A look at some of the best integrated development environments (IDEs) and code editors for Java software developers. Learn more.

The 800-pound IDE gorilla is Eclipse. Its leadership position is due to the Eclipse Foundation’s ability to partner with a wide variety of third parties. Outside of Windows-oriented development ...

Eclipse, maintained by the Eclipse Foundation, is a leading IDE for Java development, though it supports multiple programming languages. The Copilot integration brings real-time AI-powered code ...

IBM’s product is based on the free open source Eclipse 3.0, which enjoys wide adoption among Java developers; Sun’s product is based on the rival open source IDE platform NetBeans; and Oracle ...

Also notable in the 5.5 release is the MyEclipse Expansion Pack, which consists of 10 of the most popular add-on tools for Java developers.