Changing my web browser in Netbeans 6.9.1

Question

I have Netbeans 6.9.1 and I want to change the default browser to Chrome. I have seen a thread that says for Netbeans 6.5, it can be configured from Tools > Options > General but the problem is I can't find Options in my Tools tab because I am not using that version. Anyone know how to do this with Netbeans 6.9.1?

Answer 1

In the file C:\Program Files\NetBeans 6.8\etc\netbeans.conf, add the following line to the netbeans_default_options properties:

-J-Dorg.netbeans.modules.extbrowser.UseDesktopBrowse=true 

Then set Chrome as the default browser.

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Alternative method (tried this with Netbeans 7.1):

Open Tools > Options and you should see this:

Click the edit button. Then click on the add button. A new browser named "External Browser" will be shown. You can rename it to Chrome, then change the "Process" field to a path like this:

C:\Users\{User}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe (on my Windows 7)

In your case, you can right click on the Chrome icon and select the properties option (windows) and see where is the target path.

Answer 2

In case someone came across the same problem for Netbeans 8.2: it is under

Run> Set Project Browser > Chrome

(You can choose other browsers of course!)