Groovy IDEs & Tools

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This page lists the IDEs and editors commonly used for Groovy, with a link to each product’s official page. Groovy runs on the JVM, so the Java IDEs are the natural choice, while an editor with Groovy support is enough for scripts.

IDEs

  • IntelliJ IDEA — the JetBrains IDE, with Groovy support for highlighting, completion and refactoring.

  • Groovy-Eclipse — the Groovy plugin for the Eclipse IDE.

  • Apache NetBeans — an open-source IDE with Groovy support.

Editors with extensions

Tools

  • Apache Groovy — the language’s official site, with downloads, documentation and the IDE integration overview.

See also