Eclipse with Force.com IDE

Prerequisites

• Eclipse
• JDK, Runtime Environment 7 or later

Step 1.

Launch Eclipse, Help > Install New Software, click Add

Step 2.

Set Name as "Force.com IDE"

Set Location as "http://media.developerforce.com/force-ide/eclipse42"

Then click OK

Step 3.

At least select Force.com IDE from the download list. If you don't konw which one is needed, select all. Then click Next

If you want an older version, uncheck the "Show only the latest versions of available software".

Step 4.
Click Next in Install Details dialog. Then accept the terms and click Finish. When Eclipse finished installation, you will be prompted to restart Eclipse.

Step 5.
You can check is Force.com installed successful by Eclipse > Window > Perspective > Open Perspective > Other. If you can see Force.com in list, it means success.

Step 6.
Select Force.com and click OK. You can start to develop now.