Top IntelliJ Plugins to Boost Development Efficiency

Using IntelliJ plugins can dramatically increase developer efficiency. Below is a collection of useful plugins the author has tried and recommends.

1. .ignore

URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7495--ignore

Generates various .ignore files and provides one‑click templates for Git ignore, saving the effort of writing them manually.

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2. Lombok

URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6317-lombok-plugin

Supports all Lombok annotations, eliminating the need to write getters/setters manually and can de‑lombok code back to plain Java.

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3. p3c

URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/10046-alibaba-java-coding-guidelines

Alibaba’s Java coding guidelines plugin scans the whole project for violations and can automatically fix many of them.

More details: https://github.com/alibaba/p3c/tree/master/idea-plugin

4. FindBugs‑IDEA

URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/3847-findbugs-idea

Detects possible bugs and code smells, offering more detection modes than p3c; useful for catching legacy bugs after writing code.

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5. GsonFormat

URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7654-gsonformat

One‑click generation of Java classes from JSON text, making data model creation very convenient.

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6. Maven Helper

URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7179-maven-helper

Provides one‑click view of Maven dependencies, highlights conflicts, and allows easy exclusion—especially handy for large projects.

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7. VisualVM Launcher

URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7115-visualvm-launcher

Launches VisualVM when running a Java program, allowing quick inspection of JVM memory usage and object allocation for performance tuning.

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8. GenerateAllSetter

URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9360-generateallsetter

One‑click invocation of all setter methods of an object with default values, useful when a class has many fields.

9. MyBatisCodeHelperPro

URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9837-mybatiscodehelperpro

Automatically generates MyBatis code for most single‑table operations, reducing repetitive work and boosting efficiency.

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10. Rainbow Brackets

URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/10080-rainbow-brackets

Colors matching brackets in a rainbow scheme, making code easier to read and improving coding speed.

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11. Translation

URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/8579-translation

Highly functional translation plugin with a beautiful interface, considered one of the best for in‑IDE translation needs.

All these plugins can be searched in the IntelliJ Marketplace or installed via the provided links.

For detailed installation instructions of the p3c plugin, see: https://github.com/alibaba/p3c/tree/master/idea-plugin