Import an IntelliJ IDEA project into NetBeans?

Question

How can I import an IntelliJ IDEA project into Netbeans?

I know I can just use IntelliJ but I prefer Netbeans...

With this particular project I can't just copy the source directory into a Netbeans project... That doesn't work?

How may I use this IntelliJ IDEA project within Netbeans?

Solution 1

The nbproject is a required folder by NetBeans, where it keeps its project settings. The only necessary project build files needed are the project.xml and project.properties.

In project.xml, line 5 is changed to reflect the accurate name of the user's project. Also for IntelliJ, nbintellij.iml is the required file.

So for a IntelliJ project, if you create the nbproject folder with the required files (project.xml and project.properties), you'll be able to open the folder in NetBeans

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You can use the following tool I've created to convert an IntelliJ project to NetBeans, and also convert a NetBeans project to IntelliJ. Please make sure you have python installed.

https://github.com/devanshkaloti/IDEProjectConverter-Java

Solution 2

Short answer: I don't believe such a tool exists.

Longer answer: You probably should not be relying on a proprietary format for your project. Depending on the project, Ant+Ivy or Maven may be a better solution.