BibLaTeX can be used as an alternative to BibTeX for handling bibliographies.

BibLaTeX-support in TeXlipse is activated simply by putting `\usepackage[your biblatex options]{biblatex}` in the preamble of your document. Currently TeXlipse can make use of the backends BibTeX and Biber. BibTeX is the default backend for BibLaTeX; Biber is however by now the recommended standard. You can switch to Biber by including `backend=biber` in your BibLaTeX options.

Before you use BibLaTeX, please make sure that the backend of your choice (Biber or BibTeX) is installed and set up in the Builder Settings (Texlipse > Builder Settings). If you have been updating from an earlier version of TeXlipse, we also recommend adding the extensions `.bcf` and `.run.xml` to the temporary files extension list in the preferences Texlipse > Builder Settings > Latex Temp Files.