Brew install

brew cask install intellij-idea-ce

Scala plugin

You need to install scala plugin. you can install it from plugins tab.

Create new scala project

Choose scala and then sbt. After pressing next remember to choose choose adequate version of JDK. See https://docs.scala-lang.org/getting-started/intellij-track/building-a-scala-project-with-intellij-and-sbt.html

In order to add tests follow https://docs.scala-lang.org/getting-started/intellij-track/testing-scala-in-intellij-with-scalatest.html.

Git

From menu VCS choose Enable a version control integration (GIT).

Command line launcher

Create script /usr/local/bin/idea:

#!/bin/sh

open -na "IntelliJ IDEA CE.app" --args "$@"

Change permission:

chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/idea

Updated: 2020-12-13