How do you change background color in the settings of JetBrain's IDE?

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Intellij Idea Problem Overview


What are the settings to change the background color in JetBrains' IDE?

  • Project explorer pane
  • Console pane
  • Code editor
  • Other Panes

I'm running v12.1.6 Ultimate Version. Are there major differences between different versions of the software?

Intellij Idea Solutions


Solution 1 - Intellij Idea

Console pane:

Settings / Editor / Colors & Fonts / Console colors

Console, background

Project view:

Settings / File colors

Add (Alt+insert), choose 'project files' scope, select a color.

Uncheck the 'Use in editor tabs' checkbox, make sure to check 'Use in project view'

Main view (general):

Settings / Editor / Color & fonts / General

Text, Default text

Solution 2 - Intellij Idea

For changing the background of the editor goto File->Settings->Editor->Colors & Fonts->General->Text. You'll see an item called "Default text". On the right you will see a checkbox for background. Click on it and choose whatever color you prefer.

Solution 3 - Intellij Idea

To change the editor background color in newer versions (after 2017) of Intellij Idea go to Settings > Editor > Color Scheme > General and then on the right side list expand Text and click on "Default text" then click on the color hex code to get the color wheel.Editor background color change

Solution 4 - Intellij Idea

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Solution 5 - Intellij Idea

  1. Go to File option top left in the menu bar.
  2. Select Settings
  3. Select Appearance option in "Appearance & Behavior"
  4. Select Intellij option as Theme in UI Options.
  5. You should able to see everything in while background much like eclipse.

Solution 6 - Intellij Idea

Beginning with the 2019.1 release, Jetbrain's IDE supports Custom UI Themes, which give full control of the appearance of built-in IntelliJ IDEA UI elements.

Detailed tutorial about how to create your own custom theme

Blog post about creating custom themes for IntelliJ Platform

Solution 7 - Intellij Idea

If you download it from the https://plugins.jetbrains.com, then you will need to install it as the plugin. Go in the settings, install plugin from the disk and select the JAR file from the disk as the screenshot below.

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Solution 8 - Intellij Idea

It's very easy: File > Settings > Color Scheme > Set "Classic Light" or other color

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