This article is intended to show you how to install IntelliJ idea on a Mac system, as for the introduction and use of IntelliJ, you can refer to it separately, this article is no longer elaborated in detail.
Short commentary, IntelliJ idea can be used for Java Web and Android development, of course, there are development features, but usually use more than these two aspects. So, since the development of Java Web and Android, it is necessary to install the Java environment on the MAC, there must be Java SDK and the Android SDK.
First step, download IntelliJ idea
Official website: http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/, if it is a personal development of Android, you can choose community version, if you are developing Java Web, it needs to download Ultimate version, Mac applications are DMG format , we need to look carefully.
Registration code to find here: http://idea.lanyus.com, or activation with the authorization server: http://www.iteblog.com/idea/key.php.
Once the download is complete, step-by-step installation to have its app displayed in the Application folder.
Step two, download the Java SDK
As: http://www.oracle.com/index.html,
My personal download of the JDK is 1.8, you can choose your own. When the download is complete, install it yourself,
Step three, download the Android SDK
As the celestial block Google's many services, we can fq to download, here to provide a non-FQ download address: http://www.cr173.com/soft/78226.html, this is from the Internet search.
After downloading, unzip to the directory you specified.
Fourth step, import the Java SDK and Android SDK
In the application, open INTELLJ idea, follow the steps
It will go to the "Engineering Setup" interface, and in platform Settings's SDKs, the JDK and Android SDK are introduced.
When introduced, you need to select the extracted JDK installation directory and the Android SDK installation directory.
Note: The graphics tool software for Android SDK Manager is called when the directory for the Android SDK is introduced.
Take a closer look at what each package does, choose the package you need, install it, and install it.
Install IntelliJ idea on your Mac