Java programmers require a fast and fully-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with support for Java(TM) compliant applications for accelerating development across all major OS platforms. NetBeans.org provides an open source, high performance, modular, extensible, multi-platform Java IDE to accelerate the development of Java applications, web services and mobile applications.

The NetBeans Mobility Pack can be used to write, test, and debug applications for the Java Micro Edition platform (Java ME platform) technology-enabled mobile devices. It integrates support for the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0, the Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.1. You can easily integrate third-party emulators for a robust testing environment.

To build reliable, scalable applications, Java programmers need a profiling tool that provides information about the runtime behavior of their applications. The NetBeans Profiler is an integrated solution that delivers that information. It uses innovative technology to allow a developer to tightly control which parts of an application are profiled, resulting in reduced overhead and easier to interpret results. The profiled application can run locally or on a remote system. The Profiler tracks thread state, CPU performance, and memory usage. With its tight integration into the NetBeans IDE work flow the Profiler makes it easy to track down performance problems and memory leaks.

Building a desktop application using the NetBeans Platform can save years of developer time. The Platform provides the services common to almost all large desktop applications - window, menu, settings management and storage, file access and more. Developers get the freedom to concentrate on their business logic - writing modules that implement functionality that makes that application unique. Just write modules to implement what you need, bundle them up with the NetBeans Platform, and you have a beautiful, branded, cross-platform application. And if you need custom functionality or components, the Platform is built to be flexible.