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IntelliJ IDEA 2026.3 Help

Plugins

Use this page to manage plugins: browse available plugins, install, remove, enable, disable, and update plugins.

Plugins settings showing plugins list; AI Agent Extension details on the right

On the Plugins page, you can find several categories of plugins:

  • Installed: additional plugins that have been installed from JetBrains Marketplace, a custom plugin repository, or a local archive.

  • Bundled: plugins that are included with IntelliJ IDEA by default. You can enable or disable most of them, but you cannot uninstall them.

  • Suggested: plugins that IntelliJ IDEA recommends based on the technologies detected in the current project.

  • Marketplace: plugins that are available for installation from JetBrains Marketplace. These plugins appear as search results when you look for plugins.

  • Plugins that come from your custom repository if you use one.

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Show Marketplace results

Sort plugins in search results by relevance, number of downloads, rating, name, or last updated date.

Filter plugins

Filter plugins

Filter plugins in the list. For example, if you use a custom plugin repository, click Filter plugins, select Repository, and select your custom repository from the list.

The Plugin Settings icon

Manage Repositories, Configure Proxy or Install Plugin from Disk

Configure additional plugin settings:

  • Update Plugins Automatically: Download and install plugin updates automatically when newer compatible versions of the installed plugins becomes available.

  • Manage Plugin Repositories: Open the Custom Plugin Repositories Dialog. For more information, refer to Custom plugin repositories.

  • HTTP Proxy Settings: Open the HTTP Proxy settings dialog.

  • Manage Plugin Certificates: Configure certificates that IntelliJ IDEA should trust when verifying digitally signed plugins.

  • Install Plugin from Disk: Select the local archive file (ZIP or JAR) from which to install a plugin.

  • Disable All Downloaded Plugins: Select to deactivate all the plugins showed in the list of the Downloaded plugins.

  • Enable All Downloaded Plugins: Select to activate all the plugins showed in the list of the Downloaded plugins.

02 November 2026