Is there any way I can use a visual editor to make swing applications in Eclipse? I'm using Ganymede.
Your options are:
WindowBuilder Pro (eclipse.org): "WindowBuilder is a powerful and easy to use bi-directional Java GUI designer", see also WindowBuilder Pro on code.google.com.
Visual Swing for Eclipse - an editor that works directly with the .java source files. Notes:
http://visualswing4eclipse.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/vs4e/
Visual Editor from ehecht.com - someone's own version, last updated 2010-08-29: "prelininary [sic] eclipse 3.6 (helios) version" (direct download: ve_eclipse_36_win32_201008292115.zip) "These files are non official builds. So you use it on [sic] your own risk."
Use NetBeans instead
Jigloo SWT/Swing GUI Builder for Eclipse and WebSphere - Note: Jigloo is free for non-commercial use, but purchase of a Professional License is required for commercial use (after successfully evaluating Jigloo).
Options no longer viable / available:
This is a summary of all the other answers to this question as it took me a while to make sense of them.
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