Getting started

If you want someone to create a plugin for you

• Check if there is already such a request on the Plugin Ideas list and vote for it or submit your idea.

• Join the JetBrains Platform Slack or the Plugin Development forums and discuss the idea with the community.

If you want to develop a plugin

• Consider checking the Plugin Ideas list and bringing the requested features to life.

• Check the IntelliJ Platform SDK docs.

• Join the JetBrains Platform Slack or the Plugin Development forums to discuss any questions related to plugin development with the community.

• Check the IntelliJ Platform UI Guidelines to create consistent and usable user interfaces.

• Browse the source files of open-source IntelliJ Platform plugins hosted on GitHub to find inspiration when implementing your ideas for IntelliJ-based IDE extensions.

Submitting a plugin

Before you submit your plugin, please check the Quality Guidelines to improve the overall quality of your plugin and start preparing your plugin's page.

Publish a plugin on JetBrains Marketplace

1. Click the Upload plugin button.

2. Read and accept the JetBrains Plugin Marketplace Developer Agreement.

3. Select the proper license.

4. Select the most suitable tag.

5. Select a release channel.

Plugin approval

Once a plugin has been submitted, the JetBrains Marketplace team checks it according to the Approval Guidelines. Please expect approval or a reply within two business days and note that the answer will be sent to the email address associated with your JetBrains Marketplace account.

Plugin page overview

While you are waiting for approval, you can familiarize yourself with your plugin's page.

In the Media section, you can upload screenshots and add a video.

In the General Information and Vendor Information sections, you can add/remove tags, change the license, add/remove authors, add copyrights, and add source code link.

In the next two sections, you can check the Description extracted from the configuration file — plugin.xml, and add Getting Started instructions.

In the Embeddables section, you can copy the code for embeddable Plugin Card and the Install to IDE button.

In the next section, you can add links to your plugin’s issue tracker, documentation, forum, and add custom contacts. If your plugin adds Features, you can also check them in the Technical Information section.

On the Versions tab, you can check the individual updates for your plugin. The most interesting parts here are the Compatibility Range, where you can manually set the compatible versions of the update, number of downloads for this update, and Compatibility Verification, where you can check the results of the verification performed by the IntelliJ Plugin Verifier.

On the Reviews tab, you can check the rating and reviews for your plugin. You can also reply to the reviews.

On the Custom Pages tab, you can add a Custom Page to provide your users with additional information such as documentation, marketing landing pages, etc.

On the Analytics tab, you can see a dashboard with interactive charts, including download stats, sales graphs (for paid plugins), and some web analytics. More information can be found in this article.

Next to the tabs, there are several buttons.

If you click on the Bell button, you can manage your notification settings.

The Preview button allows you to check how the plugin's page will look publicly.

The Upload Update button is for uploading a new update for your plugin. You can select a different release channel for each update (useful for EAP/Beta/Nightly/Stable approach).

To remove the plugin, click the button with three dots next to the Upload Update button.