Unable to Edit pom.xml in Eclipse Maven Project - Only Overview Mode Available

Issue

I created a Maven project in Eclipse, but I can't edit the pom.xml file because it's not showing the editing window to add dependencies. It's only showing the overview window when I open it.

What could be causing this problem, and how can I fix it?

Additional information:

I am using Eclipse version 2023-09(4.29.2). I have tried restarting Eclipse. I have tried making new project. I have checked my Window > Preferences > Maven > User Interface settings, and the "Open XML page in the POM editor by default" checkbox is checked.

This is what my eclipse showing

Please help!

Solution

I recommend you to try to do changes in the pom.xml directly with text and not with an visual editor. Have you installed any new Plugins? Can you right click on the pom.xml and "Open with" an "Text Editor"? If nothing works, you can workaround this by opening the pom.xml not in Eclipse but in your OS-Explorer with Notepad++ e.g..

Answered By - David Weber