Empty Project Template

This bare-bones project template just creates a minimal nbproject/project.xml. No Ant build script is created. In fact the "project" does not really do anything; it is essentially a placeholder for some files that you can open and close like a project for convenience, rather than using the Favorites tab.

You might use this template to create a non-code project to hold design documents or similar files. If you actually want an Ant-based freeform project, but want to use your own custom project skeleton (e.g. based on company-mandated build scripts or source structures), take a look at:

About Project Templates (requires use of NetBeans plug-in module development support, but is very flexible)