NetBeans is among the best IDEs from the past decade. It is completely modularized, and all the function of IDE comes in packages known as modules. It provides simple integration with version control software. Actually, it was made open source by sun, therefore you can contribute to its development. NetBeans works on various operating systems and platforms for free.
It is a closed source Java IDE. IntelliJ IDEA has a cool, modern user interface. It was chosen to be the base IDE for Android Studio and developing Android applications. There are two versions available of IntelliJ IDEA such as Community Edition, which is free and Ultimate Edition, which is featured-packed and requires paid license.
Eclipse is among the most popular IDEs, which is not only for Java, but also for PHP and C++. It is an open source utility that has a great community of developers. Here is a huge library of plugins, made by users. It was the base IDE for the old Android SDK.
It is free IDE, which was released by Oracle. Jdeveloper gives lots of features such as Version Control, Refactoring, Debugging, Audit & Metrics, etc. It comes with two editions, a Studio edition, which has a completely loaded tool set to make programs in Java. Another is Java Edition, which is smaller and faster but lacks ADF, J2EE and Database features.
It is a lightweight Java IDE, which is maintained on Sourceforge. Dr. Java is well-designed for Students and beginners. More so, it has latest features for Java pros. It is maintained through the JavaPLT group at the Rice University. Dr. Java comes with quite pretty interface, which is designed by the Swing toolkit and developed via Sun Microsystems.
It is also an open source Java IDE, which is designed for educational purposes. BlueJ is used to develop small software projects. It comes with quite basic UI, therefore beginners can make good use of it. Fortunately, it shows classes and objects in a clean, visual manner! Indeed, BlueJ is a wonderful tool for new learners without the clustered nature of another.
jCreator is a fast and an excellent Java IDE written in C++. It comes with an interface similar to earlier versions of Visual Studio. Visual Studio enables to customize it to your preference. It is a paid IDE, but also a free version is there without features as auto code completion. It supports only Windows OS, but can be run on Linux by using Vine.
It is another lightweight Java IDE, which focuses on software visualization. jGrasp offers features as UML class diagrams, which helps to improve code readability. It generates visualizations automatically and has a data structure identification mechanism and various features to present Java code in a peerless way.
It is an educational Java IDE, which is fully interaction based. Greenfoot focuses on visualization of data structures and is optimized to create simple programs and 2D Java games. It has an online feature which is baked directly into the IDE. You can directly edit shared projects online. At the end, it is best for beginners.
Codenvy is purely cloud based. It includes all the bells and whistles of a fully featured ‘offline’ IDE, containing build/debug/run environments. It gives the ability to collaborate in real time. It comes with a great user interface and various workspace options. You can use it, after paying a monthly subscription fee.
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