Prerequisites
Note
Before you start working with Gradle files, make sure that:
- Gradle
is downloaded and installed on your computer. - IntelliJ IDEA supports Gradle SDK version 1.2.
- Gradle plugin is enabled. The plugin is bundled with IntelliJ IDEA and activated by default. If it is not, enable the plugin.
Gradle support
Gradle files are marked with 
icon.
Gradle support includes:
- Possibility to deduce Gradle home from the environment variables, or configure Gradle home in IntelliJ IDEA.
- Possibility to edit .gradle files. So doing, the initial coding assistance, provided by IntelliJ IDEA, is the same as for Groovy.
- Possibility to import projects from the existing Gradle models. So doing, IntelliJ IDEA downloads all the necessary dependencies.
- Dedicated JetGradle tool window.
- Possibility to synchronize structures of Gradle and IntelliJ IDEA projects.
- Filtering and resolving dependencies.
- Running Gradle scripts with the Groovy run/debug configuration.