Apache NetBeans

IDE / Editor · Java SE/EE projects, Maven/Gradle workflows, and standards-based plugin development

At a glance

Pricing	Free
Setup effort	Medium
Operating systems	macOS, Windows, Linux
Released	1996
Open source	Yes
Interface	GUI
AI integration	AI via extension
Extensibility	Plugins
Collaboration	Via Git
Languages	Java, JavaScript, PHP, HTML
Capabilities	Java tooling, Maven, Gradle, Profiler, Debugger, Refactoring, Web frameworks

What Apache NetBeans does

Java tooling, Maven, Gradle, Profiler, Debugger, Refactoring, Web frameworks

Best for

Java SE/EE projects, Maven/Gradle workflows, and standards-based plugin development

Works well with

LLM Provider / Model

Integration

Context / RAG

Agent / Orchestration

Other tools

Conflicts & caveats

GitHub Copilot does not officially support Apache NetBeans.
Continue.dev only supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Continue.dev does not officially support Apache NetBeans — Copilot and Tabnine are the main supported options.
Codeium does not officially support Apache NetBeans — use VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, or Neovim.
Cursor built-in only runs inside the Cursor editor — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Cline only supports VS Code and JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Windsurf Cascade only runs inside Windsurf — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Sourcegraph Cody does not officially support Apache NetBeans — use VS Code, JetBrains, or Visual Studio.
Tabnine does not officially support Apache NetBeans.
Amazon Q Developer does not officially support Apache NetBeans — use VS Code or JetBrains.
JetBrains AI Assistant only runs inside JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Qodo officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Supermaven only supports VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and Zed — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Roo Code runs as a VS Code-compatible extension — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Kilo Code runs as a VS Code-compatible extension — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Zed Agent only runs inside the Zed editor — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Augment Code officially supports VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, and Neovim — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
OpenCode is a terminal-first CLI; running it inside Apache NetBeans works but the experience is in the embedded terminal.
Amp (Sourcegraph) officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Apache NetBeans. Use the CLI version otherwise.
Sourcegraph Cody (Enterprise) supports VS Code, JetBrains, and Visual Studio — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Cursor CLI works in any terminal but needs an active Cursor subscription — your IDE is Apache NetBeans, which is fine but the cost is tied to Cursor.
@codebase indexing is a Cursor-only feature, but your IDE is Apache NetBeans.
Cursor Background Agents are dispatched from Cursor (desktop or mobile) — your IDE is Apache NetBeans.

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