> Markdown version of [Installing Designer in Eclipse](https://vaadin.com/docs/next/tools/designer/getting-started/setting-up-your-environment/eclipse). Section index: [llms.txt](https://vaadin.com/docs/next/tools/llms.txt)

# <a id="designer.eclipse.installing"></a>Installing Designer in Eclipse (deprecated since V25.0)

> **Warning:** Vaadin Designer has been deprecated since V25.0, in favor of [Vaadin Copilot](https://vaadin.com/docs/next/tools/copilot.md). Going forward, Copilot is where the design-to-code workflow evolves.
>
> Designer still works with V25, but it’s no longer developed and it may be removed in a future version. It also doesn’t support the Aura theme.

Vaadin Designer is compatible with both Eclipse IDE for Java Developers and Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java Developers. Other flavors of Eclipse are also supported.

## <a id="install-the-plugin"></a>Install the Plugin

1. Open Eclipse.

2. In the menu, go to **Help** **›** **Eclipse Marketplace**

3. In the Find field, type “Vaadin”

4. Press **Install** on Vaadin Plugin for Eclipse

5. Vaadin Plug-in for Eclipse and Vaadin Designer should be preselected. Press **Confirm** to proceed.

6. On the Review Licenses view, select “I accept the terms of the license agreements” and press **Finish**

7. Eclipse starts installing the plug-ins in the background. When it’s finished installing it, you’re be prompted to restart the IDE. Press **Restart Now**.

[Image: designer 4 installing eclipse]

## <a id="starting-a-free-trial-and-validating-your-license"></a>Starting a Free Trial and Validating Your License

When you open Vaadin Designer for the first time, you need to log in to <https://vaadin.com> to validate your license:

- If you don’t have an active subscription or trial: Click **Start free trial** and log in with your credentials. This gives you access to Vaadin Designer, as well as other useful development tools, such as TestBench, Charts, CRUD, Grid Pro, and more. See the [Pricing page](https://vaadin.com/pricing) for more details.

- If you have an active subscription or trial: Click **Have a subscription?** and log in with your credentials.

[Image: Vaadin license dialog]

Vaadin license dialog

A separate license key is required for each developer. If you choose not to supply a license, you’re unable to see your design.

If, for any reason, you need to remove or change a valid license, it’s located in `~/.vaadin/proKey` in Unix systems and `C:\Users\<username>\.vaadin\proKey` in Windows.

## <a id="next-step"></a>Next Step

Proceed to the next step to start building the application: [Build the Main View](https://vaadin.com/docs/next/tools/designer/getting-started/build-your-main-view.md)

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