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• JFormDesigner 3.1
• Archive: JFormDesigner 3.0 and 2.0
• Tools
• System Requirements
• Installation
• Layout Managers

JFormDesigner 3.1

To use the downloaded software, you need a valid license key.
You can either get a free evaluation license key or buy a license.

Customer information: JFormDesigner 3.1 is free of charge for existing customers if the "Free updates until" date of the license key is 2007-08-23 or later. Upgrades are available here.

IDE plug-ins	Version	Size	Date
Eclipse (3.1, 3.2, 3.3 or 3.4; JBuilder 2007 or 2008) Read More »	3.1.3	6.8 MB	2008-03-03
Eclipse Archived Update Site	3.1.3	6.8 MB	2008-03-03
IntelliJ IDEA (5.0, 5.1, 6.0 or 7.0) Read More »	3.1.3	6.6 MB	2008-03-03
JBuilder (2005 or 2006) Read More »	3.1.3	6.5 MB	2008-03-03
Stand-alone
Windows Setup	3.1.3	6.5 MB	2008-03-03
Windows Setup with JRE 6.0 Update 4	3.1.3	17.8 MB	2008-03-03
Windows Setup with JRE 5.0 Update 14	3.1.3	15.6 MB	2008-03-03
Windows Setup with JRE 1.4.2_16	3.1.3	13.8 MB	2008-03-03
Mac OS X 10.4 Universal Binary (requires Java 5.0 or later)	3.1.3	6.6 MB	2008-03-03
Mac OS X 10.3	3.1.3	6.6 MB	2008-03-03
Linux and other platforms	3.1.3	6.6 MB	2008-03-03
Documentation
Printable documentation (PDF) or zip	3.1.1	2.5 MB	2007-10-17

Note: JFormDesigner 3.1 requires a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2 or later to run. JRE 5.0 Update 10 or later is recommended.

• What's New in JFormDesigner 3.1
• Changelog

Tools

Tool	Version	Size	Date
JBuilder jbInit() to JFormDesigner converter (included in the JFormDesigner plug-in for JBuilder 2005 and 2006)	1.2	230.6 KB	2007-09-19

System Requirements

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2 or later (5.0 Update 9 or later is recommended).
500 MHz CPU
256 MB RAM
7 MB disk space without JRE
40 MB disk space with JRE 1.4.2
60 MB disk space with JRE 5.0

Eclipse plug-in:

• Eclipse 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 or 3.4; JBuilder 2007 or 2008
• Mac OS X 10.4: Eclipse 3.2, 3.3 or 3.4 and Java SE 5.0 Release 5 (1.5.0_07) or later required
• Mac OS X 10.5: Eclipse 3.2, 3.3.2 or 3.4; Note: because of Eclipse Bug 199020, Eclipse 3.3, 3.3.1 and 3.3.1.1 are not supported on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). Either use Eclipse 3.2, 3.4 or a Eclipse 3.3.2 Stream Build.
• Linux: Java 5 or later required

IntelliJ IDEA plug-in: IntelliJ IDEA 5.0, 5.1, 6.0 or 7.0

JBuilder plug-in: JBuilder 2005 or 2006 (for JBuilder 2007 or 2008 use the Eclipse plug-in)

Installation

Stand-alone

• Windows: Execute the installer and follow the instructions. Administrator rights are NOT required. The installer adds a menu item to the Windows Start menu.
• Mac OS X: Extract the downloaded archive and double-click the JFormDesigner application to start it.
• Other platforms: Extract the downloaded archive and execute JFormDesigner.sh to start JFormDesigner.

Eclipse plug-in

Download and install using Eclipse Update Manager

Online Update Site

1. Start Eclipse.
2. Open the update manager (Menu: Help > Software Updates > Find and Install)
3. Select the "Search for new features to install" radio button and click "Next".
4. Click "New Remote Site" and enter "JFormDesigner Update Site" into the name field and "http://www.formdev.com/download/eclipse/" into the url field.
5. Click "Finish" to start the search.
6. Select "JFormDesigner" in the search result list and continue with "Next".
7. Accept the license agreement and continue as usual.
8. Restart Eclipse

Archived Update Site

1. Download the Archived Update Site ZIP file.
2. Start Eclipse.
3. Open the update manager (Menu: Help > Software Updates > Find and Install)
4. Select the "Search for new features to install" radio button and click "Next".
5. Click "New Archived Site" and select the archived site ZIP file.
6. Click "Finish" to start the search.
7. Select "JFormDesigner" in the search result list and continue with "Next".
8. Accept the license agreement and continue as usual.
9. Restart Eclipse

Manual Download and Installation

1. Quit Eclipse.
2. Extract the ZIP file to the Eclipse installation folder. Make sure that the files com.jformdesigner_*.jar are in the Eclipse plugins folder.
3. Start Eclipse.

IntelliJ IDEA plug-in

Download and install using IntelliJ IDEA Plugin Manager

1. Start IntelliJ IDEA.
2. Open the plugin manager dialog (Menu: File > Settings > Plugins)
3. Select the "Available" tab.
4. Right-click on "JFormDesigner" in the list of available plugins and select "Download and Install Plugin" in the popup menu.
5. Restart IntelliJ IDEA

Manual Download and Installation

1. Quit IntelliJ IDEA.
2. Extract the ZIP file to the IntelliJ IDEA plugins folder.
3. Start IntelliJ IDEA.

JBuilder 2005/2006 plug-in

1. Quit JBuilder.
2. Extract the ZIP file to the JBuilder lib/ext folder.
3. Start JBuilder

Layout Managers

JFormDesigner supports various 3rd party layout managers. The JFormDesigner package contains the JARs and sources of those layout managers, but not their documentation and tutorials. Please download the full layout manager packages here:

• JGoodies Forms
• TableLayout