NetBeans IDE Portable

NetBeans IDE facilitates a user-friendly interface and rich tools for Java developers, helping them build modules in Java EE, Java SE (including JavaFX) and Java ME, along with mobile, web and EJB apps. It supports various platforms like Mercurial, Maven and Git, together with numerous plugins created by the community.

In addition to Windows, NetBeans IDE can be installed on macOS and Linux. This portable edition, however, is OS-independent, meaning that the same package can be installed on any supported platform.

There are different bundles available for download, depending on what you need. For example, Java SE includes the NetBeans platform SDK, JavaSE and JavaFX, while Java EE adds HTML5/JavaScript, GlassFish Server Open Source Edition and Apache Tomcat support. All supported technologies, including PHP and C/C++ can be found in the "all" bundle.

The key features of the IDE are represented by project management tools (project, file and hierarchy views), database-related functions (database explorer, SQL editor, wizard-based client generation), versioning (Git, Mercurial, Subversion), and team collaboration components (issue tracking, continuous integration).

Editing and refactoring tools are put at your disposal for error detection and code completion. Plus, NetBeans IDE has various language functions optimized for Java 8, such as batch code analyzers and converters. There are also file templates, live parsing mode, an intelligent navigation menu and a quick insertion menu, hierarchy inspection and, of course, user customization.

When it comes to building systems, you can work with Maven, Ant and Gradle. For identifying and resolving app-related issues, like deadlocks or memory leaks, you can turn to a comprehensive, multi-threaded debugger, heap walker and generational counter. These are just part of the features provided by NetBeans IDE.

The application worked smoothly on Windows 10 in our tests and had minimal impact on system resource consumption. Taking into account its intuitive interface and rich options, NetBeans IDE should meet the requirements of most Java developers.