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Apache NetBeans

Development environment, tooling platform, and application framework.

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Apache NetBeans is a free, open source integrated development environment and application platform for building software in Java, PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, C/C++, and other languages. It provides editors, wizards, templates, and refactoring tools that support both application development and the creation of modular Swing applications.

The IDE includes syntactic and semantic code highlighting, refactoring tools, and language-specific editors and wizards. The Apache NetBeans Platform is a modular framework for Swing applications that supplies common application infrastructure, including state saving, action-to-menu and toolbar wiring, keyboard shortcuts, and window management. The platform is designed to be extensible and reusable for applications beyond IDE development.

Apache NetBeans is intended for developers, students, and businesses building Java-based or multi-language applications. It runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, and BSD systems that support Java. Both the IDE and the Platform are free for commercial and non-commercial use under the Apache license, with source code available for reuse.

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