Download CFEclipse

Getting CFEclipse is easy as pie, you don't have to download any installers or zip files, you can do it all straight from Eclipse!  The latest installation instructions will always be provided on the CFEclipse wiki.

Get CFEclipse

The best way to get CFEclipse is to use the built-in installation and update management tools that come with Eclipse. Here's how:

  1. Select the "Help->Software Updates->Find and install" menu option.
  2. On the screen that is displayed, select 'Search for new features to install' and click the 'Next' button. Now click the 'New Remote Site' button.
  3. Enter a name for the update site, for example "CFEclipse". In the URL box, enter "http://www.cfeclipse.org/update" and click the OK button.
  4. You should now have a 'CFEclipse' node in the 'Sites to include in search' box.
  5. Tick the 'Stable CFEclipse' box and click 'Next'.
  6. Eclipse will contact the CFEclipse site and retrieve the list of available plugins. Tick the plugin with the highest version number and click 'Next'.
  7. The next instructions are self-explanatory, agree to the license, install the software and restart Eclipse
  8. Once Eclipse has restarted CFEclipse should have been successfully installed.

Manually Installing CFEclipse

If you are unable to use the built-in installation and update management tools that come with Eclipse (say, you are behind a rather strict proxy at work) you can also download the CFEclipse plugin as a local software update site:

  1. Download the latest version from the archived software update site: http://www.cfeclipse.org/update/
  2. Unzip the archive file. You should get a folder called "org.cfeclipse.cfml.update.release".
  3. In Eclipse, go through the usual procedure to add an update site (Help -> Software Updates -> Find and Install -> Search for new features to install).
  4. Click on New Local Site...
  5. Choose the folder that you extracted from the zip file (e.g. the location of "org.cfeclipse.cfml.update.release").
  6. Click Select.
  7. Change the name to something more reasonable such as CFEclipse Local Install.
  8. Click OK and then click Finish.
  9. Follow the installation procedure and prompts... (I am sure you can handle it from now on).

Troubleshooting Installation

If you run into issues installing CFEclipse - please see the Support page for help and support resources.