Configuring Plugins

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IntelliJ IDEA distinguishes between the following three types of plugins:

Plugins bundled with IntelliJ IDEA. These plugins are installed and enabled by default.
Plugins available from the JetBrains Plugin Repository. These plugins need installation and enabling.
Custom plugins available from enterprise repositories. To use these plugins, you need to configure access to this repository from IntelliJ IDEA. After that its plugins are available for downloading, installing, and updating exactly same way as plugins from the JetBrains Plugins Repository.

The set of installed and enabled plugins determines the set of supported features, integrations, application servers, and technologies. When a plugin is no longer in use, you can either uninstall or disable it.

In this section:

Configuring plugins from JetBrains Plugins Repository
Configuring plugins from enterprise repositories
Enabling and disabling plugins

To configure a plugin from the default jetbrains plugins repository

Download, install, enable, update, and remove the plugin using the Plugin Manager.

To configure a plugin from an enterprise repository

Specify the URL address of the repository to enable access to it from IntelliJ IDEA.
Download, install, enable, update, and remove the plugin using the Plugin Manager.

To enable or disable a plugin

Open the IntelliJ IDEA settings, and then click the Plugins node.
In the Plugins page, that opens, select the required plugin. Use the Search field and the Show drop-down list to make the search easier.
Do one of the following:
- To enable the plugin, select the Enable check box next to it.
- To disable the plugin, clear the Enable check box next to it.
Restart IntelliJ IDEA for the changes to take effect.

Tip

To configure (enable or disable) bundled plugins, you can use the Plugin Configuration Wizard.

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