How To Create A New Project In Intellij Idea

Create a new project

Launch IntelliJ IDEA.

If the Welcome screen opens, click New Project.

Otherwise, from the main menu, select .
From the list on the left, select the framework that you want to use in your application.
If suggested, configure the project SDK. To develop Java-based applications, you need a JDK (Java Development Kit).

If the necessary JDK is already defined in IntelliJ IDEA, select it from the Project SDK list.

If the JDK is installed on your computer, but not defined in the IDE, select Add JDK and specify the path to the JDK home directory (for example, /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-12.0.1.jdk).

If you don't have the necessary JDK on your computer, select Download JDK. In the next dialog, specify the JDK vendor, version, and change the installation path if required.
Other options differ depending on the framework that you have selected. Refer to the list below for the detailed description of options for each framework.

Java

Maven

Gradle

Android

Select the type of project you want to create from categories of device form factors that are shown as tabs at the top of the wizard.

IntelliJ Platform Plugin

JavaFX

Select the libraries that you want to use in your application.

Java Enterprise

Spring Initializr

Quarkus

Select extensions that you want to use in your project. If you select technologies that require additional plugins, the IDE will notify you about it once the project is created, and will suggest installing or enabling them.

For more information, refer to Quarkus.

Micronaut

For more information, refer to Micronaut.

MicroProfile

Select specifications that you want to use in your project. If you select technologies that require additional plugins, the IDE will notify you about it once the project is created, and will suggest installing or enabling them.

Ktor

On the next page, select plugins (formerly known as features) that you want to use in this application. They provide common functionality of a Ktor application, for example, authentication, serialization and content encoding, compression, cookie support, and so on.

Groovy

Grails App Forge

JavaScript (Static Web)

Select the necessary framework:

Kotlin

During step 1, global project properties are defined.

During step 2, the module structure of the project is configured. This step is optional.

JVM settings

Multiplatform settings

Kotlin/JS settings

Browser-specific settings
React-specific settings
Node.js-specific settings

Compose Multiplatform settings

Desktop-specific settings
Multiplatform-specific settings
Web-specfic settings

Web

Empty Project

This project type allows you to work with files of different types and compile individual Java and Kotlin classes. Projects of this type are created without a predefined structure, so you can configure it yourself according to your needs.

Last modified: 01 December 2021