Eclipse IDE: Releases, patches & end-of-life
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Lifecycle guide for Eclipse IDE from Eclipse Foundation

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-03-10

What is Eclipse IDE?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementEclipse IDE is a professional software development environment primarily used for creating applications in the Java language. It functions through a modular architecture that enables the addition of various plugins to support other programming languages like C++, Python, and PHP. The platform is maintained as an open-source project by the Eclipse Foundation, making it available for public use at no cost. Its interface includes standard development features such as a source code editor, build automation tools, and a debugger. Additionally, the software is compatible across major operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux.
 

The entire lifecycle of Eclipse IDE

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of Eclipse IDE. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
Eclipse IDE (Eclipse Foundation) release, version and end-of-life information
XEclipse IDE (Eclipse Foundation) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product Eclipse IDE (Eclipse Foundation)
 

Facts and figures about Eclipse IDE

Product
Eclipse IDE
Vendor
Eclipse Foundation
Latest version
4.39
Number of releases
4
Number of versions
88
Number of unstable versions
3
Number of versions affected by CVE
39
Licence
Eclipse Public License
 
 

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