Proof of Concept to automatically fetch missing source bundles from enabled p2 repositories, when opening a bundle jar (similar to m2e). It's also possible to fetch all sources from the Plug-in Dependencies classpath container, with a right-click and selecting Download Bundle Sources.
Sources are cached to ~/.eclipse/org.jboss.tools.pde.sourcelookup.core/sources by default. That folder can be changed in Preferences > Plug-in Development > Source Lookup.
Because the Plug-in Dependencies classpath container doesn’t keep new attached sources on workspace restart, the PDE Source Lookup plugin automatically reattaches those sources upon restart. This behavior can be disabled in Preferences > Plug-in Development > Source Lookup.
Requires an Eclipse Mars.2 or Neon installation minimum (might work on older versions). Requires Java 8 minimum to run.
Categories: IDE
Tags: source lookup, Eclipse PDE
Additional Details
Eclipse Versions: 2025-12 (4.38), 2025-09 (4.37), 2025-06 (4.36), 2025-03 (4.35), 2024-12 (4.34), 2024-09 (4.33), 2024-06 (4.32), 2024-03 (4.31), 2023-12 (4.30), 2023-09 (4.29), 2023-06 (4.28), 2023-03 (4.27), 2022-12 (4.26), 2022-09 (4.25), 2022-06 (4.24), 2022-03 (4.23), 2021-12 (4.22), 2021-09 (4.21), 2021-06 (4.20), 2021-03 (4.19), 2020-12 (4.18), 2020-09 (4.17), 2020-06 (4.16), 2020-03 (4.15), 2019-12 (4.14), 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), Mars (4.5)
Platform Support: Windows, Mac, Linux/GTK
Organization Name: Red Hat
Development Status: Beta
Date Created: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 14:56
License: EPL 2.0
Date Updated: Monday, November 3, 2025 - 10:01
Submitted by: Fred Bricon
| Date | Ranking | Installs | Clickthroughs |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 344/528 | 4 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 434/620 | 6 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 327/631 | 17 | 22 |
| December 2025 | 326/621 | 16 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 339/626 | 19 | 12 |
| October 2025 | 197/637 | 76 | 13 |
| September 2025 | 185/653 | 89 | 16 |
| August 2025 | 132/615 | 120 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 124/636 | 160 | 18 |
| June 2025 | 119/627 | 169 | 13 |
| May 2025 | 121/634 | 180 | 14 |
| April 2025 | 122/623 | 171 | 12 |
Marketplace Drag to Install Button
By adding the following code below to your website you will be able to add an install button for PDE Source Lookup.
HTML Code:
Markdown Syntax:
Output:
