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# BlueJ

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> Open-source integrated development environment that helps users design, debug, and deploy Java applications.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.0/5** by 15 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.0/5** | 15 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 3.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: BlueJ

## Commercial Context

- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Available Countries**: Malaysia

## Category

- [Integrated Development Environment Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/32755/integrated-development-environment-%28ide%29/software)

## Alternatives

1. [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/136010/intellij-idea) — 4.7/5 (1256 reviews)
2. [PhpStorm](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/186624/phpstorm) — 4.8/5 (157 reviews)
3. [Microsoft Visual Studio](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/101288/microsoft-visual-studio) — 4.6/5 (3004 reviews)
4. [Essential Studio](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/32602/essential-studio) — 4.5/5 (903 reviews)
5. [PyCharm](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/186625/pycharm) — 4.7/5 (368 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Review on bluej software" — 5.0/5

> **Anchal** | *13 April 2022* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
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> **Pros**: I like how bluej has inbuilt libraries for executing java programs and that it is used friendly too.
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> **Cons**: I think the software debugging and compiling process can be simplified.
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> Overall this software helps execution of Java programs smoothly and also has various packages features too that is systematic and logical.

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### "Most affordable Java IDE with one of the best quality" — 4.0/5

> **christ** | *2 December 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **Pros**: The user interface of BlueJ is pretty basic and simple which allows beginner to intermediate Java developers to learn and adapt to all features available quickly. In addition to that, when it comes to debugging process, BlueJ functionality enables developers to detect errors in code early in the process as every code segment that has syntax error is highlighted. Last but not least, BlueJ also supports plenty external Java libraries which most of the times need to be imported during the development process.
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> **Cons**: Although my overall experience with BlueJ has been positive, nonetheless, there are several components which still could be improved. Firstly, in term of compiler, sometimes it takes a while to run the code and while the code is being tested, it crashed and requires me to close the tab before recompiling the code. Other than that, BlueJ has a very limited support and capacity for GUI (Graphical User Interfaces) which sometimes can be an issue for more advanced Java development process.
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> I have been using BlueJ since I was in college back in 2019 when I took few classes related to software development mostly in Java until today where I am still regularly use it for my work as a product engineer. My experience overall with BlueJ has been positive due to its user/developer friendly interface and the ease of debugging process. Nonetheless, as someone who has been using it from college, I got the experience to have two different perspectives, one as a Java beginner who only used BlueJ for basic Java programming projects and another one as a professional engineer who use BlueJ for more complex and advanced app and web development, therefore, in my personal opinion BlueJ is great option for beginner to intermediate Java developer, however, for professionals who require more advanced Java libraries and other extensions, BlueJ might still be a good option to choose however there may be some features which are not supported.

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### "Beginner friendly" — 3.0/5

> **Ritesh** | *10 November 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10
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> **Pros**: Bluej is a beginner friendly application. If you are learning java it can be the best choice for you because it is very small software and dose not require huge specs to run.
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> **Cons**: since it is a smaller application there are not much shortcuts and suggestion and it cannot be used to make bigger application.

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### "BlueJ review" — 5.0/5

> **Shripal** | *13 April 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: This software has given a great environment for java users. Several extentions are also available and there are many libraries for complex problems.
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> **Cons**: There are no simple Modules in this software for programs instead that makes the software a little complex and not user friendly.
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> It's a great software for beginners in Java and it is also interactive and has comparatively simple interface.

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### "Beginner to Java? Look no more\!" — 4.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *21 July 2021* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
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> **Pros**: Free and open source.

Great potential to learn especially for beginners.

Whole UI is designed around the philosophy of making it easy for beginners.

Visualization of class and object creation.
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> **Cons**: May not be suitable for large and complex projects that require support for number of plugins.

Lack of advanced features and also support of other programming languages.
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> Really great for kids who want to learn programming and beginners but as the scale of the project increases, it may not support them as well as other IDEs like Eclipse, Netbeans etc.

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