IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA is the JetBrains IDE for pro development in Java and Kotlin. Built for your comfort, it unlocks productivity, ensures quality code, supports cutting-edge tech, and protects your privacy.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Open Source
Application types
EUPlatforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Features
Properties
- Support for Themes
- Distraction-free
- Privacy focused
Features
- Code Completion
- Java IDE
- Auto Correction
- Go to definition
- Java Support
- Language/SDK agnostic
- Dark Mode
- Real time collaboration
- Ad-free
- Works Offline
- Autocompletion
- Syntax Highlighting
- Spell Checking
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- No registration required
- Code Formatting
Git Support- File Versioning
- Support for MarkDown
- WYSIWYG Support
- Full-Text Search
- Static analysis
- Built-in terminal emulation
- Graphical User Interface
- Debugging
Tags
- Java
- jakartaee
- java-development
- Spring
- kotlin
- profiler
- programming
- ide-for-java
- spring-boot
IntelliJ IDEA News & Activities
Recent News
- Fla published news article about IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA 2025.3: unified distribution, Spring debugger enhancements & AI integrationIntelliJ IDEA 2025.3 introduces unified distribution, command completion, and improvements to the S...
- Maoholguin published news article about Java
Java 25 LTS released with Compact Files, Module Imports and IntelliJ IDEA supportOracle has released Java 25 LTS, the latest long-term support version of the language. This update ...
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JetBrains to discontinue Aqua IDE due to low adoption rateJetBrains has announced it will discontinue JetBrains Aqua, its specialized IDE for test automation...
Recent activities
POX added IntelliJ IDEA as alternative to Athas
nabbisen added IntelliJ IDEA as alternative to Google Antigravity- jamz reviewed IntelliJ IDEA
It is the best IDE for Java development for many years at this point, with no alternatives nearly as good
POX added IntelliJ IDEA as alternative to Notepad.exe- julia-shashkova updated IntelliJ IDEA
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What is IntelliJ IDEA?
IntelliJ IDEA is a JetBrains IDE for professional development in Java and Kotlin. It unlocks productive development and helps you write high-quality code with ease. Built to get the job done, it provides all of the essential tools and cutting-edge technology support you need. With a smooth, comfortable workflow and a strong focus on privacy and security, it lets you code with confidence and pleasure.
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Subscription ranging between $20 and $72 per month + free version with limited functionality.Written in
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Comments and Reviews
While IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition's source code is mostly open source (under the Apache 2.0 license), it is NOT like VSCodium and requires you to agree to corporate ToS and Privacy Policy to use the open source application (it just quits without starting if you decline). It would be great if someone started and maintained an independently compiled version of IntelliJ IDEA that has the user agree to no terms other than the Apache 2.0 License and doesn't track the user.
I would like to see an automatically updated view of the issues (including errors and warnings) in my project (not just a single file). I recall that Eclipse had a view of this, but IntelliJ IDEA does not. It has a few similar views, but I dislike the duplication, and none are quite right:
For more information, please see the following eight-year-old issue on YouTrack: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-68854
The issue you linked talks about the opposite. They want a view of problems in a file but you want to see them for the project. The issue even linked pictures where you can see it in action...
What you're looking for is: Analyze - Inspect Code... - Whole Project. You don't just want to open a view with preexisting information, you want to start the process of analyzing. Pretty self explanatory.
And, to top it off, the issue you linked has since been implemented.
It is the best IDE for Java development for many years at this point, with no alternatives nearly as good
It's really helpful
IntelliJ IDEA is just my favorite IDE for Java. It has a lot of useful features and it's also free if you're a college student.
It is lightyears ahead of the competition for Java, and it is also the top choice for every other language it supports. THE perfect software
intellij idea is very good from android studio and it never stucks in not responding