Installing IntelliJ IDEA On Windows

Installing IntelliJ IDEA on Windows

What is a IntelliJ IDEA?

IntelliJ IDEA is an IDE, or Integrated Development Environment, by JetBrains. It attempts to integrate all of the development tools that you might need into one single place.

System Requirements

1. A minimum 2 GB of RAM capacity is recommended for seamless performance.
2. For better visualization, 1024x768 screen resolution is recommended.
3. Minimum 300 MB disk space for installation and additional 1 GB for cache.

Installation

Step 1: You can download windows installer from their official website, i.e. https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/
Step 2: Choose the Windows tab (probably defaulted) and click the “Download Community” link.
Step 3: To install, double click on the downloaded .exe and choose Next.
Step 4: Choose default install location and menu.
Step 5: Then click Next button.
Step 6: Now click Install button.
Step 7: Choose to associate .java files (unless you don’t want to, this will make a double click of a .java file open in IDEA) and then click Next button.
Step 8: Choose the Run checkbox, so we can finish installation.
Step 9: Leave the default chosen for importing (again unless you do have files).
Step 10: Choose “Skip Remaining and Set Defaults”.

Step 11: Finally if you get warned about Firewall access. Choose Allow access.


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