Installation Guideline for NetBeans IDE 18 (macOS)

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This is a step-by-step process on how to install NetBeans IDE 18 for macOS. This entire article will be divided into 5 sections; downloading Java Development Kit, installing Java Development Kit, downloading, installing and opening NetBeans IDE 18 for MacOS.

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Downloading Java Development Kit

Step 1: Go to Oracle Java Downloads page and go to JDK 20, then go to macOS and click the x64 DMG installer link to download the latest Java Development Kit (JDK) for MacOS.

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Installing Java Development Kit

Step 1: Once the executable has finished downloading, Click on it.

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Step 2: Click on JDK 20.0.2.pkg

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Step 3: Click Continue.

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Step 4: Click Install.

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Step 5: Once the installation is done, click Close.

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Downloading NetBeans IDE 18 (macOS)

Step 1: Go to Downloading Apache NetBeans 18 page and click on Apache-NetBeans-18-bin-macosx.dmg (SHA-512, PGP ASC) under Installers and Packages.

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Installing NetBeans IDE 18 (macOS)

Step 1: Once the file has been downloaded, click on Apache-NetBeans-18-bin-macosx.dmg

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Step 2: Click Apache NetBeans 18.pkg

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Step 3: Once you have finished downloading the installer, click Continue.

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Step 4: Click Continue.

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Step 5: Click Agree.

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Step 6: Click Change Install Location to change the installation location. Otherwise, click Install.

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Step 7: After the installation is finished, click Close.

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Running NetBeans IDE 18 (macOS)

Step 1: Go to Finder.

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Step 2: Go to Applications, click NetBeans.

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Step 3: Click on Apache NetBeans 18.

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Result: You have successfully installed and run NetBeans IDE 18 (macOS).

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