NetBeans Claude Code GUI is a NetBeans IDE plugin that embeds the Claude Code CLI as a full interactive terminal session directly inside the IDE. You type prompts in a dedicated session tab, Claude reads and edits your project files, and the plugin provides:
- Graphical file diff — review every proposed file change before it is written to disk; accept, decline (with an optional reason), or interrupt Claude
- Interactive choice menu — Claude's Yes/No and multiple-choice prompts appear as a native panel instead of raw terminal text
- Prompt history and favorites — recall past prompts with Ctrl+Up/Down; save reusable prompts as favorites with optional keyboard shortcuts
- File attachments — attach files via
@pathtokens with auto-completion popup, drag-and-drop, and clipboard paste support - Multiple profiles — run Claude Code under separate accounts or API keys for different projects, each with an isolated config directory, authentication, proxy, and model settings
- OpenAI-compatible proxy — route Claude Code through any OpenAI-compatible provider (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Groq, DeepSeek, Ollama, LM Studio, and others) via a built-in translation proxy; no changes to Claude Code CLI required
- Session management — start new sessions, continue the last session, or resume a specific past session; sessions persist across IDE restarts
- Markdown Preview — live-rendered markdown tab for plan files and MCP-initiated previews; includes a find bar (Ctrl+F) and font zoom (Alt+Scroll)
- Auto Plan Preview — when Claude writes a plan file, a live preview tab opens automatically as soon as you accept the diff
- IDE integration via MCP — open editors, diagnostics, current selection, and file operations are exposed to Claude via the MCP protocol so it always has full context about your work
- NetBeans look & feel — the plugin respects the active NetBeans color theme and font settings, including dark/light mode
- Flexible UI customization — per-session terminal font and zoom (Alt+Scroll), configurable diff viewer placement, adjustable session list limit, and keyboard shortcuts for favorite prompts
The plugin code was written entirely by Claude Code using Claude Sonnet 4.6, with the author acting as architect and reviewer.
Download the latest .nbm file from GitHub Releases.
Intermediate builds between releases are available as artifacts on the Actions page — open the latest successful workflow run and download the nbm artifact (delivered as a zip file; extract the .nbm before installing).
See Installation & Build for requirements, installation steps, and build instructions.
See the User Manual for full documentation of all plugin features.
The MCP server integration (package org.openbeans.claude.netbeans) is based on
claude-code-netbeans
by Emilian Marius Bold, used under the ISC License:
Copyright (c) 2025 Emilian Marius Bold
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
Changes made: updated target NetBeans version from RELEASE190 to RELEASE230;
integrated into the netbeans-claude-code-gui plugin build alongside the PTY terminal component.