Perplexity AI Chat for JetBrains IDEs

Use Perplexity directly inside your JetBrains IDE. Browse, keep your session available across restarts, and send selected code from the editor.

Features

• Embedded Perplexity browser in a dedicated IDE tool window
• Send selected code to Perplexity with Ctrl+Shift+P
• Editor context menu actions for Explain, Find Bugs, Optimize, Write Tests, Refactor, and Add Comments
• Persistent session support using the IDE PasswordSafe when available
• One-time privacy confirmation before selected code is sent
• Adjustable scroll speed and browser zoom for the embedded JCEF browser
• Clear diagnostics when the IDE embedded browser runtime is unavailable or incompatible
• Built-in settings page under Tools -> Perplexity AI

Installation

JetBrains Marketplace

1. Open your JetBrains IDE.
2. Go to Settings/Preferences -> Plugins.
3. Open the Marketplace tab.
4. Search for "Perplexity AI".
5. Install the plugin and restart the IDE.

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release from GitHub Releases.
2. Open Settings/Preferences -> Plugins.
3. Click the gear icon and choose Install Plugin from Disk.
4. Select the downloaded .zip file.
5. Restart the IDE.

Quick Start

1. Open View -> Tool Windows -> Perplexity.
2. Sign in with Perplexity's email login flow, or configure a session token in Tools -> Perplexity AI.
3. Select code in the editor.
4. Right-click and open the Perplexity submenu.
5. Choose Send Selection or one of the prepared prompt actions.

Documentation

• User Guide
• Troubleshooting
• Development Notes

Requirements

• JetBrains IDE build 243 or later
• JDK 21 runtime as provided by the IDE
• Compatible JCEF support from the IDE runtime
• Internet connection

Support

• GitHub Issues
• GitHub Discussions
• JetBrains Marketplace

When reporting an embedded browser issue, include the IDE name and version, plugin version, operating system, runtime information, steps to reproduce, and idea.log.

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