IntelliJ Settings

Essential IntelliJ IDEA configuration and preferences

Editor Settings

# Settings > Editor > General
Show line numbers # enable line numbers
Show whitespaces # display spaces/tabs
Use soft wraps # wrap long lines
Ensure line feed at file end
Remove trailing spaces # on save

Code Style

# Settings > Editor > Code Style
Tab size: 4 # spaces per tab
Indent: 4 # indentation size
Continuation indent: 8
Use tab character: false # use spaces
Wrap on typing: true

Appearance

# Settings > Appearance & Behavior
Theme: Darcula / IntelliJ Light
Font: JetBrains Mono
Font size: 13
Enable ligatures: true
Antialiasing: Subpixel

Keymap

# Settings > Keymap
Keymaps: Windows / macOS / Linux
Plugins: Vim / Emacs emulation

# Custom shortcuts
Right-click action > Add Keyboard Shortcut

Plugins

# Settings > Plugins
Marketplace # browse plugins
Installed # manage installed

# Recommended plugins
String Manipulation
Rainbow Brackets
Key Promoter X
GitToolBox