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Some plugin code follows this pattern: Save open documents. Get a file or directory path. Pass that path to something outside the IDE, such as a formatter, linter, compiler, VCS command, language server, or custom CLI tool. Historically, it was reasonable to assume that once the save f…

The moment a plugin needs account data, a simple API call turns into an authentication problem. The bad shortcut is familiar: ask the user to create a personal access token (PAT), make them paste it into settings, and hope it never leaks. For a JetBrains IDE plugin, use this flow instead: the use…

Fixing the freezes: We tackled 25 years of architectural debt in IntelliJ IDEs to move heavy work off the UI thread. Experience a snappier IDE now!

The IntelliJ Platform Experience Gap: New developers need onboarding, experienced pros want technical depth. We break down the survey results & what it means.

Learn how to extend Qodana with a custom JetBrains plugin that adds a Kotlin code inspection to enforce project naming conventions across CI, Docker, and the IDE.

The IntelliJ Platform provides a powerful debugger framework that plugins can extend to support various programming languages and runtime environments. To enable remote development scenarios – where the IDE interface runs on your local machine while code executes on a remote server – we've redesigne…

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…

On November 5, join our free virtual event dedicated to plugin development for JetBrains products.

You have probably seen this picture occasionally and wondered what is happening with your IDE and why it freezes! This is a tricky question, and many types of bugs and performance issues may lead to UI freezes. JetBrains IDEs are built on top of a UI framework (the Java AWT) that uses a single th…

If you distribute plugins on JetBrains Marketplace, this post explains the trader verification requirements and how to stay compliant.