorial (http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/javame/mobilegame.html).
Tags: game logic visualmidlet palette wizard
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Sample: MobileGame-for-creating-game.zip [Download]
Description: Contains a project with additional files required for creating a game in the Creating the Game section of the Creating a Mobile Game tutorial (http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/javame/mobilegame.html).
Tags: jsr 178 svg game builder sprite tiledlayer scene
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Sample: MobileGame-for-multiple-players-ready.zip [Download]
Description: Contains a resulting project in the Playing with Friends section of the Creating a Mobile Game tutorial (http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/javame/mobilegame.html).
Tags: jsr 172 web service client multiplayer game svg ui
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Sample: MobileGame-for-multiple-players.zip [Download]
Description: Contains projects required for creating a game for multiple players in the Playing with Friends section of the Creating a Mobile Game tutorial (http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/javame/mobilegame.html).
Tags: jsr 172 web service client multiplayer game
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Sample: MobileGame-game-created.zip [Download]
Description: Shows a resulting project in the Creating the Game section of the Creating a Mobile Game tutorial (http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/javame/mobilegame.html).
Tags: jsr 178 svg game builder sprite tiledlayer scene
- PHP
- Platform
- Web Services
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Sample: TwitterSwingClient [Download]
Description: Completed project for Creating a Graphical Client for Twitter tutorial, http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/websvc/twitter-swing.html.
Tags: rest twitter swing web services
- Web Service Passing Binary Data -- EE5
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Sample: WebServicePassingBinaryDataEE5 [Download]
Description: One archive containing the EJB, Business Application, Web Application, and Java Swing Client projects for passing and consuming JPEG files as binary data. EE5 version.
Tags: jax-ws binary image jpeg
- Web Service Passing Binary Data -- EE6
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Sample: FlowerAlbumService [Download]
Description: JAX-WS service for passing images as binary data. EE 6 version
Tags: jax-ws binary image jpeg
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Sample: FlowerClient [Download]
Description: Swing client for consuming binary data and displaying it as graphic images
Tags: jax-ws binary image jpeg
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.
How to find samples in the IDE: 
