Installing Oxygen as an Eclipse Plugin

System Requirements

Operating Systems
  • Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
  • macOS version 10.11 64-bit or later
  • Any Unix/Linux distribution with an available Java SE Runtime Environment version 11 from Oracle
CPU
  • Minimum - 1 GHz processor
  • Recommended - Dual-core class processor
Memory
  • Minimum - 2 GB of RAM
  • Recommended - 4 GB of RAM
Storage
  • Minimum - 400 MB free disk space
  • Recommended - 1 GB free disk space
Java

Java 17 from Oracle.

On Eclipse, Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin uses the same Java Virtual Machine as the copy of Eclipse it is running in.

Eclipse
The following Eclipse versions are officially supported: 4.5-4.35.

Update Site Method

To install the Eclipse plugin using the Update Site method, follow this procedure:
  1. Start Eclipse.
  2. Go to Help > Install New Software > Available Software.
  3. Click Add in the Available Software dialog box.
  4. Enter https://www.oxygenxml.com/InstData/Author/Eclipse/site.xml into the Location field of the Add Site dialog box.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Select the Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin checkbox.
  7. Click Next and continue with the rest of the installation wizard.
  8. Restart Eclipse when prompted.
  9. Verify that Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin is installed correctly by creating a new XML Project. Go to File > New > Other and choose Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin > XML Project.
  10. When prompted for a license key, enter the license information received in the registration email.
    Note: If you already have a native version of Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin installed on your computer, you will not be prompted for a license key for the Eclipse version. The existing license key will be used automatically.

Zip Archive Method

To install the Eclipse plugin using the Zip Archive method, follow this procedure:
  1. Download the zip archive with the Eclipse plugin.
  2. Unzip the downloaded zip archive in the dropins subdirectory of the Eclipse installation directory.
  3. Restart Eclipse.
  4. Verify that Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin is installed correctly by creating a new XML Project. Go to File > New > Other and choose Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin > XML Project.
  5. When prompted for a license key, enter the license information received in the registration email.
    Note: If you already have a native version of Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin installed on your computer, you will not be prompted for a license key for the Eclipse version. The existing license key will be used automatically.

Eclipse Marketplace

It is also possible to install Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin from the Eclipse Marketplace. Simply search for Oxygen and use the Install button that has instructions when you hover over the button.

Parent topic: Installation