Since this is the first time you will be writing Java with IntelliJ you need to configure IntelliJ to know where the JDK you previously downloaded is on your machine. This should take you to the Create new Project prompt. It will ask you what you want to do first and you should select “Create New Project”. Now you should be taken to the IntelliJ editor.You do not need any plugins for this course, so you should be able to just select next and move on from these prompts. Then you will be asked if you want to include any additional plugins.You’ll notice that in this course we use the Darcula theme. This is completely up to personal preference. Then IntelliJ will ask you to pick a theme.First IntelliJ will prompt you to see if you want to include any setting from previous versions, chances are this is your first time using IntelliJ so you should select “no”.The first time you open IntelliJ there are a few more set up steps you need to do. After you have fully installed IntelliJ you should open the program.You should be able to click “next” as all the default settings should work fine for most developers. This should launch the IntelliJ installer. Once you’ve downloaded the IntelliJ installer find it in your files and run the program.Make sure you download the community edition as that has more than enough features and is free to use for as long as you like. If you click on the “download” button it should take you to a part of the page that describes the difference between “Ultimate” and “Community” editions. You are welcome to use any program you prefer. For this course we will use IntelliJ IDEA, a free program created and distributed by JetBrains. There are a number of different editors you can use to write your Java code. It will ask you some questions, but you can just repeatedly click “next” as the default options should work fine for most developers. This should launch the JDK installer dialog. To do this double click the file that you downloaded. Once you have downloaded the appropriate JDK file, you need to run the installer.
#How to use intellij license#
If you click on that button it should take you to a page with the current list of Java downloads.įirst you’ll need to click the “Accept License Agreement” radio button, then you can select the download that best fits your machine. At the top of the page you should see a button that looks like this:.
#How to use intellij install#
Java is a programming language owned and distributed by Oracle, but you can use it for free! You need to download and install the JDK or “Java Development Kit”.
#How to use intellij how to#
In this post, I’ll tell you how to install Java and write Java code in the IntelliJ Idea editor. How to download and install the Java language on your machine as well as a program that lets you write, compile and run Java code.
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