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Meet the new IDE plugin generator. We’ve combined the IDE Plugin wizard and IntelliJ Platform Plugin Template into one unified plugin wizard.

Catch up on the Q2 2026 JetBrains Marketplace news from new features for plugin authors to the latest tutorials, videos, and tooling updates.

Language Server Protocol (LSP) solves a real problem: before, each IDE or editor had to implement support for a specific language separately. A language server puts that work in one place and exposes it through a common protocol, providing completion, formatting, documentation, and related features.…

Discover how EelApi simplifies plugin development for Dev Containers and WSL.

Build IntelliJ Platform plugins with Plugin Model v2 and optional content modules that load only when specific IDE functionality is available.

On June 16, 2026, JetBrains received reports about 15 third-party plugins on JetBrains Marketplace that were built to steal AI provider API keys configured by users. We removed the plugins from Marketplace, blocked the related publisher accounts, and disabled the plugins in installed IDEs through ou…

Some plugin code follows this pattern: Save open documents. Get a file or directory path. Pass that path to something outside the IDE, such as a formatter, linter, compiler, VCS command, language server, or custom CLI tool. Historically, it was reasonable to assume that once the save f…

The moment a plugin needs account data, a simple API call turns into an authentication problem. The bad shortcut is familiar: ask the user to create a personal access token (PAT), make them paste it into settings, and hope it never leaks. For a JetBrains IDE plugin, use this flow instead: the use…

On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re sharing recent improvements and what’s next for assistive technologies, navigation, and non-visual feedback.

Remote development is changing how plugins should be built for JetBrains IDEs. The IDE is no longer a single local process: users interact with a frontend client, while the backend can run on another machine, in Docker, or in the cloud. This model is becoming increasingly important because it suppor…

Discover the Q1 2026 highlights from the JetBrains Marketplace—updates to the plugin approval process, the latest tooling improvements, and helpful learning resources for plugin developers.