Plugins
Depending on their maturity, the available plugins are organized into groups as shown below. While using a pre-release or sandbox plugin might seem risky, it is your chance to provide feedback to the community such that the plugin can eventually reach production state.
In order to guard against corrupted downloads/installations, it is highly recommended to verify the signature of the release bundles against the public KEYS used by the Codehaus Mojo developers.
Production Plugins
The following plugins have been released and are generally available for production use.
| Plugin | Version | Description |
| Application Server | Plugins that support integration with application servers. | |
| jboss | 1.5.0 | Manage and deploy to a JBoss server using Maven. |
| jboss-packaging | 2.2 | Packages various JBoss deployable archive files including AOP, ESB, HAR, SAR, and Spring. |
| was6 | 1.1.1 | IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 support. |
| weblogic | 2.9.1 | Supports various tasks within the Weblogic 8.1 and 9.x environment. |
| Generators / Compilers / Translators | Plugins providing support for code generation, compilation and translation. | |
| antlr | 2.2 | Process ANTLRv2 grammars. |
| antlr3 | 1.0 | Process ANTLRv3 grammars. |
| aspectj | 1.4 | Weaves aspects with AspectJ. |
| axistools | 1.4 | Axis wsdl2java and java2wsdl support. |
| castor | 2.1 | Source generation with Castor XML. |
| commons-attributes | 1.0 | Source generation for Commons Attributes. |
| GWT | 2.3.0-1 | Google Web Toolkit. |
| hibernate3 | 3.0 | Integration with Hibernate 3.x |
| idlj | 1.1 | Process IDL files into Java sources. |
| javacc | 2.6 | Process JavaCC grammars. |
| jaxb2 | 1.3.1 | Generates Java classes from XML Schemas and creates XML Schemas for existing Java classes, using JAXB 2.1. |
| jpox | 1.1.6 | Support for JPOX JDO. |
| jslint | 1.0.0 | Provides fast and efficient JSLint code validation when developing JavaScript applications. |
| jspc | 1.4.6 | Provides support for JSP compilation. |
| openjpa | 1.2 | Compiletime enhancement, SQL and Mapping Generation for OpenJPA. |
| rmic | 1.1 | Generates rmi (Remote Method Invocation) stub and skeleton classes. |
| sablecc | 2.0 | Process SableCC grammars. |
| sqlj | 1.1 | Generate source code from SQLJ files. |
| sysdeo-tomcat | 1.0 | Used with the Eclipse plugin to produce a Tomcat classpath for the Sysdeo Tomcat Eclipse plugin. |
| xdoclet | 1.0 | Provides XDoclet functionality to Maven. |
| xmlbeans | 2.3.3 | XML to Java binding via XMLBeans. |
| IDEs | Plugins that support integration with integrated developer environments. | |
| nbm | 3.7 | Creates NetBeans Platform modules and applications. |
| Reporting | Plugins which generate reports. | |
| clirr | 2.4 | Checks Java libraries for binary and source compatibility with older releases. |
| cobertura | 2.5.1 | Code coverage via Cobertura. |
| scmchangelog | 1.0 | Simple Reporter that creates a changelog report using comments and tags from Subversion. |
| sonar | 2.0 | Inspect code with Sonar. |
| taglist | 2.4 | Generates a report on various tags found in the code. |
| Testing | Plugins which support testing. | |
| codenarc | 0.17-1 | Generate CodeNarc report against Groovy source code. |
| findbugs | 2.4.0 | Generates a FindBugs report. |
| fitnesse | 1.0 | Fully integrated standalone wiki, and acceptance testing framework. |
| selenium | 2.3 | Supports automated web-application testing. |
| webtest | 1.0.0 | Supports automated web-application testing using Canoo WebTest |
| chronos-jmeter | 1.0 | Execute performancetests with jmeter and analyze the results. |
| chronos-report | 1.0 | Create reports of performance testresults. |
| Tools | Miscellaneous tools available through Maven. | |
| animal-sniffer | 1.7 | Verifies classes against API signatures. |
| appassembler | 1.2.1 | Generates bin and Java Service Wrapper scripts for Java applications. |
| build-helper | 1.7 | Miscellaneous goals to support build process. |
| buildnumber | 1.1 | Creates unique build number for each build. |
| cassandra | 1.1.0-1 | Mojo's plugin for Apache Maven to allow controlling Apache Cassandra. |
| exec | 1.2.1 | Execution of system and Java programs. |
| keytool | 1.2 | Manipulates keys and keystores. |
| latex | 1.1 | Builds PDF documents from LaTeX, BibTeX and such. |
| license | 1.0 | Tools to deal with licenses and thirdparties of a maven project. |
| ounce | 1.2 | Perform Ouncelabs Ounce code security scans. |
| rpm | 2.1-alpha-1 | Assembles files into an RPM package. |
| sql | 1.5 | Execution of SQL statements. |
| versions | 1.3.1 | Supports various tasks for updating the versions of components in the POM. |
| xml | 1.0 | XML transformation and validation. |
Pre-release Plugins
The following are pre-releases of plugins. They have had releases, but are not deemed ready for production use yet.
| Plugin | Version | Description |
| Generators / Compilers / Translators | Plugins providing support for code generation, compilation and translation. | |
| apt | 1.0-alpha-4 | Annotation Processing Tool. |
| cbuilds | 1.0-beta-1 | Convert Autoconf projects into RPMs. |
| jspc | 2.0-alpha-3 | Support for JSP compilation w/pluggable JSP compiler implementations. |
| js import | Provides Maven dependency management for JavaScript applications. | |
| native | 1.0-alpha-6 | Compile C and C++ sources. |
| retrotranslator | 1.0-alpha-4 | Translates JDK 5.0 classes to be compatbile with a 1.4 JVM. |
| smc | 1.0-alpha-1 | State Machine Compiler. |
| springws | 1.0-alpha-1 | Spring ws plugin for extracting .wsdl files. |
| IDEs | Plugins that support integration with integrated developer environments. | |
| ideauidesigner | 1.0-alpha-2 | Intellij IDEA form generation. |
| Reporting | Plugins which generate reports. | |
| dashboard | 1.0.0-beta-1 | Aggregate results from Checkstyle, Cobertura, Clover, Surefire, PMD, CPD, FindBugs, Taglist reports. |
| dita | 1.0-beta-3 | Support for DITA transformations using DITA Open Toolkit. |
| docbook | 1.0.0-alpha-1 | Support for Docbook transformations. |
| emma | 1.0-alpha-3 | EMMA plugin for Maven 2. |
| javancss | 2.0-beta-2 | Source measurement suite for Java. |
| jdepend | 2.0-beta-2 | Generates JDepend reports. |
| jdiff | 1.0-beta-1 | Generates JDiff report. |
| Scripting | Plugins which support script languages. | |
| javascript tools | A set of tools to bring maven support to JavaScript developers. | |
| jruby | 1.0-beta-4 | JRuby scripting support for Maven. |
| Testing | Plugins which support testing. | |
| dbunit | 1.0-beta-3 | Support for using DbUnit. |
| shitty | 1.0-alpha-3 | Super Helpful Integration Testing ThingY (SHITTY) Maven Plugin. |
| Tools | Miscellaneous tools available through Maven. | |
| batik | 1.0-beta-1 | Rasterizes SVGs using Apache Batik. |
| dbupgrade | 1.0-beta-2 | Incremental Database Upgrade. |
| ianal | 1.0-alpha-1 | "I am not a lawyer." |
| jalopy | 1.0-alpha-1 | Formats java source files following a coding convention. |
| jasperreports | 1.0-beta-2 | Compiles Jasper Report Design Files. |
| l10n | 1.0-alpha-2 | The Localization Tools Maven Plugin helps with internationalization and localization of your projects. |
| mrm | 1.0-alpha-1 | Hosts a mock Maven Repository Manager for use when integration testing Maven plugins.. |
| native2ascii | 1.0-alpha-1 | Converts text file encodings. |
| osxappbundle | 1.0-alpha-1 | Bundles Maven projects as OS X applications. |
| properties | 1.0-alpha-2 | Read and write properties files. |
| ship | 1.0-alpha-2 | Helps shipping releases when doing Continuous Deployment. |
| siteskinner | 1.0-beta-1 | Apply a new skin on a site generated by Maven |
| solaris | 1.0-alpha-2 | Creates System V packages. |
| truezip | 1.0-beta-7 | Manipulates archive files. |
| unix | 1.0-alpha-3 | Creates packages for all common UNIX platforms. |
| wagon | 1.0-beta-4 | Transfer files between URLs. |
| webminifier | Provides JavaScript and CSS minification for Maven projects. | |
| webstart | 1.0-beta-3 | Prepare webstart applications. |
Sandbox Plugins
These are plugins which have been contributed but have not gained the attention of users or a committer interested in seeing it released. If you are looking for a plugin but do not see it in this list or the lists above, you should also check the subversion repository in case the plugin hasn't been added to the list below yet.
| Plugin | Description |
| apidocs | (no site) |
| argouml | Generates images from ArgoUML diagrams. |
| axis-archetype | This archetype is an example of using the Axistools and Cargo Maven Plugins. |
| ckjm | Executes the Ckjm bytecode analysis utility against a project. |
| cruisecontrol | (no site) |
| deb | Debian Packaging tasks. |
| delicious | (no site) |
| ec2 | Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 tasks. |
| ejbdoclet | Uses JaxMe 2 to generate JAXB source files from an XML schema. |
| enchanter | Execute expect like scripts over telnet/ssh sessions. |
| eve | (no site) |
| graphing | Project graphing. |
| hibernatedoclet | Hibernate Doclet Plugin. |
| j2me | Enable Maven users to develop applications for the Java Platform, Micro Edition. |
| jardiff | Generate an API difference report between two or more versions of code. |
| jarjar | (no site) |
| jcoverage | (no site) |
| jelly-maven-tools | (no site) |
| kodo | Enhance files using Solarmetric's Kodo-JDO. |
| macker | Executes the Macker architectural rule checking utility against a project. |
| mant | (no site) |
| naturaldocs-maven-plugin | Provides NaturalDocs capability to Maven. |
| nsis | Utilizes the NSIS command line installer script compiler to generate a Windows installer exe from a setup.nsi script. |
| pomtools | Provides console based editing of the project's pom.xml. |
| retroweaver | Retroweaver Maven Plugin. |
| runtime | Provides a declarative mechanism for describing the runtime enviroment of Java applications. |
| setup | Helps configure Maven-related configuration files, such as settings.xml, toolchains.xml and various scm settings files. |
| simian-report | Similarity analysis reports. |
| slimdog | (no site) |
| springbeandoc | Generates String BeanDoc reports from Spring configs. |
| springdoclet | Spring Doclet Maven Plugin. |
| syslog | Provides goals to send and receive syslog. |
| visibroker | Maven adapter of VisiBroker command line tools. |
| webdoclet | Uses JaxMe 2 to generate JAXB source files from an XML schema. |
| xjc | Generates Java classes from a given XML schema document using the Sun xjc task. |
| xsltc | Uses XSLTC to compile an XSL stylesheet into a translet (a set of Java classes). |
Plugin Graveyard
These are plugins which been deprecated or are no longer being maintained.
| Plugin | Description |
| failsafe | Moved to Maven Failsafe Plugin. |
| groovy | Moved to GMaven. |
| jaxws | Moved to JAX-WS Commons at java.net. |
| jboss-sar | Deprecated use the jboss-packaging plugin instead. |
| jetty | Superceded by Mortbay official Jetty maven plugin. |
| lesscss | Moved to LESS CSS Maven Plugin at GitHub. |
| minijar | Added as minimizeJar parameter to the maven-shade-plugin. |
| platform-detector | Deprecated use the rpm-cbuild:platform-detect goal instead. |
| project-sources | Deprecated use wagon-maven-plugin or maven-dependency-plugin instead. |
| netbeans-freeform | NetBeans has developed its own Maven support: http://netbeans.org/features/ide/build-tools.html |
| rat | Moved to the Apache Incubator. |
| remote-source | Deprecated use wagon-maven-plugin or maven-dependency-plugin instead. |
| shade | Moved to the official Maven plugins and is now maintained as Maven Shade Plugin. |
| tomcat | Moved to the official Maven plugins and is now maintained in The Tomcat Project : tomcat-maven-plugin |
| wsdl2java | Deprecated use the axistools-maven-plugin instead. |
| xfire | Deprecated use the Maven cxf plugins instead. |
| xslt | Deprecated use the xml-maven-plugin instead. |