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Version 2.0 of the IntelliJ Platform Gradle Plugin is now available! Previously called the Gradle IntelliJ Plugin, this updated plugin for the Gradle build system simplifies the configuration of environments for building, testing, verifying, and publishing plugins for IntelliJ-based IDEs. Redesigned…

With the 2023.2 release cycle, IntelliJ-based IDEs now support the Language Server Protocol (LSP). Discover how this may improve the assistance for custom language-specific features and learn how to begin integrating LSP into a plugin for your IDE.

This is a guest blog post by Jules Faucherre, Software Engineer at Ponicode.

We celebrated our first Plugin Developers Day and congratulated all those involved in building plugins for JetBrains products.

The Revamping Plugins series is about sharing the experience of updating outdated plugins to align with the latest IntelliJ Platform SDK guidelines. We hope this series will help you better understand how this is done and the tools JetBrains provides to simplify the process. The IntelliJ Platform…

IntelliJ Light and Darcula are well-known UI themes provided by default within IntelliJ-based IDEs. Some users like to stick with the preselected bright interface, while others prefer the Light-on-dark color scheme. However, many developers like to express their individuality by selecting from a wid…

IntelliJ Platform Explorer IntelliJ Platform Explorer is a web application introduced at the end of 2020 with the Get to the Extension Point blog post. This tool was created as part of JetBrains Marketplace and can be found in the Resources header menu. This tool presents a list of all the open-sour…

The Revamping Plugins series is about sharing the experience of updating outdated plugins to align with the latest IntelliJ Platform SDK guidelines. We hope this series will help you understand the process of doing this and the tools JetBrains provide to make it easier. Creating plugins for the IDE …

We’ve brought a brand new feature to JetBrains Marketplace – Plugin Ideas! It’s a place for sharing ideas for plugins and functionality missing from IntelliJ-based IDEs. If you like any of the ideas you can cast your vote on them to help them get the attention of plugin developers and even add your …

The IntelliJ Platform SDK changes dynamically, and each major release of JetBrains IDEs fixes bugs, adds new features, or introduces breaking changes in the SDK. Because of that, it’s essential to keep track of the Known Breaking Changes list in the IntelliJ Platform SDK Documentation. The plugins t…