Open Editors

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2019-09 (4.13), 2019-06 (4.12), 2019-03 (4.11), 2018-12 (4.10), 2018-09 (4.9), Photon (4.8), Oxygen (4.7), Neon (4.6), 2019-12 (4.14), 2020-03 (4.15), 2020-06 (4.16), 2020-09 (4.17), 2020-12 (4.18), 2021-03 (4.19)

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Solution Description

This plugin adds a view that shows all open editors in a vertical list.

* Sort the list by several properties, e.g., name, path, extension, and access time.
* Pin important editors to the top of the list.
* Folder information is added for editors with the same name to tell them apart.

GitHub: https://github.com/dbickley/OpenEditors

See also the Recent Editors plugin to quickly re-open closed files: https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/recent-editors

NOTE:
This plugin requires JDK 11 or newer. You can configure the Java VM that is used by Eclipse using the -vm option in eclipse.ini, which is explained here.

Categories: General Purpose Tools, Tools

Tags: Vertical, tabs, editor management, deepnoodle, bickley

Additional Details

Eclipse Versions: 2019-09 (4.13), 2019-06 (4.12), 2019-03 (4.11), 2018-12 (4.10), 2018-09 (4.9), Photon (4.8), Oxygen (4.7), Neon (4.6), 2019-12 (4.14), 2020-03 (4.15), 2020-06 (4.16), 2020-09 (4.17), 2020-12 (4.18), 2021-03 (4.19)

Platform Support: Windows, Mac, Linux/GTK

Development Status: Production/Stable

Date Created: Monday, April 23, 2018 - 22:35

License: Apache 2.0

Date Updated: Friday, January 15, 2021 - 10:08

Submitted by: David Bickley

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October 2025 306/637 27 21
September 2025 236/653 52 14
August 2025 288/615 27 12
July 2025 287/636 28 12
June 2025 297/627 26 22
May 2025 303/634 27 19
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March 2025 295/661 38 18
February 2025 246/645 57 25
January 2025 261/654 46 18
December 2024 313/654 28 7
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Submitted by Oscar Barrofet… on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 02:45

Hello,

I have tried with Eclipse Version: 2020-03 (4.15.0)Build id: 20200313-1211 and java openJDK JDK13 and eclipse hangs up when i invoke the open call hierarchy.

Submitted by Nikita Gromov on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 04:21

Have just set up this plugin. It works well. Thank you!

Eclipse 4.8 + OpenJDK11 + Windows10

Will try the same on my Mac today.

Submitted by Stefan Pachner on Mon, 11/11/2019 - 10:36

Hi,

I installed via marketplace into 2019-09 R (4.13.0), but Open Editor view does not show up. There is a comment that I should use JDK11. My Mac has installed jdk1.8.0_111.jdk. I do not understand how to get from 1.8 to 11?

regards

spachner

Submitted by Andreas Stange on Mon, 11/11/2019 - 14:40

It is correct that with Java 8, the view will not show up.

I don't have a Mac, but I think you should be able to download OpenJDK for MacOS from here: https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html?variant=openjdk11&jvmVariant=hot…

Afterwards, you have to configure this JDK in the file eclipse.ini of your Eclipse installation. Therefor, use the -vm option, as explained here: https://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse.ini#Specifying_the_JVM