How to Make the Switch

These step-by-step guides will walk you through making the switch from another IDE to NetBeans.

Switching to NetBeans

Step by Step guides for getting started with the NetBeans IDE.
To find out how to switch to NetBeans from other Java IDEs, read on.

Eclipse Developers

If you want to do an automated import of an Eclipse project using your existing Eclipse project Java source files, then use the File Import command from the Import Eclipse Module available from the NetBeans Update Center. It greatly simplifies the task of migrating projects from Eclipse to NetBeans.

Read Import your Eclipse projects To NetBeans

Read Eclipse Importer Demo from the NetBeans World Tour

Read NetBeansForEclipseUsers Wiki

JBuilder Developers

Read How to Import a JBuilder Project into NetBeans IDE (for NetBeans IDE 5.0)

Java Studio Creator Developers

Read Tips for Migrating Java Studio Creator 2 Update 1 Projects to NetBeans IDE 6.0

Java Studio Enterprise Developers

Read Tips for Migrating Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 Projects to NetBeans IDE 6.0

Documentation

• Find more tutorials, guides and articles about using the NetBeans IDE in the Docs & Support pages of the site.