# Archetype Catalogs

Use this page to configure or modify Maven [archetype catalogs](maven-support.html#maven_archetype).

| Icon | Description |
| --- | --- |
| ![the Add the Add icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.add.svg) or `Alt+Insert` (Windows), `⌘ N` (macOS), `⌃ N` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ N` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+Insert` (XWin), `Alt+Insert` (GNOME), `Alt+Insert` (KDE), `Alt+Insert` (Emacs), `Ctrl+N` (Sublime Text), `⌘ N` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Alt+Insert` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+N` (Visual Studio), `⌘ N` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+Insert` (Eclipse), `⌘ N` (Eclipse (macOS)) | Use this icon or shortcut to define a new catalog. Specify a name and a path to a file or URL of the new catalog. |
| ![the Edit icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.edit.svg) or `Enter` (Windows), `⏎` (macOS), `⏎` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⏎` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Enter` (XWin), `Enter` (GNOME), `Enter` (KDE), `Enter` (Emacs), `Enter` (Sublime Text), `⏎` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Enter` (NetBeans), `Enter` (Visual Studio), `⏎` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Enter` (Eclipse), `⏎` (Eclipse (macOS)) | Use this icon or shortcut to change the added catalog or its path. |
| ![the Remove icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.remove.svg) or `Alt+Delete` (Windows), `⌘ ⌦` (macOS), `⌘ ⌦` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⌦` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+Delete` (XWin), `Alt+Delete` (GNOME), `Alt+Delete` (KDE), `Alt+Delete` (Emacs), `Alt+Delete` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ⌦` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Alt+Delete` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+R, D` (Visual Studio), `⌘ R, D` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+Delete` (Eclipse), `Alt+Delete` (Eclipse (macOS)) | Use this icon or shortcut to delete the added catalog. |

| Item | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The following catalog names can be applied:     * Internal: is the system catalog that is part the Maven distribution.    * Default Local: is the catalog that is located in the `.m2` directory of your local machine.    * Maven Central: is the catalog located at [Maven central repository](https://maven.apache.org/repository/).    |
|  Type  |  Type of a catalog.  The System catalogs cannot be modified. If you add a custom catalog, it could be a Local catalog or a Remote one depending on the location of the specified catalog. Those catalogs can be modified or removed as needed.  |
| Location | Path to the location of the catalog. |