Force.com IDE is in a
maintenance-only state. We still provide support for the product through our official
channels, but updates prior to October 12, 2019 will be only for critical security
issues that arise. On October 12, 2019, we will no longer provide support or updates of
any kind for Force.com IDE. On that date, we will also begin archiving documentation and
removing download links for the product. We recommend that you start migrating to Salesforce Extensions for Visual
Studio Code or one of the great tools made by our partners. For more
information, see The Future
of Salesforce IDEs on the Salesforce Developers Blog.
The Force.com IDE plug-in adds a Force.com perspective to the Eclipse IDE. An Eclipse perspective
is a collection of views, editors, and other user-interface tools that are organized for a
specific purpose. The Force.com IDE plug-in includes specialized tools for developing
applications for the Lightning Platform.
To activate the Force.com perspective, select .
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