How to Use Jetbrains' Tools for Free
Contents
This guideline is for mac OS and uses IntelliJ IDEA as an example.
Download and install IntelliJ IDEA
- Just search ‘jetbrains intellij download’ in google. Download and install.
Download jetbra
- Just search ‘jetbra checker’ in google. Choose one of the valid links and click jetbra.zip. Extract the jetbra folder.
Configuration
Open and exit Intellij IDEA
- This step is necessary because mac OS checks the app that’s installed with package from the internet before it’s opened at the first time.
Copy jetbra
- Copy the jetbra folder to the folder
/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA.app/Contents/.
Edit vmoptions
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Open the idea.vmoptions file with the following command
vim /Applications/IntelliJ\ IDEA.app/Contents/bin/idea.vmoptions -
Add the following lines to the end of the file
-javaagent:/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA.app/Contents/jetbra/ja-netfilter.jar=jetbrains --add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.org.objectweb.asm=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.org.objectweb.asm.tree=ALL-UNNAMED
Activate the license
- Back to the website where you download jetbra and find IntelliJ IDEA card.
- Pause your mouse cursor over the hidden message and copy the activation code.
- Open the Intellij IDEA again and activate the license.
- Enjoy!