Software Update: IntelliJ IDEA 2021.1.2

JetBrains releases several development environments such as CLion targeting C and C++, DataGrip targeting sql, PhpStorm targeting PHP and IntelliJ Idea targeting Java. IntelliJ Idea offers smart code completion, deep static analysis, intelligent refactorings, a debugger and a test runner, and can also handle Kotlin, Groovy, Coffee and Actionscript. For an overview of the possibilities, we refer to this page. IntelliJ Idea is available in two flavors, a licensed Ultimate flavor with more functionality and a free open source Community flavor. The Ultimate flavor will require payment for business and home use, but if the software is used for education or non-commercial open source projects, the license is free. JetBrains has IntelliJ Idea 2021.2 released, with the following announcement:

IntelliJ IDEA 2021.1.2 and Notes on Quality Improvements

The second bug fix update, IntelliJ IDEA 2021.1.2, is out! You can get the latest build from inside the IDE, with the Toolbox App, or using snaps for Ubuntu. It is also available for download from our website. Here is the list of the fixes it brings:

• Fixed the problem causing the color scheme to change unexpectedly. [IDEA-265169]
• The IDE no longer returns an error when distributionSha256Sum is in a Gradle project. [IDEA-266355]
• Chinese characters are now displayed correctly when the Quick Documentation action is invoked. [IDEA-268158]
• Fixed several bugs affecting shortcuts that include the Option key on macOS. [JBR-3409]
• Fixed the exceptions upon reimporting a project with an old Maven distribution (versions 3.3.0 and earlier). [IDEA-268495]
• Tab and indent settings reset when you relaunch the IDE. [IDEA-267368]
• The size of the tool windows does not fluctuate in Undocked mode. [IDEA-266173]

Check out the release notes for the full list of bugs we’ve fixed.