Netbeans
Netbeans is a free, open-source developer tool for Linux. Apache NetBeans is an open source development environment, tooling platform, and application framework. It has 3,144 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at apache/netbeans.
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About Netbeans
Apache NetBeans is an open source development environment, tooling platform, and application framework. Build the default release config (See the cluster.config property.)
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Is Netbeans free and open source?
Yes. Netbeans's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Netbeans?
Download the installer for Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: 31) or the project website.
Is Netbeans still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 29, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.