Spring Tools for Eclipse

Windows · Mac · Linux · Extension

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Spring Tools for Eclipse is ranked #15 of 43 in web development IDEs on Freedom251. It runs on Browser extension, Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Spring Tools for Eclipse plans and pricing

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Spring Tools for Eclipse Free Free · Open source spring.io · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on web development IDEs

Free plan: Yes
Supported operating systems: Windows, macOS, Linux
Spring support: Yes
Database tools: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Spring Tools provides development support for enterprise applications using Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
Editors: Spring Tools for Eclipse is available as a ready-to-use Eclipse distribution or as extensions for an existing Eclipse installation.
Downloads: The official page lists Eclipse downloads for Linux x86_64 and ARM_64, macOS x86_64 and ARM_64, and Windows x86_64.
Project creation: The Spring Initializr integration helps users create a Spring Boot app, and the Spring Guides integration provides guides to get started.
Code navigation: Spring Tools provides an overview of Spring source code and navigation to important parts of Spring apps.
Code completion: Spring Tools provides smart code completions for Spring elements in an app.
Runtime details: Using Spring Boot Actuators, Spring Tools can show runtime details such as bean wiring, conditional reports, and configuration information in the editor.
Additional integrations: Optional Eclipse features provide editor support for Cloud Foundry manifest files, BOSH config files, and Concourse CI config files.
AI support: Spring Tools integrates with AI coding assistants and provides additional context, an embedded MCP server, and code actions.
Support channels: The project directs users to Stack Overflow for questions and GitHub issues for reporting problems.
Security reporting: The project repository directs users to its security policy for reporting vulnerabilities.
Language limitation: The Getting Started documentation says Java is supported out of the box, while Kotlin and Groovy projects can be generated without included tooling support for those languages.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Web Development IDEs in 2026#15 of 43
Best Java IDEs in 2026#9 of 23

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Sources

spring.io/tools/· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/spring-projects/spring-tools/wiki/Insta· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/spring-projects/spring-tools· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/spring-projects/spring-tools/wiki/Getti· checked 30 Sept 2026