Importing to an IDE
Once you have downloaded and unpacked a starter application, you are ready to import it to your IDE.
See Starting a Project for instructions for creating or downloading a starter project, or creating one from a Maven archetype.
Commonly Used IDEs
Different IDEs have different levels of support for Java and TypeScript. The following table gives a rough evaluation of language support in the most commonly used IDEs.
| IDE | Java | TypeScript |
|---|---|---|
Eclipse | 🌟🌟🌟 | 🌟🌟 |
IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition | 🌟🌟🌟 | – |
IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate | 🌟🌟🌟 | 🌟🌟🌟 |
NetBeans | 🌟🌟🌟 | 🌟 |
VS Code | 🌟🌟 | 🌟🌟🌟 |
🌟 – Supported with a commercial add-on or a very limited free add-on
🌟🌟 – Limited built-in support or a free add-on with some limitations
🌟🌟🌟 – Good built-in support or a good free add-on easy to install