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As we approach the release of IntelliJ IDEA 2025.3, we would like to share key information about changes that may impact your plugin development process. This post addresses common questions from the developer community and provides guidance on maintaining compatibility with the latest IntelliJ Plat…

The value of extensibility The ability to extend and customize software, from game mods to browser extensions, gives users a sense of freedom and the chance to bring their ideas to life. JetBrains IDEs already provide this sense of freedom through their support for plugins. For some time now, …

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.

Today we're starting a 2-part series of guest posts from the creators of IntelliJ IDEA plugins for Salesforce (or Force.com) developers. The plugins are Illuminated Cloud 2 and JetForcer. Please meet the 1st blog post by Scott Wells, the developer of Illuminated Cloud. And do not miss the second po…

Two months ago Google rolled out Android Studio, their brand new IDE for Android developers. The new IDE, built on top of IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition, has replaced ADT, a plugin for Eclipse, changing "developer experience" for millions of Android developers. As a member of the IntelliJ IDEA crew…

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Plugin Development

IntelliJ Platform 2025.3: What Plugin Developers Should Know

Kotlin Notebook Meets IntelliJ Platform: Advancing IDE Plugin Development

Language Server Protocol (LSP) for Plugin Developers

Salesforce development plugins, part 1 — Illuminated Cloud

Interview with Tor Norbye: the Present and the Future of Developer Tools for Android