Download IntelliJ IDE on Windows 11

Overview

In this tutorial, we will Download IntelliJ IDE on Windows 11 operating system. We will also install and setup the IDE tool on Windows 11. Windows 11 is the latest operating system from Microsoft.

In this example, we will install IntelliJ Community Edition. The Ultimate Edition of the tool is for Enterprise application development with premium features.

Environment

Windows 11 PC
IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition
Mozilla Firefox browser

Download IntelliJ

Open Web browser and navigate to IntelliJ IDE official website.

https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download

Click on the Windows tab and Download the IDE. There are two download options for the tool:

.exe installer
.zip bundle package

In this example, we will use the .exe installer to install IntelliJ IDE.

Download IntelliJ IDEA Windows11

The Installer file format:

The file name would be something like : ideaIC-<version>.exe

Install IntelliJ

Open File Explorer and locate the Installer file. In most cases, it would be the Downloads folder.

Double-click on the Installer to run it. This will launch the IDE install setup wizard.

IntelliJ UAC Win11

Click Yes on the UAC prompt dialog. We need administrative privileges to install the tool on the machine. UAC is a security feature that elevates and notifies the Windows user when a program tries to perform an administrative task. Notice that the installer is signed and the publisher name is displayed on the dialog prompt.

Click on the Next > button in the install wizard Welcome screen.

IntelliJ Install Windows11

Choose Install Location for the IDE. By default it’s under Program Files folder.

C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition <version>

However, we can change the Destination folder. Click on the Browse… button and choose the destination folder for the tool.

Once done, click on the Next > button.

IntelliJ Install Location Win11

Installation Options

On this screen we can set IntelliJ install options.

Create Desktop Shortcut

Add bin directory to the PATH environment variable.

Create File Associations for .java, .groovy and other file extensions. When set the .java files will open with IntelliJ IDE by default.

IntelliJ IDE Options Win11

Check the install options and click on the Next > button. Choose the Start Menu folder and click on the Install button. The IDE would be installed successfully.

The Windows 11 computer must be restarted to complete the IntelliJ installation. Save all the work and files.

Choose Reboot Now to reboot the machine and Click on Finish button to restart the machine.

Windows 11 Reboot IntelliJ IDEA