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Project settings

Last modified: 10 August 2022

Project settings apply to the current project only. They are stored together with other project files in the .idea directory in XML format.

For example, project settings include VCS settings, code style settings, the list of language injections, and so on. You can add these settings to your VCS along with other project files.

To configure project settings, select IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences on macOS or File | Settings on Windows and Linux from the main menu. Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+Alt+S to show the IDE settings.

In the Settings/Preferences dialog, project settings that apply only to the current project are marked with the Project settings icon. Other settings are global and apply to all existing projects.

the Settings/Preferences dialog

If you want to share project settings between already existing projects, you can use the Settings Repository or the Settings Sync plugin. You can also export the settings to a ZIP archive and import it later to other IDE instances.

For the detailed description of every option in the settings, refer to Settings/Preferences.