Downloading and Installing of Intellij

Step by Step

• First go to Download the Intellij
• Choose your desired operating system e.g(Windows/macOS/linux)
• Click on the "Download"Free trial or "Download" Open source
• Downloading will start on your operating system
• When it have downloaded, then click on the Intellij setup
• Now the installation of intellij will start on your operating system.

Installing the Intellij Scala Plugin

• After installation completes, run Intellij.
• IntelliJ will start up with a dialog with options such as “Create New Project”, “Import Project”, etc.
• At the bottom right, there is a Configure drop-down: Click the Configure drop-down and select Plugins
• Click the “Install JetBrains plugin…” button at the bottom left
• In the search field at the top, type “Scala"
• The Scala 3.0.1 (or newer) plugin should appear, with details in the right pane
• Click the green Install button
• This will download and automatically install the Scala plugin
• After that completes, click Close
• Intellij will ask if you want to restart it to activate plugin changes - click “Restart"

Creating a Scala project

• After it restarts, click “Create New Project” - Scala should show up as an option on the left-hand side.
• Click Scala
• Create a sample project called “ScalaSample"
• Click “Create” next to Scala SDK and then click "Download"
• This will download the latest Scala (2.11.8) and SBT (0.13.8) - note this may take some time
• After it completes, make sure “scala-sdk-2.11.8” shows up in the Scala SDK drop down
• For Project SDK, you need to choose the location where the Java 1.8 SDK was installed
• Then click “Finish"

Opening a Scala Worksheet

• In order to open a Scala Worksheet go to File>>New>>Scala Worksheet
• Your Scala Worksheet will be open.

CONGRATS! 👍 you have done it!