How do I install a specific version of an IDEA plugin?

Question

I have experienced problems since moving to the latest version of one of the IDEA plugins I use. I can download ZIP files of previous versions of the plugin from their website b

Answer 1

If you are on Mac, it would be:

~/Library/Application Support/IntelliJIdeaXX

where XX is IDEA version number code.

You can find more details for different platforms in the FAQ.

Answer 2

Think you can simple drop the jar in the plugins directory:

idea.plugins.path=${user.home}/.IntelliJIdea80/config/plugins

On Windows:

idea.plugins.path=%USERPROFILE%\.IntelliJIdea80\config\plugins

Answer 3

You could also download the zip and then in Settings Plugins press install plugin from disk and choose the zipfile. Works like a charm on my Mac =)