# apache/netbeans

Apache NetBeans

Repository: https://github.com/apache/netbeans
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/netbeans
Homepage: https://netbeans.apache.org/
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: netbeans, netbeans-platform, ide, code-editor, java
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:17:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3288, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 28, "gap_med": 84.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3095, forks 937 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:43.354161+00:00)

## What it is
Apache NetBeans is a free, open-source integrated development environment (IDE) supporting Java, JavaScript, PHP, HTML5, CSS, and more, with smart editing, refactoring, debugging, and profiling tools. It also serves as a tooling platform and application framework (the NetBeans Platform) for building desktop applications.

## Use cases
- ide for java development
- edit and refactor php code
- debug and profile java applications
- build html5 and css web apps
- develop desktop applications on the netbeans platform
- free cross-platform code editor
- write junit tests and run static code analysis

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source, cross-platform IDE with strong Java support
- you develop Java SE/EE, PHP, or HTML5/CSS/JavaScript applications
- you want to build modular desktop applications on the NetBeans Platform
- you need built-in profiling, debugging, and refactoring without installing many plugins

## When to avoid
- you prefer lightweight editors like VS Code or Vim for quick edits
- your primary language is Python, Go, or Rust where other IDEs have richer support
- you need a minimal toolchain and don't want a full IDE's resource footprint

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools, gui, plugin-system, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, programming-languages, cross-platform, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, windows, bsd, jvm
- tags: ide, netbeans-platform, java-ide, code-editor, refactoring, debugging, profiling, php, html5, apache-software-foundation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- apache/netbeans (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:43.354161+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:27:17.634710+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/apache/netbeans (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:43.354161+00:00, sha 2cce89cc14d1)
  - homepage: https://netbeans.apache.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:34.709659+00:00, sha bc8bd443c9ca)
  - site_page: https://netbeans.apache.org/tutorial/main/kb/docs/java/editor-codereference (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:34.712158+00:00, sha 3190a3a1dc91)
  - site_page: https://netbeans.apache.org/tutorial/main/kb/docs/java/editor-inspect-transform (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:34.715324+00:00, sha da4dc5fba844)
  - site_page: https://netbeans.apache.org/tutorial/main/kb/docs/java (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:34.717115+00:00, sha 08d0bc10517c)
  - site_page: https://netbeans.apache.org/tutorial/main/kb/docs/php (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:34.718779+00:00, sha a791325bf908)
  - site_page: https://netbeans.apache.org/tutorial/main/kb/docs/contributing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:34.722296+00:00, sha a09cef9f756f)
  - site_page: https://netbeans.apache.org/front/main/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:34.724696+00:00, sha 4d18a8c0872f)
  - site_page: https://netbeans.apache.org/front/main/download (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:34.720330+00:00, sha 8dfedf6af58a)
  - site_page: https://netbeans.apache.org/front/main/participate (fetched 2026-08-29T09:42:34.726488+00:00, sha 35ee01cdba8f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.