CLion 2020.1 Help

Run CLion for the first time

When you run CLion for the first time, some steps are required to complete the installation, customize your instance, and start working with the IDE.

How to run

You can use the Toolbox App to run any JetBrains product. In case of a standalone installation, running CLion depends on the operating system:

  • Find CLion in the Start menu or use the desktop shortcut, if it was created during installation. You can also run clion.bat in the installation directory under bin.

  • Run the CLion app in the Applications directory, from Launchpad, or from Spotlight.

  • Run the clion.sh shell script in the installation directory under bin. You can also use the desktop shortcut, if it was created during installation.

For information about running CLion from the command line, see Command-line interface.

Select the user interface theme

Select whether you want to use the default Darcula or Light theme.

Select the UI theme

Disable unnecessary plugins

CLion includes plugins that provide integration with different version control systems and application servers, add support for various frameworks and development technologies, and so on. To increase performance, you can disable plugins that you do not need. If necessary, you can enable them later in the Settings/Preferences dialog Ctrl+Alt+S under Plugins. For more information, see Manage plugins.

Disable unnecessary plugins

You can click the Disable All link for each group of plugins to disable them all, or Customize to disable individual plugins in the group.

Download and install additional plugins

If necessary, download and install additional plugins that are not bundled with the IDE from the CLion plugins repository.

Install additional plugins

Start a project in CLion

On the Welcome screen, you can do the following:

Welcome screen
Last modified: 24 July 2020