As we are constantly improving the plugin development experience for IntelliJ-based IDEs, it is also possible to start new projects using the IntelliJ Platform Plugin Template. DevKit-based projectįor more complex plugins, we recommend creating a Gradle-based project. You can find an example project in the IntelliJ SDK Docs Code Samples GitHub repository. The generated scaffold is a simple structure based on the DevKit approach and should be used only for simple plugins. The first method relies on the Project Wizard and is explained in detail in the IntelliJ SDK Documentation on the Creating a UI Theme with the DevKit Theme Wizard page. There are two ways of setting up such a project. On November 22nd, we were streaming the Busy Plugin Developers webinar that mainly focused on customizing JetBrains IDEs by building theme plugins.īuilding Themes for IntelliJ-based IDEs Creating a UI ThemeĬreating plugins and themes for IntelliJ-based IDEs requires some preparation before you dive into the actual development.

IntelliJ IDEA with a theme applied Live Webinar: Building Themes for IntelliJ-based IDEs The most popular themes provide interface changes, and more advanced mechanisms that let you configure some of the plugin behaviors on your own, introduce additional actions, or implement various extension points in a theme that bring new features to the IDE. UI Theme plugins are just one of the many types of plugins for IntelliJ-based IDEs that became available in the 2019.1 release cycle.Īuthors of UI Themes can introduce various changes to the built-in UI elements in the IDE: The reason we choose certain themes is different for each of us – old habits, appreciation for pretty things, color vision deficiencies, better for focusing, or any number of other things.

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

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