I wrote this plugin since NetBeans IDE did not have a feature to zip content. I needed this feature to share content with others or to back up. The plugin consists of an action and a wizard. The action initiates the wizard which guides you through the following steps 1. Destination zip file details (name and location) 2. Review files to be archived 3. On clicking finish an ant script runs to zip the selected contents. Selectable Nodes Projects view Source Packages Test ...