How do I install a color theme for IntelliJ IDEA 7.0.x

Question

I prefer dark backgrounds for coding, and I've downloaded a jar file containing an IntelliJ IDEA color theme that has a dark background. How do I tell IntelliJ about it?

Chaudfroid

Where did you get the colour theme?? I've been looking for a good IntelliJ one. – Incompetent

I lost track of it, actually. There's an interesting looking one here (blog.gokhanozcan.com/2008/10/06/intellij-idea-dark-color-scheme), though. – Chaudfroid

File -> Import Settings didn't work for me (but I only had a color scheme XML file. I put the XML file in ~/Library/Preferences/IntelliJIDEA10CE/colors/ and restarted the IDE. Done. The folder name in Preferences may not be exactly as mine is, but it should be rather obvious. – Terpsichorean

Hi @HankGay, it's probably worth updating the accepted answer on this question. – Jefferson

Answer 1

Go to File->Import Settings... and select the jar settings file

Update as of IntelliJ 2020:

Go to File -> Manage IDE Settings -> Import Settings...

Jefferson

I would for this being the current correct answer, as Intellij on import provides you with a selection window to where the import will be applied. – Florez

In IDEA 2020 Import Settings option is now placed in File -> Manage IDE Settings -> Import Settings... – Interrupt

Answer 2

Step 1: Do File -> Import Settings... and select the settings jar file

Step 2: Go to Settings -> Editor -> Colors and Fonts to choose the theme you just installed.

Minnaminnaminnie

Answer 3

Take a look here: Third Party Add-ons

You may have to extract the jar using a zip application. Hopefully inside you'll find a collection of XML files.

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IntelliJ IDEA Plugins

Woodrow

Hey, I think this link is broken. Can you fix it? – Injudicious

Answer 4

Go to Settings => Plugins => Search Plugins in Marketplace

Search by material theme and download and restart it. it is a good theme.

In the market place, you can also search by theme and it will list all the themes and you can download any themes. You no need to find themes and download and import it. You can also remove the theme very easily. thanks

Nicolanicolai

This is the only solution which worked, from all the others I got "not a valid scheme" or "the file contains no settings to import" errors. – Vedette

Answer 5

If you just have the xml file of the color scheme you can:

Go to Preferences -> Editor -> Color and Fonts and use the Import button.

Unexpressive

This is the way you need to do it for now. – Nevil

Answer 6

Themes downloaded from IntelliJ can be installed as a Plugin.

Follow these steps:

Preferences -> Plugins -> GearIcon -> Install Plugin from disk -> Reset your IDE ->  Preferences -> Appearance -> Theme -> Select your theme.

Launalaunce

Answer 7

Interesting I never spent too much time adjusting the colours in IntelliJ although tried once.

See link below with an already defined colour scheme you can import.

Where can I download IntelliJ IDEA 10 Color Schemes?

http://devnet.jetbrains.net/docs/DOC-1154

Download the jar file, file import the jar where you will see a what to import ;)

Dupleix

Answer 8

Like nearly everyone else said, go to file -> Import Settings.

But if you don't see the "Import Settings" option under the file menu, you need to disable 2 plugins : IDE Settings Sync and Settings Repository

Cymar

Answer 9

Find the .jar theme file in your disk. Drag the file into PhpStorm window and voila !

Illimitable

Does this procedure to enable dark mode on IntelliJ? Please respond – Preamble