Run CLion for the first time

Click Customize and select another color theme, color scheme, or select the Sync with OS checkbox to use your system default theme. Here you can also configure accessibility settings or select another keymap.

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You can change the theme at any time later in the Switch popup (Ctrl0`). For more information, refer to User interface themes.

Click Customize and select Import Settings if you already have a copy of the required settings that you want to apply.

Alternatively, click All settings to open the settings dialog. The settings that you modify at this moment will become the new default configuration for your projects and the IDE.

Click Plugins in the left pane and download and install additional plugins from JetBrains Marketplace.

Click Learn to get more familiar with the shortcuts, features, and workflows that the IDE has to offer.

Click Remote Development to configure an entry point to connect to a remote server and code, run, debug, and deploy your projects remotely. For more information, refer to Remote with the thin client.

From the Welcome to CLion dialog, you can do the following:

• Create a new project

• Open a project

• Get a project from a version control system