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What is IntelliJ IDEA?

JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA serves as a powerful IDE specifically tailored for expert Java and Kotlin programming. It enhances your productivity and simplifies the process of writing high-quality code. Crafted to ensure you complete your tasks efficiently, it encompasses all the necessary tools and resources for utilizing the latest technologies. With its user-friendly interface and seamless workflow, it allows you to code confidently while prioritizing your privacy and security. This combination of features makes IntelliJ IDEA a top choice for developers who value both efficiency and safety in their work environment.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$16.90 per user per month
Price Overview:
• For Individual Developers yearly subscription $169
• For Businesses and Organizations yearly subscription $599 or $59.90 per user per month
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

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Company Facts

Company Name:
JetBrains
Date Founded:
2000
Company Location:
Czech Republic
Company Website:
www.jetbrains.com/idea/
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Product Details

Deployment
Windows
Mac
Linux
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Webinars
Video Library
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
Chinese (Simplified)
English
Japanese
Korean

IntelliJ IDEA Categories and Features

Text Editors

API
Auto-Complete
Code Folding
Column Editing
Customizable Themes
Debugging
Formatting / Table Editing
Keyboard Shortcuts
Multi-Monitor Editing
Syntax Highlighting
WYSIWYG

IDE Software

Code Completion
Compiler
Cross Platform Support
Debugger
Drag and Drop UI
Integrations and Plugins
Multi Language Support
Project Management
Text Editor / Code Editor

Code Editors

API
Auto-Complete
Code Folding
Column Editing
Customizable Themes
Debugging
Formatting / Table Editing
Keyboard Shortcuts
Multi-Monitor Editing
Syntax Highlighting
WYSIWYG

Application Development Software

Access Controls/Permissions
Code Assistance
Code Refactoring
Collaboration Tools
Compatibility Testing
Data Modeling
Debugging
Deployment Management
Graphical User Interface
Mobile Development
No-Code
Reporting/Analytics
Software Development
Source Control
Testing Management
Version Control
Web App Development
  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Principal Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great IDE for Java development

    Date: Jul 22 2022
    Summary

    Overall, IntelliJ IDEA is a good IDE (especially for Java development) that is overshadowed by competitors such as VS Code and Visual Studio. Its expensive pro tier make it less desirable compared to the alternatives.

    Positive

    - probably the best built in Java language features of any editor
    - sleek UI
    - built-in version control and git diff
    - syntax highlighting and snippet autocomplete
    - free community version (stripped-down)
    - excellent debugging tools
    - Gradle/Maven support

    Negative

    - heavy on system memory
    - expensive pro version
    - can be hard to find more advanced features in UI

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  • Reviewer Name: Balwinder B.
    Position: SDE
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    An intelligent IDE for Java development.

    Date: Jun 23 2022
    Summary

    Overall, IntelliJ IDEA is a feature packed IDE with support of many frameworks and tools. The IDE works great for Java development and has multiple code assistance features like auto-completion and syntax highlighting.

    Positive

    - It has some unique features like version control and code completion.
    - The debugging of code can be done quite easily and intuitively on IntelliJ IDEA.
    - The user interface of the application is smooth and user-friendly.
    - It does not take up a lot of storage in the system after installing.
    - It has auto save features which save the code in case of accidental closing of the application.
    - It has support for multiple frameworks.

    Negative

    - The set-up of the application requires precision, otherwise it throws a lot of errors.
    - The community version does not have as good support as the paid version.

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  • Reviewer Name: Prithvi K.
    Position: Kotlin Developer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A decent IDE but heavy on the processor.

    Date: Jan 31 2022
    Summary

    Overall, IntelliJ IDEA is a great IDE to code and build projects using almost any programming language. It has all the necessary tools that are required for assistance while building a project.

    Positive

    - The user interface of the application organized very well, and it also gives a tutorial on how to get started.
    - Making is project is quite easy and step-by-step process.
    - It has a quite good debugging tool that helps immensely while building the code.
    - It has all the necessary features like syntax highlighting, error detection and extensions support.

    Negative

    - It is heavy to use, even on the system with decent processor and RAM.

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  • Reviewer Name: Zaeem S.
    Position: Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 5,000 - 9,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great IDE, a bit heavy on memory

    Date: Jul 18 2022
    Summary

    Despite its memory utilisation problem and eslint, I would keep using that IDE as it has great shortcuts for keyboard users.

    Positive

    I have been using this IDE for over 5 years now and love using it every single day. I find the diff GUI tool very handy when it comes to comparing 2 pieces of code. Whether it be git branches or compare with clipboard, that is awesome. Also, the runner config profile is i think what beats everything. They keyboard shortcuts are very handy when it comes to opening new projects.

    Negative

    Sometimes, my Macbook really struggles in terms of processing as IntelliJ could be very memory consuming application. Also, sometimes my eslint configuration is not picked up automatically and for that reason i have to switch to VS Code.

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  • Reviewer Name: Radhika S.
    Position: IOS Developer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A value for money IDE.

    Date: Jun 02 2021
    Summary

    IntelliJ IDEA is one of the best options to code in front-end development because of its professional-grade UI and stable build.

    Positive

    - It comes with some very useful features like auto-completion that reduce the coding time drastically.
    - It has a very smooth and interactive UI.
    - It supports all the major frameworks and programming languages.

    Negative

    - The GUI of the software is somewhat buggy to use.

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  • Reviewer Name: Zean I.
    Position: CEO, Programmer of maniacsoft
    Has used product for: Free Trial
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great Java IDE!

    Updated: Mar 26 2021
    Summary

    Great IDE for beginners who wanted to learn Java for those who love to make Android apps, I do really recommend this IDE for newbie Android app maker.

    Positive

    What I like about IntelliJ are the ease to make Android apps you can make for your cousins or anyone. It also accurately detect my errors. And also, I can see the commits on what has changed on my git.

    Negative

    The thing I don't like is it is heavy and wastes my hard drive (a few GBs) and also lot of energy usage which can makes my bill increased and also it wastes my RAM like a few GBs (1-2GBs) and I cannot do something else while doing something outside the IDE.
    And also the thing I don't like is the pricing. It costs a few dollars each month after free trial which my company is very small

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  • Reviewer Name: Hassan J.
    Position: Product Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    For in-depth java coding

    Date: Feb 14 2021
    Summary

    I have been using it for a long time now, and my overall experience has been great, not only easy to use. It makes all the other coding stuff easier. If you are a beginner, you should avoid it other than that is best for anyone.

    Positive

    You can use basic features in the community version, easy to use with an excellent user interface. It makes managing codes seamless, and plugins can further help you in coding with ease.

    Negative

    For more customized features, you need to buy the paid version. Moreover, for even necessary coding, you need to download a heavy setup.

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  • Reviewer Name: Subhan A.
    Position: React Developer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
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    An IDE for all.

    Date: Nov 19 2021
    Summary

    Overall, IntelliJ IDEA is one of the best IDE for development and programming. It can be used by student as well as working professionals.

    Positive

    - The user interface is simple and straightforward, and all the features can be navigated without any hassle.
    - The debugging is quite descriptive and fast.
    - It supports all the major programming languages and extensions.
    - It has all many developer tools that makes the development process a lot easier.

    Negative

    - The community version does not have enough features and the commercial version just too expensive for students and interns.

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  • Reviewer Name: Chetan B.
    Position: Mechanical Engineer Intern
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Java Beast

    Date: Jan 29 2021
    Summary

    If you need to do high-level coding and work on every coding stage, you can do it all with this software. Moreover, it is fast and gives a robust performance.

    Positive

    Provides essentials, like color schema, auto-completion, floating warnings in real-time.
    Have a lot of plugins, making it an all-rounder and pretty much good for every Java-related coding.

    Negative

    Huge size and confusing user Interface, not student-friendly pricing.
    They should increase and improve the support they provide.

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  • Reviewer Name: Rashmi N.
    Position: Full stack developer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    The IntelliJ IDEA Review

    Date: Jan 16 2021
    Summary

    Overall a great experience and surely an ergonomic code editor with tons of great features and functionalities. If you are a Java Developer this is a must tool for you. Handling projects will become more easy and it will surely save a lot of your time.

    Positive

    IntelliJ Idea has some of the best features out there in the market. It has auto suggestions, have a clean ecosystem, saves a lot of time, easy to work upon, etc. You can easily integrate this with other apps too. It come with a number of plugins that you can use as per your needs.

    Negative

    The only problem with this is that this is a bit heavy thats why it's lags sometimes. Apart from that I don't find any con in using this.

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  • Reviewer Name: Zuveriya H.
    Position: DevOps Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
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    Best IDE for front end web development.

    Date: Jun 23 2021
    Summary

    Overall, IntelliJ IDEA is an easy-to-use IDE that provides a lot of features and supports almost all the languages to code.

    Positive

    1. It has some very useful features like auto-completion and syntax highlighting.
    2. It supports almost all the programming language.
    3. Furthermore, it has a quick and snappy UI that makes the coding fast and efficient.

    Negative

    1. The console of the IDE is sometimes laggy.
    2. There are some minor bugs here and there.

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  • Reviewer Name: Shazia S.
    Position: Full Stack Developer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Clean, Multipurpose, and Feature-Rich.

    Date: Aug 26 2021
    Summary

    Overall, IntelliJ IDEA is an all-in-one IDE for both front end and backend development. It is rich in features and support customizations.

    Positive

    - IntelliJ IDEA is a clean, intuitive, and, feature rich IDE for development.
    - It supports all the major programming languages.
    - The extension store has numerous extension and plug-ins to increase the functionalities.
    - The appearance can be heavily customized according to the user's taste.

    Negative

    - IntelliJ IDEA is a bit heavy on the system's memory.
    - It is an IDE for web development, but in application development there are performance issue while building the app.

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  • Reviewer Name: Kuldip A.
    Position: Intern
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Best idea for java

    Date: Feb 24 2021
    Summary

    With regular updates, the application is always ready to deal with day-to-day changing technology. Easy to use.

    Positive

    It is a powerful platform with all sorts of tools to ease your coding and give you support while coding. Color schema and autocompletion help to write big codes faster.

    Negative

    The price for paid version could be more reasonable and lifetime access action should be there.

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  • Reviewer Name: Faraz M.
    Position: Flutter Developer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
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    IDE that boosts the productivity.

    Date: Jul 03 2021
    Summary

    Overall, IntelliJ IDEA is an IDE that helps you code faster, resulting in increasing the overall productivity.

    Positive

    - IntelliJ IDEA is packed with useful features like auto-completion, syntax highlighting, and suggestions.
    - It supports all the major programming language.
    - It provides version control for the project.

    Negative

    - It is not an ideal IDE for low specification PCs.

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  • Reviewer Name: Areeqa H.
    Position: DevOps Engineer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
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    A professional IDE for software development.

    Date: Jul 23 2021
    Summary

    Overall, IntelliJ IDEA is a versatile IDE that comes with many useful features. Along with features, it also has a beautiful and customizable user interface.

    Positive

    - The best benefit of using IntelliJ IDEA as an IDE is that it has in-built version control system that saves a lot of time while developing software in team.
    - It supports all the major frameworks and technologies for development.
    - The features offered by community version is more than enough for many developers.

    Negative

    - There are some professional features that are only limited to the paid version, and the price of that is quite high and is not feasible for people working individually.

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  • Reviewer Name: Chandra S.
    Position: UX Developer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
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    A flexible and smooth IDE.

    Date: Aug 09 2021
    Summary

    Overall, IntelliJ IDEA is a smooth and a user-friendly IDE that has all the necessary features and supports all the major frameworks and languages.

    Positive

    - It supports all the major programming language and front end frameworks.
    - It has in built feature for git and version control.
    - All the major and famous plugins are available for IntelliJ IDEA.

    Negative

    - The community version lacks some important features.
    - The business version is a bit expensive.

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  • Reviewer Name: Pradeep Sunny C.
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: Free Trial
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    My favourite IDE

    Date: Apr 11 2020
    Summary

    I had a great experience with the IntelliJ while learning and developing.
    I love it a lot. The best IDE I've used so far.

    Positive

    Auto completes the code perfectly.
    Reduces the work for the developer.
    IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate is the best for java development.

    Negative

    The ultimate version of IntelliJ IDEA is a bit costly.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 10,000 - 19,999
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A must for enterprise Java devs, but too beefy otherwise

    Date: Oct 21 2020
    Summary

    Super robust IDE and as expected, just about as confusing too. Not my go-to for quick and dirty Java coding.

    Positive

    IntelliJ IDEA has all the integrations to do it all - continuous delivery, linting, Gradle or Maven, cross-file references, you name it, IDEA likely has it.

    Negative

    That's great if you actually have a need for it, but IDEA is so heavily promoted especially via the Github student partnership that I reckon a lot of folks are using it, and struggling with all the added complexity.

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  • Reviewer Name: Maqsood M.
    Position: Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Easy and Helpful

    Date: Dec 09 2020
    Summary

    Altogether, It is a blessing for coders who does high-end work. The development on this software is amazing and provides a lot of functionality.

    Positive

    I have to code nearly every day. The interface it provides has really made my work easy, features like auto-completion and color coding are very helpful while doing long codes. The vast range of plugins comes in very handy.

    Negative

    There are not a lot of cons but there is one, the size and overwhelming features. It takes a lot of time to understand what each section does.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Intern
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best IDE for java Developers

    Date: Nov 13 2020
    Summary

    My overall experience was excellent. Never faced an issue, it is easy to use and a highly productive IDE.

    Positive

    Probably the best IDE out there for Java development with great UI, plenty of plugins, time to time updates, easy to understand and work on, autocomplete and suggestion.

    Negative

    After using this for so many years I have not found any cons.

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