Which version of Eclipse is compatible with Java 7?

Ottawa, Canada – September 27, 2011 – The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce the recent Eclipse Indigo SR1 release includes full production level support for Java 7, the recent major release of the Java SDK.

Which JDK version is best for Eclipse?

Generally Java 8 works the best for most/all versions of Eclipse, including older ones. But if you want to use newer language/library features for Java development and need a newer version of Java for that purpose then newer versions should work with 2019-03 as well.

What Eclipse should I download for Java?

5 Answers. For general Java programming the Eclipse Classic would be appropriate. If you want to do web development, then I suggest the Java EE variant, which is suitable for JSP (it also contains everything the Classic variant does). Pick “Eclipse IDE for Java Developers” for now.

What version of Eclipse works with Java 8?

EDIT: Starting with I20140318-0830 all Luna (4.4) builds contain support for Java 8. The final version of Eclipse Luna (4.4) will be released at the end of June 2014. For Kepler SR2 (4.3. 2) a feature patch needs to be installed.

Does Eclipse neon support Java 7?

Eclipse Neon itself must be run using Java 8. You can still use older Java versions to run your programs.

Does Eclipse Need JDK?

Eclipse is a Java-based application and, as such, requires a Java Runtime Environment or Java Development Kit (JRE or JDK) in order to run. Note that on recent versions of Mac, a full JDK needs to be installed, not just a JRE; see instructions below.

What is the latest Eclipse IDE version?

Eclipse (software)

Welcome screen of Eclipse 4.12
Developer(s)	Eclipse Foundation
Initial release	1.0 / 7 November 2001
Stable release	4.21.0 / 15 September 2021 (2 months ago)
Preview release	4.21 (2021-09 release)

Does Eclipse support JDK 8?

A Java 8 or newer JRE/JDK is required to run all Eclipse 2019-09 packages based on Eclipse 4.14, as well as the Installer.