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Install Netbeans on macOS with Homebrew

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Netbeans requires Java but the Netbeans Homebrew formula does not include Java as a dependency so it must be installed manually first:

brew install java

Per the Netbeans formula caveats,

For the system Java wrappers to find this JDK, symlink it with

(note the following paths are for an Apple Silicon machine. as of this writing Intel users will have a different path)

sudo ln -sfn /opt/homebrew/opt/openjdk/libexec/openjdk.jdk /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk.jdk

Then install Netbeans

brew install netbeans

work like a charm, tested at M3 2025

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