IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition

IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition is an IDE (integrated development environment) especially designed for developers who want to up their game and boost their productivity.

If you just dive right in and open an existing project, you might get overwhelmed by all those buttons and menus. Alternatively, you can get used to this app by building your own file step by step, to discover all the features you can later rely on.

When creating a new project from scratch, you need to choose its type: Java, Maven, Gradle, Android, JavaFX, Groovy, Kotlin and so on, each with its own customizable parameters.

Considering that IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition is a software solution targeted at experienced developers, it makes sense for it to integrate several specialized functions, such as accurate code completion, code analysis, built-in version control system and refactoring utilities.

Moreover, it supports a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, such as Java, Groovy, Kotlin, Scala, Maven, sbt, Gradle, Git, SVN and others (additional platforms are supported in IntelliJ IDEA).

A nifty feature of this app is that you can get help for your project from your colleagues - you can configure the permissions you feel most comfortable with and simply share the link with them. This means you can allow them to view or edit your documents, while also granting them full control over the terminal and the debug operations.

Once you are done working, you can export your project to Eclipse, pack it into a zip file that can be shared with ease or you can save a selection or the entire project as HTML.

IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition aims to help developers focus on their actual code rather instead of worrying if their IDE of choice comes with the functions they most require.