Run NetBeans. When the IDE starts, click "File" on the main menu and select "New Project." In the New Project window, select "Java Applications" and click "Next." ...

Open Safari and head to Oracle’s Downloads page.Click on Java SE. Click on the Download icon under NetBeans with JDK 8. You’ll want a programming environment, and Netbeans is a good one.

Sun Microsystems releases two Java development tools: NetBeans 4.0 and Java Studio Enterprise 7.