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RadRails is an open source IDE for the Ruby on Rails framework.

Not yet using RadRails 1.0? It's free, feature-rich, and runs in Aptana Studio and Eclipse. Get it now.

RadRails 1.0 for Aptana Studio is the first major release of the RadRails environment since Aptana became home to the project in 2007. This latest release packs in great features to boost Ruby on Rails application development for beginners and advanced users alike.

Highlights

Integrated Rails shell console
Default-install and config of Ruby interpreter, database and debugger
(Everything you need to get started fast)
Code completion with type inferencing
Code assist for Ruby, CSS, JS, and HTML inside RHTML files
Type hierarchy view
Go to declaration
Call hierarchy
Full implementation of RDT (Eclipse's Ruby Development Tools project)
Integrated Profiler (Pro Version Only)

Full Feature Comparison

What Developers Are Saying

Even though there are now many IDEs that profess compatibility with Rails, Aptana/RadRails should still be a go-to editor for Rails development.
-- Dr. Nic. Ruby on Rails Guru, Dr. Nic Academy.

Since Aptana Studio is based on Eclipse, I can take advantage of the vast number of Eclipse plugins like Mylyn, the Bazaar plugin, GotoFile, QuantumDB, SQL Explorer, etc...,
-- Scott Bronson, Web consultant, San Francisco.

RadRails has quickly become a critical tool for our development. Of all the rails tools I have tried, including Netbeans, it's the best. Not only is it evolving at a maddening speed but the user support is one of the best I have met.
-- Juan Alonso, Engineering Director, LaFlecha.net

And of course, RadRails extends Aptana Studio which provides additional state-of-the-art utilities for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code editing and debugging.

Preview & Learn

Download

Step 1: Download Aptana Studio
Step 2: Add RadRails to Aptana Studio by following the Start Page instructions (Help > Aptana Studio Start Page...).
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Feature Comparison
General	RadRails	NetBeans	3rdRail
Price	Free	Free	$399
License Type	Open Source	Open Source	Commercial
Available Standalone or as Eclipse Plugin
Interpreter Support/Bundling
Bundled JRuby Interpreter
Interpreter Support	Ruby, JRuby, Rubinius	Ruby, JRuby	Ruby, JRuby
Scriptability/Extensibility
Scriptable via Ruby
Debugging / Profiling
Debugger	classic and ruby-debug for MRI; ruby-debug bundled with JRuby	classic and ruby-debug for MRI; ruby-debug bundled with JRuby
JavaScript Debugging
Profiler	(Pro)
Editors
HTML Editor
CSS Editor
JavaScript Editor
JSON Editor	(Pro)
SQL Editor
YML Editor
RHTML/ERb Editor
XML Editor
Ruby Editing
Code Completion
Type Inferencing
Ruby-specific search engine (Find usages)
Code analysis (warnings/errors/hints)
Type Hierarchy View
Call Hierarchy View
Mylyn Integration
Regular Expression Tester
Quick Outline
Spell Checking Support
Smart Indent
Mark Occurrences
Refactoring
Rename	(1)
Convert Local Variable to field
Encapsulate Field
Extract Method
Extract Constant
Inline Class
Inline Local Variable
Inline Method
Merge Class Parts (internal to file and external)
Move Field
Move Method
Push Down Method
Pull Up Method
Split Local Variable
Testing
Test::Unit view
AutoTest
RSpec support
Rails Specific Functionality
Integrated rails-specific "shell"
Log Tail View
Embedded browser

Wow, that's lots of features. Did we get it right? Send your feeback to info(at)aptana.com.

Notes: (Pro) Feature available in the Pro edition of Aptana Studio. (1) Handling of instance variables in RHTML mapping to controller instance variables is forthcoming.

Welcome to RadRails, the Ruby on Rails authoring environment for Aptana Studio and Eclipse