intellij-idea-ce
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Description:
IDE for Java development - community edition
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 2025.2.5,252.28238.7@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @JetBrains  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: java ide kotlin scala development jetbrains
Install: brew install --cask intellij-idea-ce
About:
IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition is a robust integrated development environment designed specifically for Java developers. It provides comprehensive support for Java, Kotlin, Groovy, and Scala, along with built-in tools for version control, refactoring, and debugging. This open-source IDE offers intelligent code completion and static analysis to boost developer productivity.
Key Features:
  • Intelligent code completion and analysis
  • Integrated debugger and test runner
  • Built-in version control (Git, SVN, Mercurial)
  • Refactoring tools and code inspections
  • Support for Java, Kotlin, Groovy, Scala
Use Cases:
  • Java application development and debugging
  • Learning and teaching Java programming
  • Open-source project development
Alternatives:
  • Eclipse – Eclipse is more plugin-centric and lightweight, while IntelliJ offers more out-of-the-box features
  • VS Code – VS Code is a general-purpose editor with extensions, while IntelliJ is a dedicated Java IDE with deeper language integration
Version History
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Sep 19, 2025 10:04am 2025.2.2,252.26199.169 0 VERSION_BUMP 32c3e2b5
Sep 15, 2025 12:19pm 2025.2.1,252.25557.131 0 VERSION_BUMP 4f0f186f
Aug 29, 2025 10:13am 2025.2.1,252.25557.131 0 VERSION_BUMP 738dfa8f
Aug 4, 2025 7:14pm 2025.2,252.23892.409 0 VERSION_BUMP a8682958
Aug 7, 2024 9:47am 2024.2,242.20224.300 0 VERSION_BUMP 2861fb88
Aug 6, 2024 6:44am 2024.1.5,241.18968.26 0 VERSION_BUMP 99bc15a8