- Eclipse as an integrated development environment (IDE) for Java development.
- Eclipse IDE is open source.
- Today it is the leading development environment for Java with a market share of approximately 65%.
- The Eclipse Open Source community has over 200 Open Source projects covering different aspects of software development.
Java requirements of Eclipse
- Eclipse requires an installed Java runtime. Eclipse 4.4 requires at least Java 6 to run.
- Java can be downloaded in two flavors: a JRE (Java Runtime Environment) and a JDK (Java Development Kit) version.
- The Eclipse IDE contains its own Java compiler hence a JRE is sufficient for most tasks with Eclipse.
Download Eclipse
Download the Eclipse IDE for Java Developers package from the following URL. Ensure that you download the right version for your Java version (e.g., 32 bit vs. 64 bit).
The following screenshot shows the Eclipse download website for a Windows system. Press on the link beside the package description (Windows 32-Bit) to start the download.
After download unzip it.
Start Eclipse by clicking eclipse.exe
Eclipse starts and shows the Welcome page. Close this page by clicking the x beside Welcome.
After closing the welcome screen, the application should look similar to the following screenshot.
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