README

NetBeans^TM IDE

NetBeans IDE is an integrated development environment (IDE) for writing, compiling, testing, and debugging software applications for the Java^TM platform and other environments. NetBeans IDE includes a full-featured text editor, visual design tools, source code management support, database integration tools, and many other features.

To start the IDE (Microsoft Windows) use one of these methods:

Double-click the NetBeans IDE icon on your desktop.
Choose Start > All Programs > NetBeans > NetBeans IDE.
Start the IDE at the command line C:\> netbeans-install-directory\bin\netbeans.exe.

To start the IDE (Solaris OS or Linux):

Type at the command prompt: /netbeans-install-directory/bin/netbeans

To stop the IDE:

From the IDE, choose File > Exit.

To uninstall the IDE

Deinstallation depends on the way you installed NetBeans.

If you are using the ZIP distribution just delete the extracted folder.

For other installation options (windows installer, mac os pkg, Debian package, ...) please refer to the documentation of the corresponding installation platform.

After removing or uninstalling the IDE you might still have user and cache directories on the system that you may wish to remove (see below).

Finding Documentation for NetBeans IDE

Release information on NetBeans IDE can be found at https://netbeans.apache.org/download/index.html.
The index of IDE documentation can be found at https://netbeans.apache.org/help/index.html#documentation. This document also provides links to further documentation.

NetBeans IDE user / cache directories

A default user directory is created the first time you start the IDE. It is used to store your user settings, options and runtime data for personal development servers. In addition to this NetBeans creates a cache directory to store various data used at runtime to speedup operation.

The locations of these directories can be found in the About-Dialog (Main-Menu: Help → About).

Microsoft Windows: The user directory is generally found at C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\NetBeans\version.
The cache directory is generally found at C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\NetBeans\Cache\version.
Unix-like: The user directory is generally found at $HOME/.netbeans/version.
The cache cache directory is generally found at $HOME/.cache/netbeans/version.
macOS: The user directory is generally found at /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Netbeans/version.
The cache directory is generally found at /Users/username/Library/Caches/Netbeans/version.