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Spring Tools for Eclipse

Ch 206.8of 43 Web Development IDEs
  1. 1Runs onBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Supported operating systemsWindows, macOS, Linux
  4. 4Spring supportYes
  5. 5Database toolsYes
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Overview

Spring Tools for Eclipse is ranked #20 of 43 in web development IDEs on Specifiction. It runs on Browser extension, Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Spring Tools for Eclipse plans and pricing

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Spring Tools for Eclipse Free Free · Open source spring.io · 30 Sept 2026

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Supported operating systems
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Facts

Purpose
Spring Tools provides development support for enterprise applications using Spring Framework and Spring Boot.spring.io · 30 Sept 2026
Editors
Spring Tools for Eclipse is available as a ready-to-use Eclipse distribution or as extensions for an existing Eclipse installation.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Downloads
The official page lists Eclipse downloads for Linux x86_64 and ARM_64, macOS x86_64 and ARM_64, and Windows x86_64.spring.io · 30 Sept 2026
Project creation
The Spring Initializr integration helps users create a Spring Boot app, and the Spring Guides integration provides guides to get started.spring.io · 30 Sept 2026
Code navigation
Spring Tools provides an overview of Spring source code and navigation to important parts of Spring apps.spring.io · 30 Sept 2026
Code completion
Spring Tools provides smart code completions for Spring elements in an app.spring.io · 30 Sept 2026
Runtime details
Using Spring Boot Actuators, Spring Tools can show runtime details such as bean wiring, conditional reports, and configuration information in the editor.spring.io · 30 Sept 2026
Additional integrations
Optional Eclipse features provide editor support for Cloud Foundry manifest files, BOSH config files, and Concourse CI config files.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
AI support
Spring Tools integrates with AI coding assistants and provides additional context, an embedded MCP server, and code actions.spring.io · 30 Sept 2026
Support channels
The project directs users to Stack Overflow for questions and GitHub issues for reporting problems.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Security reporting
The project repository directs users to its security policy for reporting vulnerabilities.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Language limitation
The Getting Started documentation says Java is supported out of the box, while Kotlin and Groovy projects can be generated without included tooling support for those languages.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

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