Which Eclipse version should I use for an Android app?

Question

I am starting to develop Android applications. Which version of Eclipse should I use?

I see there are 11 versions. I am confused with these:

1. Eclipse ID

Answer 1

The ADT plug-in is yet not compatible with 3.6

I have been using Eclipse 3.6 with ADT for the past three months for developing applications on Android. I haven't faced any issues so far. It really good and working fine.

Answer 2

Get the full Android-SDK plus the dependencies at http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html.

Do have Java installed :)

Answer 3

The best option is to use the free community version of Intellij Idea 11+. The ADT eclipse plugin is always having problems.

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=26774

Answer 4

As of 10/2011 ... classic is fine for Android development.

See Compare Eclipse Packages for a nice chart.

Answer 5

Just because it's not on here Nvidia has a nice package that simplifies getting it set up and running with an added bonus of supporting 3D acceleration on capable TEGRA enabled devices.

You may find it here.

Answer 6

Update July 2017:

From ADT Plugin page, the question must be unasked:

The Eclipse ADT plugin is no longer supported, as per this announcement in June 2015.

The Eclipse ADT plugin has many known bugs and potential security bugs that will not be fixed.

You should immediately switch to use Android Studio, the official IDE for Android. For help transitioning your projects, read Migrate to Android Studio.