Installing plugins from a local file in IntelliJ Products (e.g., PyCharm)

Description

This article explains how to install plugins from a local ZIP or JAR archive file on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

If the plugin is distributed as ZIP archive

The plugin needs to be unpacked in the respective OS plugins directory, and the IDE needs to be restarted. The folder structure needs to be preserved, otherwise the installation will not be successful (.../plugins/pluginNameFolder/lib/...)

Below a screenshot of how the folder structure looks after unpacking the grazie pro plugin in windows plugins directory.

If the plugin is distributed as JAR archive

The JAR file has to be copied in the respective OS plugins directory, and the IDE needs to be restarted.

Plugin Directories

• macOS:
  • cp plugin.jar ~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/<Product><Version>/plugins/
• Linux:
  • cp plugin.jar ~/.local/share/JetBrains/<Product><Version>/plugins/
• Windows:
  • copy plugin.jar %APPDATA%\JetBrains\Roaming\<Product><Version>\plugins\