# Getting Started with NetBeans IDE 5.5

This page gives you everything you need to get started using NetBeans IDE.

Try It Out

Run through the 15-minute Quick Start Guide to learn the basics of working with NetBeans IDE.

- NetBeans IDE Quick Start Guide

Learn Java EE 5

The main theme of NetBeans IDE 5.5 is support for the Java EE 5 specification, which makes programming enterprise applications and web services much simpler. Use these tutorials to quickly learn the basics of Java EE 5 programming:

- Introduction to Java EE 5
- Java EE 5 Web Services
- Java Persistence
- EJB 3.0 Enterprise Beans
- Java EE 5 and J2EE 1.4 Compared

Learn More

Check out these other NetBeans tutorials:

- GUI Building in NetBeans IDE 5.5
- Introduction to Developing Web Applications
- NetBeans Mobility Pack 5.5 Quick Start Guide
- Introduction to NetBeans Module Development

Add Functionality

The standard distribution of NetBeans IDE gives you everything you need to develop Java SE desktop applications, web applications, and Java EE enterprise applications. You can also download and install add-on packs that give you even more functionality.

- Mobility Pack - Adds everything needed to immediately start writing, testing and debugging Java applications for mobile phones and other Java Micro Edition (Java ME) technology-enabled devices.
- Enterprise Pack - Introduces tools for UML modeling, XML tools, and Web services orchestration to NetBeans IDE.
- Profiler - A profiling tool that provides information about the runtime behavior of your applications.
- Visual Web Pack - Adds support for designing JSF-based web applications with WSIWYG drag-and-drop editing.
- C/C++ Pack - Adds support for programming C/C++ applications in NetBeans IDE.