Advanced Settings

Download sources

By default, IntelliJ IDEA doesn't download sources for the project dependencies on the initial project sync.

Select this option to change the project's behaviour and always download sources for dependencies during the importing process.

Allow auto-make to start even if developed application is currently running

Select this option to automatically build your project even if the application you are working on is currently running. Note that some application classes might be deleted during the build.

Run compilation with lower priority

Use this option to lower the compilation process priority to keep the user's machine responsive during compilation. Keep in mind that it affects the compilation duration.

Open file as table if detected by scripted loader

For the files of formats supported by scripted data loaders. Defines which files IntelliJ IDEA opens in a table view.

• All: All supported tabular data files.

• Table-first formats: Files of the file formats dedicated to representing data in a table format. Currently, all supported tabular data file formats, except JSON.

• None: Disables the view for all files.

Use old Import dialog

Enables the old UI of Import dialog instead of the current one.

Related Rows action behavior

Defines what the Related Rows action does when invoked in the table cell's floating toolbar or context menu.

• Navigate And Filter All: Shows only the referenced rows.

• Navigate And Select First: Shows all the rows in the corresponding table, and the first of the referenced rows is selected.

Show Database tab in Search Everywhere

Enables the Database tab in Search Everywhere (double Shift).

For more information about the Search everywhere feature, refer to Search everywhere.

Maximum number of recent expressions

The number of expressions to be saved in the Evaluate expression history.

Show inlay Run to Cursor popup

Controls whether the Run to Cursor icon should appear when you hover over a line in debug mode. Clicking this icon continues the execution until the corresponding line is reached.

Clone sources with --depth=1

Use this option to speed up your project cloning process by checking out the latest version of the source code. For more information, refer to Git documentation.

Connect to Docker automatically at restart

Connect to the configured Docker daemon after IntelliJ IDEA starts.

Image registry entities loading limit

For performance reasons, by default, IntelliJ IDEA shows only the first 100 images in a Docker registry. Increase this number if you need to list more. This will also increase the memory usage.

The log tab should be the first tab for the docker container

Show the Log tab as the first tab in the container overview pane.

The delay between periodic Docker status checks for automatic reconnection

How often should IntelliJ IDEA check the status of connection to Docker in milliseconds.

Apply :z mount option to almost any bind volume for SELinux systems

Add :z configuration flags to Docker bind mounts to connect volumes to Docker containers on SELinux workstations.

Basic syntax highlighting of inline code

Highlight keywords, numbers, and strings in all inline code elements in documentation components.

Basic syntax highlighting of multiline code blocks

Highlight keywords, numbers, and strings in all multiline code blocks in documentation components.

Syntax highlighting of links on code elements

All links in code elements will be fully highlighted with the color corresponding to the color that is selected in the editor color scheme of this element (class, method, field, and so on).

Don't copy/cut the current line when invoking the Copy or Cut action with no selection

This option lets you override the default behavior of copying Ctrl+C or cutting Ctrl+X the whole current line when nothing is selected in the editor.

Don't select the copied line after invoking the Copy action with no selection

By default, when you use Ctrl+C without selecting anything, the whole line gets copied. With this action, you can avoid that selection.

When pasting a line copied with no selection

You can change the default Paste above the caret line behavior, and select either Paste at the caret line that restores the old Copy / Paste behavior or Trim if pasted middle line that will remove the unnecessary spaces before and after the copied line if it is pasted in the middle of the line.

Render special characters, such as control codes, using their Unicode name abbreviations

When this option is selected, you can use the Unicode name abbreviations for special characters, such as control codes.

Show zoom indicator

Use this option to see an indicator that shows the current font size and the option to revert it back to default while zooming your code in or out in the editor.

Tab character rendering

You can select one of the following options:

• Horizontal line

• > symbol

• Long arrow

Left margin in distraction free mode

This option lets you adjust the left editor margin in the distraction-free and zen viewing modes.

By default, the editor text in these viewing modes is centered vertically and the text column width corresponds to the Hard wrap at option on the Editor | Code Style page of settings  Ctrl+Alt+S. This means that if your code will be centered when formatted properly, but if there are long unwrapped lines, the text might go beyond the viewport while there is a large margin on the left. In such cases, you may want to decrease the left margin using this option.

Line number's font delta

Use this option to change the font size of the line numbers in the left gutter comparing to the font size in the editor.

Force soft wrap in documents with lines longer than n characters

The default number is 100000. Increasing this number might negatively affect the editor performance.

Select whitespace characters with 'Extend Selection'

Use this option to include whitespaces when you invoke the Extend Selection action.

Move caret down after Comment with Line Comment action

This option lets you configure whether to move the caret to the next line if you comment a line with a line comment Ctrl+/. Note that if there is a selection in the editor, the caret will not move regardless of this option.

Hide floating toolbar for code editing

Use this option if you don't want IntelliJ IDEA to automatically display a floating toolbar when you edit your code.

Enable similar usages clustering in Find Usages view

IntelliJ IDEA analyzes search results, detects the most common usage patterns, and categorizes all found usages into groups based on their structural similarity. These usage clusters appear in the Preview tab.

For more information, refer to Search for usages in a project.

Maximum number of results to show in Find in Files/Show Usages preview

The default maximum number of results is 100. Increasing this limit might significantly increase memory usage.

Run using Gradle

By default, in Micronaut Gradle-based applications, IntelliJ IDEA uses Gradle to build the project and IntelliJ IDEA to run it. Select this checkbox to use Gradle instead of IntelliJ IDEA to run Micronaut applications.

Run using Gradle

By default, in Spring Boot Gradle-based applications, IntelliJ IDEA uses Gradle to build the project and IntelliJ IDEA to run it. Select this checkbox to use Gradle instead of IntelliJ IDEA to run Spring Boot applications.

Maximum number of recent projects

Use this option to change the default number of stored recent projects, which is 50.

Maximum number of recent files

Use this option to change the default number of stored recent files, which is 50.

Maximum number of recent locations

Use this option to change the default number of stored recent locations, which is 25.

Duration of storing changes in Local History

Use this option to specify the number of days for which you want to keep changes in the local history.

Process terminal output to find class names and highlight them

IntelliJ IDEA recognizes messages from common logging frameworks, such as slf4j and log4j2 and allows you to navigate to the corresponding logger calls from the console.

Use this option to show or hide the logger calls highlighting.

Code Vision: Minimum usages required to show inlay hints

Configure the minimum number of usages for displaying inlay hints.

Enable completion for static methods, which uses qualifier as a first argument

When the target class is the first parameter, static methods are treated the same as instance methods. This makes relevant completion suggestions more discoverable. To display the necessary suggestion, invoke code completion (Ctrl+Space) twice.

Start listening for changes in configuration files ('.sdkmanrc', '.tool-versions', …) on project opening

Synchronize the use of JDK declarations specified in the sdkman configuration in the project.

Show irrelevant New File templates in Java source roots

Display all non-essential actions from the New context menu that you can open by right-clicking a node inside the Java sources root folder.

Move focus to editor when Enter is pressed

When this option is selected, you can press Enter while in the Project view to switch focus to the editor.

When collapsing a node, also collapse all expanded nodes under it

When this option is selected, IntelliJ IDEA collapses subnodes as well as the parent node.

When navigating to a library class, do not select it in the project tree

Do not automatically navigate to library files in the Project tool window even if the Always Select Opened File option is enabled.

You can navigate to library files in the tool window manually: use the Select Opened File button on the Project tool window toolbar or press Alt+F1 to open the Select In popup.

Increase font size in Project view

Select this option if you want to change the size of font in the Project view. You need to restart IntelliJ IDEA.

Thread count used by Project-Wide analysis

If you specify -1, IntelliJ IDEA automatically sets the thread count. Restart IntelliJ IDEA to apply this setting.

Analysis delay after change

Use this option to set a delay before the code analysis. The default delay is 1000 milliseconds.

Temporary configurations limit

Use this option to change the default number of stored temporary run/debug configurations, which is 5.

Confirm rerun with process termination

When you call rerun for a running process, IntelliJ IDEA prompts you to confirm the action of terminating the existing process and launching a new one. You can change the default behavior by clearing this checkbox.

Make configurations pinned by default

Select this option to automatically pin tabs that open in the Run tool window after you run configurations.

Maximum number of recent run configurations in the new UI

Specify the number of recent run/debug configurations that will be displayed in the Run widget.

Keep last selected search scope

Select this option to quickly look up the history of the search scope.

Open README.md file if there are no open files on project startup

If you select this option, IntelliJ IDEA will open a README.md file if there aren't any opened files when you start your project.

Always show tool window header icons

By default, the icons in tool window headers (for example, and ) are displayed only when you hover over a tool window or when a tool window is in focus.

Enable the option to display tool window header icons all the time.

Allow dragging tool windows by header to move to another location

Move tool windows by dragging the header.

When the option is disabled, you can move tool windows by dragging tool window bars, using the Move to context menu option or the tool window settings located under the / icon.

Show file type icon in IDE frame header

On macOS, the icon can be used to drag a file to a different application.

Use words instead of symbols for macOS keyboard shortcuts

Select this option if you want to see shortcuts with words instead of symbols.

Cyclic scrolling in lists and trees

Select the last element when pressing Up on the first element, and vice versa.

Position mouse cursor on default button in dialogs

When this option is selected, the mouse pointer is placed on the default button (usually it is OK) in a dialog.

Disable double modifier key shortcuts

You can disable shortcuts where a double key is used. For example, Shift or Ctrl.

Open Diff as Editor Tab

When this option is selected, the Diff Viewer is displayed as the editor tab.

Load file annotations from VCS when file is opened in editor

When this option is selected, IntelliJ IDEA loads annotations when you open a file in the editor.

Highlight ignored files

When this option is selected, IntelliJ IDEA shows the list of ignored files from VCS and displays their status in the editor.

Enable Commit tool window

When you select this option, IntelliJ IDEA displays the Local Changes and Shelf tabs in a separate tool window.

Toggle commit controls

When this option is selected, IntelliJ IDEA hides the commit panel and checkboxes after the commit is performed and lets you toggle them in the Commit Changes dialog.

Select all repositories with new commits for push

When this option is selected, IntelliJ IDEA selects all commits that will be pushed by default.

Recursively clone submodules in the project

When this option is selected, during the checkout from Git, git clone --recurse-submodules is used that clones the main repository with all available submodules.

Apply content transformation when reading from Git

When this option is selected, IntelliJ IDEA will use the --filters or --textconv flags for the git cat-file command when reading the file content from Git.

Use Safe Force Push

When this option is selected, IntelliJ IDEA uses --force-with-lease when force push is called from the IDE instead of just --force.

Check for incoming and outgoing commits

When this option is selected, IntelliJ IDEA updates the information on the branches that have incoming or outgoing commits in the Branches popup.

Use Windows certificate store

When this option is selected, it forces Git to use Windows certificate store to verify SSL connections. This works for Git 2.14 and later versions.