# Apache NetBeans 30 released

**URL:** <https://ifnotnil.com/t/apache-netbeans-30-released/4702>\
**Category:** Java\
**Created:** [20 May 2026 19:02 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/apache-netbeans-30-released/4702 "2026-05-20T19:02:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![thorstenstueker](https://ifnotnil.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@thorstenstueker](https://ifnotnil.com/u/thorstenstueker)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2026 19:02 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/apache-netbeans-30-released/4702/1 "2026-05-20T19:02:23Z")

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Netbeans is the only Java IDE with native maven dependency support and a brilliant native Java Swing GUI Editor. It has native JavaFX support which helps with writing JavaFX applications and inline working Scenebuilder for Drag and Drop UI Design.

Small tip: use it together with Claude Code or any other CLI AI agent, works brilliant and fast.

For people which don’t know: Netbeans was Suns major Java development IDE and exists since nearly 30 years. (The time Crossbasic was renamed to RealBasic, little bit before real basic). Supports every Java Version, C , C++ and PHP as written languages. Has beautiful code completion and beautiful services around the IDE itself.

> **[Welcome to Apache NetBeans](https://netbeans.apache.org/front/main/index.html)**
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> Apache NetBeans

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**Author:** ![MarkusWinter](https://ifnotnil.com/user_avatar/ifnotnil.com/markuswinter/32/32_2.png) [@MarkusWinter](https://ifnotnil.com/u/MarkusWinter)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2026 23:40 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/apache-netbeans-30-released/4702/2 "2026-05-20T23:40:35Z")

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Horrible website.

> Java, JavaScript, PHP, HTML5, CSS, and More
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> Apache NetBeans provides editors, wizards, and templates to help you create applications in [Java](https://netbeans.apache.org/tutorial/main/kb/docs/java/), [PHP](https://netbeans.apache.org/tutorial/main/kb/docs/php/) and many other languages.

… and where is the list of languages???

I looked through all the pages, and … Nothing.

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**Author:** ![npalardy](https://ifnotnil.com/user_avatar/ifnotnil.com/npalardy/32/10_2.png) [@npalardy](https://ifnotnil.com/u/npalardy)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2026 23:45 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/apache-netbeans-30-released/4702/3 "2026-05-20T23:45:20Z")

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Heh Apache is NOT well know for “great sites” for any of the projects under their umbrella

At the bottom of that page is a bunch of links

You might try

> **[Learning Trails - Getting Help](https://netbeans.apache.org/front/main/help/#documentation)**
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> The following learning trails provide you with everything you need to know to develop applications using NetBeans IDE. | Apache NetBeans Help

But TBH I didnt look too far

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**Author:** ![thorstenstueker](https://ifnotnil.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@thorstenstueker](https://ifnotnil.com/u/thorstenstueker)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2026 02:03 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/apache-netbeans-30-released/4702/4 "2026-05-21T02:03:58Z")

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C, c++, java, JavaScript, html5, PHP

That’s the list.

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**Author:** ![thorstenstueker](https://ifnotnil.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@thorstenstueker](https://ifnotnil.com/u/thorstenstueker)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2026 07:09 UTC](https://ifnotnil.com/t/apache-netbeans-30-released/4702/5 "2026-05-21T07:09:36Z")

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Most people using it for Java and Javascript. Used by around 800k users. And, if not using Java / JavaScript / C++ or PHP: it may not be your IDE. And for the rest: NetBeans is free and will stay free for ever.