# Clang-Tidy

> **TL;DR**
> `File | Settings | Languages & Frameworks | C/C++ | Clang-Tidy` for Windows and Linux
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> `CLion | Settings | Languages & Frameworks | C/C++ | Clang-Tidy` for macOS
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> `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (Xcode), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (ReSharper), `⌘ Comma` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (QtCreator), `⌘ Comma` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) ![the Settings icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.settings.svg)

Use this page to configure the custom [Clang-Tidy](clang-tidy-checks-support.html) executable to be used instead of the bundled one.

| Item | Description |
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| Use external Clang-Tidy instead of the built-in one | Select this checkbox to switch to a custom Clang-Tidy binary and use the path field to specify the location. |