Just a few days ago (2022-5-23), JetBrains announced the launch of a brand new IDEA default interface, but it is still in the beta testing phase. To enable this interface, you need to sign up in the original post, wait to be selected, and then you can find out how to enable it.
First, let's take a look at the official interface announcement:
Doesn't it look similar to Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview (see below)?
With my personality, I don't want to wait for the application to be approved, especially since the original post mentioned that the number of beta testing spots will be limited.
How to Enable#
- Double-click
Shift
, then typeRegistry
, click on the Registry... menu, and open IDEA's registry settings
- Check all options starting with
ide.experimental
If after enabling you find that the window title bar is not as wide and tall as shown in the preview image, upgrade IDEA to version 2022.2EAP, then follow the above steps to restore the appearance shown in the image
Dark Theme Code Colors#
After following the above steps to enable the new interface, I noticed that the code colors in the dark theme were still the old colors. Here's how to switch to the new colors shown in the image:
- In
Preferences - Appearance & Behavior - Appearance
, setTheme
toDark
- In
Preferences - Editor - Color Scheme
, setScheme
toNew Dark
After these two steps, you should be able to completely replicate the style shown in the image. Finally, here is the result after I finished configuring: