# Get help

Procedure: Access online documentation from the IDE

The most important source of information about CLion is this online help. To access it from CLion, do one of the following:

* In the main menu, go to `Help | Help`.

* Press `F1` (Windows), `⌘ ⇧ F1` (macOS), `F1` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⇧ F1` (macOS System Shortcuts), `F1` (XWin), `F1` (GNOME), `F1` (KDE), `F1` (Emacs), `F1` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ⇧ F1` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ ⇧ F1` (Xcode), `F1` (Visual Studio), `F1` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `F1` (ReSharper), `F1` (ReSharper (macOS)), `F1` (QtCreator), `F1` (QtCreator (macOS)), `F1` (NetBeans), `F1` (Eclipse), `⌘ ⇧ F1` (Eclipse (macOS)).

* Click ![The Help icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.actions.help.svg) in a dialog or a tool window.

Procedure: Access documentation offline

If you do not have internet access to view the online help, you can use the        [CLion Help](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/10489-clion-help)  plugin, which serves the help pages via the built-in web server for offline use.

> **Note:**
> The offline help plugin is updated when a new major version is released. Changes that are added to online help during the release cycle may not be available in the offline help.

Procedure: Contact support

If you can't find the information you need in the online help, you can browse the [CLion Knowledge
Base](https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us). If it doesn't help either, contact the JetBrains support team.

* Browse the [CLion Knowledge Base](https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us)  .

* In the main menu, go to `Help | Contact Support` to create a direct request for the support team.

Procedure: Report bugs

If you encounter a bug or would like to suggest a new feature, use the [CLion issue tracker](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/CPP).

* In the main menu, go to `Help | Submit a Bug Report`.

Before submitting, it is a good idea to search the issue tracker for similar reports and feature requests to avoid duplicates. If you find a similar ticket, you can add a comment to it or vote for it to bring more attention from the development team.

> **Note:**
> You can copy a message in the status bar to the clipboard and paste it when you search for solutions to some problems or add it to your issue in the CLion issue tracker. Right-click the status bar and select Copy.

If you need to attach the CLion log file, locate it using the relevant Help menu item:

* `Help | Show Log in Explorer` (for Windows and Linux)

* `Help | Show Log in Finder` (for macOS)

Procedure: Share feedback

You can use the feedback form to tell us what you like or don't like about JetBrains products.

* In the main menu, go to `Help | Submit Feedback`.

## Learn more

There are several ways to learn more about CLion:

* Tips of the day provide useful hints about CLion's features. To open the Tip of the Day dialog, select `Help | Tip of the Day` from the main menu. If you want to get a Tip of the Day on every IDE startup, clear the Don't show tips on startup checkbox.

* The Productivity Guide displays a list of useful features with statistics and tips. To open it, select `Help | My Productivity` from the main menu. To discover new features, sort the list by group and note rarely used features in the same group as the ones you use more frequently. Click the feature to see its usage description.

* The [IDE Features Trainer](null) is a tool for learning the most common and useful actions. It is a sequence of lessons that interactively guide new users through the shortcuts with real-world examples. To use it, select `Help | Learn IDE Features` from the main menu.

## See also

### External Links

[CLion blog](https://blog.jetbrains.com/clion)

[CLion twitter (@clion_ide)](https://twitter.com/clion_ide)

[JetBrains TV](https://www.youtube.com/user/JetBrainsTV)