Netbeans 8.0.2 - Download Archive New!

You can download NetBeans 8.0.2 from the legacy CDN archive which contains the official installers and zip distributions. dlc-cdn.sun.com Direct Download Links

  1. It is the last major version built on the Swing framework before the migration to the NbPlatform.
  2. It has native support for Java EE (now Jakarta EE) built-in, whereas newer versions require plugins.
  3. It is highly stable for legacy projects using Java 7/8.

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Configuring JDK 8

Ensure the IDE points to JDK 8:

8.0/ 8.0.1/ 8.1/ 8.2/

  • Select the correct bundle: The "Java EE" bundle includes everything from the Java SE bundle plus support for GlassFish and Tomcat. Unless you are on a severely limited hard drive, choose the Java EE version.
  • Verify the checksum: Next to each file, you will find .sha256 and .md5 files. Use these to verify your download integrity. For example, on Linux/macOS, run shasum -a 256 netbeans-8.0.2-javaee-windows.exe and compare.

    • Verification & Integrity

    Apache provides checksums in the same directory: You can download NetBeans 8

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