Eclipse Plugins I use to extend Eclipse IDE functionality

Eclipse Plugins I use to extend Eclipse IDE functionality, and other information and links about Eclipse.

Eclipse Plugins Repositories:

• http://eclipse-plugins.2y.net/eclipse/ – plugin repository
• MyEclipse Plugins Subscription ($30 a year): MyEclipse
• Yoxos – The Eclipse distribution – Eclispse + plugins distribution (subscription)
• Eclipse Central – plugin repository
• EclipseZone – articles, blogs and more
• EasyEclipse – Eclipse plugins distribution

Eclipse plugins I use:

Lately I have been using an Import/Export method for update site. I usually do not use plugin without the update site. But there are still a few plugins which are worth the hassle even without the update site like XML Buddy and Logwatcher. By using Import/Export I now use the eclipse own plugin/feature directories and on upgrade (or to duplicate on different machine), I just Import the update sites list and reload the plugins (thus getting the latest versions). Only the few plugins without update site are installed in separate plugin directory (eclipse_local/…).

• Clay Database Modeling – DB layout modeling
• Checkstyle – check coding style
• Eclipse Tools – Implementors – find implementors of an interface
• Perl Development – wanna debug Perl script
• Hibernate Tools – support for Hibernate, great ORM
• PDF Viewer – finally you can view pdf in Eclipse
• Perforce WSAD – Perforce VCS
• Regex Tester – test your regex
• Ruby Development Tools – Ruby development tools
• Ruby Plugin – Ruby development
• Spindle for Tapestry – Tapestry web development (not for 4.0 yet)
• Subversive SVN Plugin – Subversion plugin
• Subclipse – another Subversion plugin
• Tapestry Palette VE – Tapestry visual editor
• TPTP Profiler – Eclipse default profiler (problems to get it work)
• AnyEdit Tools – tab, html entities, case conversion and more
• Coffee-Bytes Code Folding – code folding
• Profiler – profiler
• Findbugs – find bug using JVM code analysis
• HTML Tidy – tide Html files
• JavaDoc Editor – WYSIWIG edit javadoc documetation
• Jdepend – show package dependencies
• Log4E – generate log4j code
• LogWatcher – watch logfile(s) for changes (tail -f like)
• Metrics – display Java code metrics
• JDocs Search – search javadoc on jdocs
• QuantumDb – DB viewer/editor
• Web Application Testing - test your web application
• XMLBuddy – edit, validate XML files
• Java2Html - generate Java source in Html
• Jode Decompiler – decompile classes, jars without source
• Bytecode Outline – view Java bytecode for .java or .class
• Web Search Plugin – select in editor, search web
• QuickRex – regular expression tester, multi-clipboard, Html tools
• Wicked Shell – shell as Eclipse view, supports dos, bash, sh
• Columns – Columns Plug-in for Eclipse defines the concept of ‘Column’ and some functions of this editable component
• XPathDeveloper – XPath-View is an environment in which you can test, use and play with XPath-expressions
• WorldOfJava access to projects documentations & sample source source code
• OpenOffice Integration – OpenOfice.org editing in Eclipse
• JarPlug – for manipulating the Jar files
• ContextMenuPlugin – allows you to open the original Windows Explorer context menu
• EasyExplorer - this plugin add ‘Windows Explorer’ feature in Resource/Package explorer popup
• Coffee Bytes – better code folding
  

Other useful plugins:

• C/C++ Development Tools – C++ development
• Jigloo GUI Builder – Swing, SWT GUI builder
• Colorer for Eclipse - source code coloring
• Continuous Testing - run your JUnit test continuously
• Code Review - code review
• djUnit Testing/Coverage – JUnit test and caverage tool
• JavaDoc Tags – extend javadoc tags
• EclipseUml – UML modelling
• Save Any Eclipse Editor as HTML – save source in Html (I use Jva2Html)
• Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools – generate reports
• RSS Reader – RSS reader
• PMD – source code analyzer
• JettyLauncher – use Jetty for web application debugging
• Mylar Technology Project – not mature enought to use, but great idea and great Bugzilla plugin
• PHPeclipse – PHP development
• Regular Expression Tester – test regular expression

Other useful info and links

• Top 10 Eclipse Hotkeys