Eclipse Plugins


I often have to install Eclipse at work or home. Eclipse is a great tool, one of its best feature : Extend its capacities with plugins.
But it's quite complicated to remember all the plugins which make Eclipse a great IDE.

Here is my list of Eclipse plugins (updated for Neon) :

Must Have

  • ObjectAid
Create nice UML class diagrams quickly.
Update Site : http://www.objectaid.com/update/current

  • StartExplorer
Add useful features to context menu like "Show in File Manager", "Start Shell Here" ...
Update Site : https://fabioz.github.io/startexplorer/update/.

  • SonarLint
View code issues immediatly in Eclipse ...
MarketPlace : Search "SonarLint"


  • Atlassian
Note : With Eclipse 2021-06, create an error at launch :/
Synchronize Mylyn with Jira
Update Site : http://update.atlassian.com/atlassian-eclipse-plugin/rest/e3.7


Less known plugins which bring nice features. I will maintain this page over time.

Code Writing

  • Bracketeer 
This plugin gives you a better highlighting of brackets in the code.
Update Site : https://chookapp.github.io/ChookappUpdateSite/.

  • Code Recommenders
This plugin has been archived but still works with this update site : https://repo.eclipse.org/content/shadows/releases.unzip/org/eclipse/recommenders/stable/2.5.4/stable-2.5.4.zip-unzip/  



  • AnyEdit Tools
Add some basic text features to Ecipse (to Upper Case, to Camel Case ....).
MarketPlace : search "anyedit"

  • JAutodoc
I'm not a "comment every method" developper, but I generally write Javadoc for common API. JAutodoc is a great time saver in this task by creating the Javadoc base.
MarketPlace : search "JAutodoc"

Decompiling

  • Mchr3k Realignment for JD-Eclipse
This plugin allows you to decompile Java classes and keep line numbers. A must have for debugging legacy code. It doesn't need to download an executable (like JadClipse).
Update Site : http://mchr3k-eclipse.appspot.com/

Eclipse Preferences Sharing

  • Google Workspace Mechanic
If you use Eclipse in a team, this plugin lets you share common preferences for all your team. See my blog post about this plugin !
Update Site : https://alfsch.github.io/eclipse-updates/workspacemechanic/

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