Which Java IDE is best? Compare IntelliJ IDEA , Eclipse, and NetBeans for features, usability, and compatibility with your favorite tools and frameworks. Every Java programmer needs a programming ...

Eclipse is generally recommended. (Personally I think it blows but many here like it) I think there is also netBeans. Those are the two free java IDEs I know. A quick google search will bring them up.

The Java IDE market is currently a four-way battlefield between Eclipse, IntelliJ, JetBrains‚ NetBeans, and Oracle JDeveloper. (Borland’s announcement that it is getting rid of JBuilder and trying to ...