How to install Spring IDE in Eclipse
Spring IDE is a very useful graphical user interface tool adding support for Spring Framework. In this tutorial, we show you two ways to install Spring IDE in Eclipse.
Version used in this tutorial :
- Spring IDE 2.9
- Eclipse 3.7
Refer to this Spring IDE vs STS pdf file for feature comparison. Personally, I go for Spring IDE for one reason – just can’t let go my existing Eclipse, too many plugins installed.
1. Install New Software
Classic way, Eclipse IDE, click “Help” -> “Install New Software…”. Type “http://springide.org/updatesite” to access the Spring IDE update site.
Select all the Spring IDE features you want to install.

Take long time to install and restart Eclipse after finished.
2. Eclipse Marketplace
This is the prefer way, because you no need to remember the long Spring ide update URL. In Eclipse IDE, click “Help” -> “Eclipse Marketplace“, type “Spring IDE“, follow the wizard to finish the installation.

Same, take long time to install and restart Eclipse after finished.
References
- http://www.springsource.com/developer/sts
- http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/spring-ide
- http://download.springsource.com/release/STS/doc/STS-feature_comparison.pdf





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SpringSource tool suite update sites have been changed have a look at this –> http://goo.gl/jYq3a
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I have some query regarding Spring Tool Suite. Does it support struts 1.x and hibernate out of the box? Right now i am using Eclipse galileo with JBOSS Tools, so the support for struts 1.x and hibernate is quite good. So i am wondering if i can get the same support in Spring Tool Suite or not.
Can anybody kindly help me in this regard? Any link will be much appreciated. Thank you.
does this installation include spring 3 ????
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Or just use SpringSource Tool Suite:
http://www.springsource.com/products/sts
It’s free and it already has Spring IDE and many other plugins installed.
Thanks for introduce SpringSource Tool Suite, it look promising :), will try it
Thanx for link obout Spring IDE features. Seen several very interesting things.