

Make sure you selected Java - Java Application. Start by navigating to File => New Project. Let us create a simple "Hello World" application in Java. First time launching you should get the license agreement screen. To test if your installation was successful launch the NetBeans IDE via the created shortcut. Once added, hit Apply and OK to save the shortcut.

Select the Shortcut tab and add the java JDK path behind the name of the target as shown below: "C:\Program Files\netbeans\bin\netbeans64.exe" -jdkhome "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-10.0.2" Right click the shortcut and select Properties. Once moved, create a shortcut (drag netbeans64.exe and hold ALT or right click and select Create shortcut) from netbeans/bin/netbeans64.exe to your desktop or start-menu. Move it to your c-drive, C:\Program Files or somewhere else where you install your applications. You should get a directory or subdirectory called netbeans. Once the download is finished, extract the zip-file where you downloaded it. Image 1.13.11 - Select download mirror Extracting NetBeans


If your download does not start, try another mirror. Select the default mirror to download the zip-file from. Navigate to the "Downloads" section and click the link for Binaries. To fetch the binaries, navigate to and select Download. This is because NetBeans is trying to join the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and is currently undergoing incubation. It can only be downloaded as an extractable zip file. Downloading NetBeansĬurrently the latest version of NetBeans is not available as an installer. Image 1.13.8 - Keep the default pathĬlick Close to finish the installation. The installation should end successfully. Leave the Java path as is and click Next. We need it later on.Ĭlicking Next will open the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) install wizard. Image 1.13.6 - Default Features to Installīe sure to make a note of where the JDK is being installed. Keep the default selected features and click Next. Once fully downloaded you can start the installation wizard. Image 1.13.4 - License and Windows binary JDK Installation Wizard Last you need to accept the license agreement and download the Windows binary. Now select Download below the Java symbol to download the latest stable version of the JDK (currently 10.0.2). Scroll down to the Java section and select Java (JDK) for Developers. Downloading the Java Development Kitįirst we need the latest version of the Java Development Kit (JDK). Once finished, we can download and setup NetBeans. Installationįirst of all we need to install the latest version of the Java Development Kit (JDK). It allows for quick and easy development of desktop, mobile and web applications with Java, JavaScript, HTML5, PHP, C/C++ and more. It is FREE, open source, and has a worldwide community of users and developers. NetBeans is an IDE or Integrated Development Environment.
