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Welcome to the iReport development page. Here you will find all the information about how to compile iReport and write plug-ins.

iReport is composed of a set of modules on top of the NetBeans Rich Client Platfom (version 6.5.1). Sources can be compiled using Ant from the command line, but for development it is strongly suggested the use of NetBeans IDE 6.5.1 or later. Java 1.5 or later is required to compile the sources.

How to compile iReport from source
Detailed instructions about how to download the iReport source code and compile it

Writing a simple plug-in
Introduction to iReport plug-in development

Translate iReport
How to use the JasperBablyon tool to translate the iReport user interface, one string at a time

Contribution Guidelines
Some tips about how to contribute.