1. Prerequisites

1.1. Download and Install IntelliJ IDEA

Download and install either IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate or IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition as described on the Creating Your First Plugin page.

1.2. Check out Community Edition Source Files

Download the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition source files as described in the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition README file.

1.3. Install Required Plugins

Make sure that the bundled Plugin DevKit plugin is enabled. Install and enable Grammar-Kit and PsiViewer plugins.

1.4. Create a Project

Create an IntelliJ Platform Plugin project.