JFormDesigner™ README

Thank you for downloading JFormDesigner.

Introduction

JFormDesigner is an advanced GUI designer for Java™ Swing user interfaces. Its outstanding support for MigLayout, JGoodies FormLayout, GroupLayout (Free Design), TableLayout and GridBagLayout makes it easy to create professional looking forms.

JFormDesigner is available in five editions: as stand-alone application and as IDE plug-ins for Eclipse, NetBeans, IntelliJ IDEA and JDeveloper.

Changes

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Home page and contact addresses

www.formdev.com - FormDev Software GmbH

support@formdev.com - Technical support
sales@formdev.com - Sales inquiries

System Requirements

Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) 6, 7 or 8. Latest Java 8 is recommended.

Installation Instructions

Stand-alone

Eclipse plug-in

The Eclipse plug-in is available in two different ZIPs. Make sure to use the right one for the chosen installation method.

Installation using Eclipse Software Manager (JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse-site.zip)

  1. Start Eclipse.
  2. Open the install wizard (Menu: Help > Install New Software)
  3. Click Add button to open the Add Repository dialog.
  4. Click Archive button, select the site archive ZIP file (JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse-site.zip) and click OK to close the Add Repository dialog.
  5. Check "JFormDesigner" in the list of available software and click Next.
  6. Review the items to be installed and click Next.
  7. If requested, accept the license agreement and click Finish to start the installation.
  8. Restart Eclipse.

Note: To download and install the latest stable version of the Eclipse plug-in, it is recommended to use the update site http://download.formdev.com/jformdesigner/eclipse/ in the Eclipse Software Manager instead of downloading the site archive ZIP file. Details »

Manual installation (JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse.zip)

  1. Quit Eclipse.
  2. Extract the ZIP file (JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse.zip) into a folder in the Eclipse dropins folder:
    <eclipse-install>/
     dropins/
      JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse/
        features/
          com.jformdesigner_x.x.x/...
        plugins/
          com.jformdesigner_x.x.x.jar
          com.jformdesigner.doc_x.x.x.jar
          com.jformdesigner.redist_x.x.x/...
  3. Start Eclipse.

NetBeans plug-in

  1. Start NetBeans.
  2. Open the Plugins dialog (Menu: Tools > Plugins)
  3. Select the Downloaded tab.
  4. Click Add Plugins button, select the NBM file (JFormDesigner-x.x-netbeans.nbm) and click OK to close the Add Plugins dialog.
  5. Review the items to be installed and click Install.
  6. If requested, accept the license agreement and click Install to start the installation.
  7. Close the Plugins dialog.

IntelliJ IDEA plug-in

Installation from disk using IntelliJ IDEA Plugin Manager

(requires IntelliJ IDEA 11 or later)

  1. Start IntelliJ IDEA.
  2. Open the plugin manager dialog (Menu: File > Settings > Plugins)
  3. Click Install plugin from disk button to open the Choose Plugin file dialog.
  4. Select the ZIP file and click OK to close the dialog.
  5. Click OK to close the Settings dialog.
  6. Restart IntelliJ IDEA.

Manual installation

  1. Quit IntelliJ IDEA.
  2. Extract the ZIP file (JFormDesigner-x.x-intellij-idea.zip) into one of IntelliJ IDEA's plugins folders. Either into <user-home>/.IntelliJIdeaXX/config/plugins or into <intellij-idea-install>/plugins:
    <user-home>/.IntelliJIdeaXX/config/plugins/ or <intellij-idea-install>/plugins/
        JFormDesigner/
            help/...
            lib/...
            redist/...
            README.html, LICENSE.html, ...
  3. Start IntelliJ IDEA.

Note: To download and install the latest stable version of the IntelliJ IDEA plug-in, it is recommended to use the IntelliJ IDEA plug-in manager (File > Settings > Plugins > Browse repositories) instead of manually downloading and extracting the ZIP file. Details »

JDeveloper plug-in

  1. Start JDeveloper.
  2. Open the Check for Updates dialog (Menu: Help > Check for Updates)
  3. Select the Install From Local File checkbox.
  4. Use the Browse button to select the ZIP file.
  5. Click Next and Finish to start the installation.
  6. Restart JDeveloper.

Note: To download and install the latest stable version of the JDeveloper plug-in, it is recommended to use the JDeveloper Check for Updates Wizard (Help > Check for Updates) instead of manually downloading and extracting the ZIP file. Details »


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