How do I install a color theme for IntelliJ IDEA 7.0.x

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Hank Gay picture Hank Gay · Sep 2, 2008 · Viewed 136.9k times · Source

I prefer dark backgrounds for coding, and I've downloaded a jar file containing an IntelliJ IDEA color theme that has a dark background. How do I tell IntelliJ about it?

Answer

nevster picture nevster · Nov 11, 2008

Go to File->Import Settings... and select the jar settings file

Update as of IntelliJ 2020:

Go to File -> Manage IDE Settings -> Import Settings...

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