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Other is SublimeText ?

SublimeText is not an IDE, it’s a text editor. And it’s a very decent one. I’ve been using it for at least 5 years.

Sure free is nice but... Free vs spend some money for a better tool you'll use 1000 hours a year?

You know walking everywhere is free, but you'll probably save a lot of time if you invest a little bit in a bicycle.

I tried to install Eclipse but didn't go so well with my Linux version as someone else also recommended this but i'll give it another go :)

Mark: "...better tool..."

What pray would that be and how so?

Bridget Sarah: "...didn't go so well with my Linux version."

Which version of Linux (I thought you were running Mint)?

Richard Uie I am running Mint but I'm now running the Mate version (was using cinnamon before) and this version is a lot more lighter on the system so faster to code thank god! When I did try it, it told me that I would need to install java packages as required several run times, I've got some free time so I'll give it ago again and hopefully get it working ;)

Richard Uie My point was merely that price shouldn't be half the argument for something you use all day every day.

(I do also feel that IntelliJ is much better than Eclipse, and I have dozens of colleagues who have switched that direction and no one the opposite way... But the point was mostly about price so I'll skip this tedious argument, sorry.)

Mark "I do also feel that IntelliJ is much better than Eclipse..."

Since you didn't quite manage to "skip the tedious argument..." I get that opinions vary. I worked at a shop that provided IntelliJ free to its developers but didn't require its use. The goal was to produce code not to do so by means of some specific IDE. I tried IntelliJ for about six months and rejoined my Eclipsean brethren. I was not alone in the try-IntelliJ-revert-to-Eclipse gang at that shop. Most of us Eclipsers who tried IntelliJ did so specifically because we could do so for free and make an informed decision about our preferences. Price would not have a been an issue.

With over fifteen years using Eclipse, I doubt any other IDE will ever win me away.

My point to emphasizing free was specifically targeted to Bridget Sarah and others, especially younger devs who may follow her, on a tighter budget.