IntelliJ Platform Plugin SDK Help

Enabling Internal Mode

There are useful tools, such as the Internal Actions menu, that are only visible if the internal mode is enabled in the IDE.

Configuring Internal Mode

  1. Start the IDE.

  2. From the main menu, select Help | Edit Custom Properties.... This selection opens idea.properties file. If it does not exist, the IDE will prompt to create one.

  3. Add the line shown below to the idea.properties file:

    idea.is.internal=true
  4. Save the idea.properties file and restart the IDE.

  5. The Internal Actions menu is now available in Tools | Internal Actions.

    Last modified: 20 March 2024