The most popular themes provide interface changes, and more advanced mechanisms that let you configure some of the plugin behaviors on your own, introduce additional actions, or implement various extension points in a theme that bring new features to the IDE. UI Theme plugins are just one of the many types of plugins for IntelliJ-based IDEs that became available in the 2019.1 release cycle.Īuthors of UI Themes can introduce various changes to the built-in UI elements in the IDE: The reason we choose certain themes is different for each of us – old habits, appreciation for pretty things, color vision deficiencies, better for focusing, or any number of other things. However, many developers like to express their individuality by selecting from a wide variety of themes provided within the Themes category in JetBrains Marketplace. Some users like to stick with the preselected bright interface, while others prefer the Light-on-dark color scheme. IntelliJ Light and Darcula are well-known UI themes provided by default within IntelliJ-based IDEs.

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