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Changing theme in Apache Netbeans 9.0


I have installed Apache Netbeans 9.0 recently in Mac running macOS Mojave. I am trying to change the Netbeans theme to "Dark Look And Feel Themes" but I can't find the options.

Previously, I have used the older versions (8.2, 8.1, 8.0.2) of Netbeans. To change the theme, I navigate to

Tools -> Plugins -> Available Plugins 

Install the "Dark Look And Feel Themes" plugin and restart the IDE to reflect the change.

But, I don't find this plugin in the Apache Netbeans 9.0

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I also checked whether these plugins are available to download from online. So that I can add them using 'Downloaded' option. But, they are only available for older versions.

http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/62424/darcula-laf-for-netbeans http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/52624/netbeans-dark-theme

So, I am a bit stuck here. Any help will be much appreciated. There are few similar stack overflow questions raised earlier, but they all talk about the old version of Netbeans.


Solution

  • Updated 4/11/19:

    Based on a comment from @superbiji below, Darcula + Norway Today works fine with NetBeans 11.0.


    Updated 2/7/19:

    Note that the answer below applies only to NetBeans 9.0. The situation is a little different on NetBeans 10.0 where the Dark Look and Feel plugin (themes "Dark Metal" and "Dark Nimbus") also worked fine. See Projects, Files, Services, Navigator color background.


    I tried to download then manually install those two plugins on NetBeans 9.0, but it didn't work for me:

    However, there is an alternative approach that works for Darcula (but not for Dark Look And Feel Themes). It is a simple two step process:

    1. Make the Darcula plugin available.
    2. Automatically install the plugin, just as you would on NetBeans 8.2.

    To make the plugin available:

    NetBeans 9.0 should restart using the Darcula theme:

    darculaInUse

    Notes: