The Most Intelligent Java IDE
The award-winning Java IDE, IntelliJ IDEA is made with your productivity and teamwork in mind. Its consistent coverage across languages and technologies, deep and intelligent editor, code analyzer, and refactorings all boost user productivity, right out of the box.
Key Features
- Wide Range of Supported Languages and Technologies
- IntelliJ IDEA completely supports the widest range of modern languages and technologies right out of the box. Our consistent, in-depth, cross-language support takes you to a whole new level of productivity when you code Java, Ruby, Groovy, JavaScript, JRuby, AJAX, GWT, Rails, Grails, Flex, XSL, HTML, CSS, XML, XHTML, JSP, EJB, Hibernate, JPA, Spring, Web Services, Struts, and more. read more »
- Intelligent Coding Assistance
- Writing clean code is a major responsibility — so we've built the industry-leading editor to support you. Our editor escorts you cleanly through a host of programming languages, markup languages, and frameworks with advanced code completion, validation, formatting and styling at your fingertips. Smart error and syntax highlighting with intelligent quick-fixes make IntelliJ IDEA the ultimate environment for creating cutting edge, error-free code. read more »
- Intuitive Navigation & Search
- Industry-Leading Set of Refactorings
- IntelliJ IDEA's refactoring capabilities are unmatched in the industry. Our rich set of refactorings (50+) that cover virtually every aspect of code transformation, dig deeper than other Java IDEs so that you can maintain and upgrade your projects more effectively, and are aware of multiple languages and technologies in your code, such as Java, XML, JSP, EJB, Javascript, Groovy and Ruby, enabling premium cross-language refactoring. read more »
- Unparalleled Code Analysis
- Verify the quality of your code with IntelliJ IDEA's extendable, dynamic code analyzer — Packed with over 600 inspections, on-the-fly code analysis, error-detection (syntax, compile, and run-time), and one-click solutions. Our analyzer also detects performance bottlenecks, dead code, and works with the Dependency Structure Matrix to simplify your analysis of Java class dependencies in complex projects. read more »
- Dynamic Languages Support
- IntelliJ IDEA actively supports Groovy, Ruby and JRuby — integrating productivity-enhancing features such as intelligent coding assistance, code analysis, and deep refactorings, with an understanding of mixed codebases and the ability to cross-resolve Java & Groovy / Java & Ruby classes. read more »
- Web & Enterprise Development Support
- Maximize your productivity throughout the development process with IntelliJ IDEA's full support for all your programming and markup languages, application frameworks and technologies, plus integration with Java application servers like JBoss, WebSphere, Glassfish, Geronimo, Tomcat and Weblogic. Then automate your deployment, remotely debug, and make use of IntelliJ's dedicated visual diagramming toolset to save even more time. read more »
- Spring & Hibernate Integration
- IntelliJ IDEA is the weapon of choice for developing Spring and Hibernate-based applications. Tight Spring-Hibernate integration means that IntelliJ understands when you're using Hibernate in Spring code (and vice-versa), giving you full coding assistance with completion, refactoring, and highlights, plus on-the-fly error checking, inspections, and quick-fixes. Beef that up with dedicated visual diagramming tools and Spring AOP — and you've got a killer app. read more »
- Web Service Application Development
- IntelliJ IDEA creates an ideal environment for developing Web Service applications with Apache Axis, JAX RPC, JAXWS and XFire by offering intelligent coding assistance, advanced code completion, refactorings, on-the-fly code inspections with instant quick-fixes, automatic generation of WSDL/WADL code, one-click deployment and interactive debugging. read more »
- Compiling, Running, Debugging
- IntelliJ IDEA supports multiple Java compilers (javac, jikes, eclipse) and lets you use your favorite compiler without having to switch IDEs. Its convenient results view lets you navigate to the source of any compilation message (error, warning or anything else) with a single click. Finally, the best of breed JPDA-based Java debugger has an easy to use interface and lots of productivity-enhancing features, including HotSwap technology and intellectual breakpoints, all tied together to make Java debugging a real pleasure. read more »
- Unit Testing & Code Coverage
- To improve the efficiency of your Java unit process, IntelliJ IDEA measures the Java code coverage of your tests with our JUnit and TestNG — compatible code coverage tool, ensuring that you are always aware of how your code is tested. read more »
- Team Work Facilitation
- IntelliJ IDEA is a tool for teams — integrating with Eclipse through two-way migration and coexistence support, and supporting Perforce, StarTeam, Subversion, ClearCase, CVS and Visual SourceSafe, all from the same interface, with smart commits, advanced changelist management and many other intelligent features. We've even added a built-in instant messaging system that lets developers exchange live code pointers and stack traces. Additionally, IntelliJ IDEA works cleanly with Maven and TeamCity — Our innovative solution for continuous integration & build management. read more »
- Open API & Plugins
- We pride ourselves on designing IntelliJ IDEA to boost the productivity of the vast majority of users in the development community — straight out of the box — while at the same time, we encourage personalization and development of features through our Open API and Plugins. To date, more than 450 plugins have been built, targeting code inspections and refactoring, editors and tool windows, language support and application servers, profilers and Version Control Systems integrations, etc. read more »
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