Installers and Packages Deployment Platforms Building from Source Community Approval Earlier Releases Apache NetBeans 26 was released on May 19, 2025. Binary (Platform Independent): netbeans-26-bin.zip ( SHA-512 , PGP ASC ) netbeans-26-bin.zip ( SHA-512 , PGP ASC ) netbeans-26-source.zip ( SHA-512 , PGP ASC ) netbeans-26-source.zip ( SHA-512 , PGP ASC ) Installers and Packages Friends of Apache NetBeans - Windows, macOS and Linux (.deb / .rpm) built with NBPackage . All include a local JDK runtime for the IDE to run on, for a self-contained out-of-the-box experience. Friends of Apache NetBeans - Windows, macOS and Linux (.deb / .rpm) built with NBPackage . All include a local JDK runtime for the IDE to run on, for a self-contained out-of-the-box experience. Linux snap package Linux snap package Deployment Platforms Apache NetBeans 26 supports running on JDK 24, 21 or 17. NetBeans 23+ does no longer support String Templates, more info NetBeans 23+ does no longer support String Templates, more info On windows you may encounter the following JDK issue: "Comparison method violates its general contract" resolution: use latest JDK update release, more info On windows you may encounter the following JDK issue: "Comparison method violates its general contract" resolution: use latest JDK update release, more info

Windows/ARM is currently not a fully supported platform Windows/ARM is currently not a fully supported platform All Issues on GitHub All Issues on GitHub How to Report an Issue How to Report an Issue Building from Source Unzip netbeans-26-source.zip in a directory of your liking. Unzip netbeans-26-source.zip in a directory of your liking. Follow the build instructions in the README Follow the build instructions in the README Community Approval As in any other Apache Project, the Apache NetBeans Community approved this release through the following voting processes in our mailing lists : PMC vote result PMC vote result Earlier Releases Please visit the Apache NetBeans Download page for further details. See this page in GitHub. Copyright © 2017-2026 The Apache Software Foundation . Licensed under the Apache license , version 2.0 Apache, Apache NetBeans, NetBeans, the Apache feather logo and the Apache NetBeans logo are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation . Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. The Apache NetBeans website conforms to the Apache Software Foundation Privacy Policy