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Download & install

Get Java

RED is compatible with Oracle Java 1.8+.
Java official website

Get Eclipse

Currently RED is tested and released with Eclipse 2020-03 (4.15) platform.
The oldest supported platform version is Eclipse Photon (4.8).
Official Eclipse website

Get RED

RED can be downloaded from github.com/nokia/RED. RED Feature is a file with zip extension while Product is RED bundled together with Eclipse platform.

Get Python & RobotFramework

In order to use full spectrum of RED features, Python & RobotFramework should be installed with respectful dependencies.
Python official site: python.org
RobotFramework official site: robotframework.org
We recommend to install Python packages using pip.

Note

In some cases like using portable Python&RF, there may be a need to run Eclipse and pybot with administrative privileges.

Install RED into Eclipse

Install from Eclipse Marketplace

• Start Eclipse, open Help -> Eclipse Marketplace
• Search for "RED Robot Editor"
• Install preferred version accepting license
• Restart Eclipse to apply changes

Install from zip file

• Start Eclipse, accept default Workspace folder placement
  
• Open Help -> Install New Software
  
• Click Add -> Archive and select RED zip feature (eg. org.robotframework.ide.eclipse.feature_1.0.0.201507130728.zip)
  
• Tick all boxes in Robot Framework IDE Category and apply Next
  
• Accept all prompts and user licences, proceed with installation process
  
• Restart Eclipse as prompted
  
• Verify RED installation by opening Help -> About RED -> Installation Details to check if RED is visible on installed features list