IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA is a desktop integrated development environment for building, testing, and maintaining Java, Kotlin, and other software projects on macOS.
What is IntelliJ IDEA?
IntelliJ IDEA is a native desktop integrated development environment for software development on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It is designed primarily for Java and Kotlin development, and it also supports many other languages, frameworks, build tools, and project types through built-in tools and plugins. Developers use it to write code, navigate large codebases, run and debug applications, manage tests, and refactor projects with less manual work. The app includes project editing, code analysis, version control integration, and tools that help with common workflows such as Spring and web development. IntelliJ IDEA is published by JetBrains and is widely used by professional developers, students, and teams working on desktop, server, and backend applications.
Key features
- Write and edit Java and Kotlin projects with code completion and on-the-fly analysis
- Run, debug, and test applications from the IDE
- Refactor code across large projects with rename, extract, and navigation tools
- Work with Git and other version control systems inside the app
- Add support for more languages and frameworks through plugins
- Build and manage projects with common development tools and configurations
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
IntelliJ IDEA is legitimate development software. It normally accesses the files in your projects, local development tools, and version control repositories so you can edit, build, test, and debug code. Network access is also normal for plugin downloads, updates, license checks, remote repositories, and optional cloud-connected features. If you use it for work or school, keep in mind that the app may store project settings, local history, logs, and recent project information on your Mac.
Recommendation: Keep IntelliJ IDEA if you use it for programming or open software projects on this Mac. Remove it only if you no longer need the IDE, and expect to lose its local settings, cached indexes, and convenience data unless you keep those support files.
Common paths
/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA.app~/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/JetBrains/IntelliJIdea*
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/IntelliJIdea*~/Library/Logs/JetBrains/IntelliJIdea*
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.jetbrains.intellij.plist~/Library/Preferences/IntelliJIdea*
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