This page lists all Java versions and preview features supported by IntelliJ IDEA for developing applications. For more information about Java releases and features in each release, refer to Java version history.
If you need to run IntelliJ IDEA using another Java runtime, refer to Change the boot Java runtime of the IDE for instructions.
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IntelliJ IDEA 2025.X
LTS versions
Java 25: Compact source files, Module imports
Java 21: Record patterns, pattern matching for switch
Java 17: Sealed types, always-strict floating-point semantics
Java 8: Lambdas, type annotations, etc.
Other versions
IDE version | Java version |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2024.X
LTS versions
Java 21: Record patterns, pattern matching for switch
Java 17: Sealed types, always-strict floating-point semantics
Java 8: Lambdas, type annotations, etc.
Other versions
IDE version | Java version |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2024.2 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2023.X
LTS versions
Java 17: Sealed types, always-strict floating-point semantics
Java 8: Lambdas, type annotations, etc.
Other versions
IDE version | Java version |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2023.2 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2023.1 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2022.X
LTS versions
Java 17: Sealed types, always-strict floating-point semantics
Java 8: Lambdas, type annotations, etc.
Other versions
IDE version | Java version |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2022.3 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2022.2 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2022.1 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2021.X
IntelliJ IDEA 2020.X
IntelliJ IDEA 2019.X
IntelliJ IDEA 2018.X
IntelliJ IDEA 2017.X
IntelliJ IDEA 2016.X
IDE version | Java version |
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IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3 IntelliJ IDEA 2016.2 IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 15
IDE version | Java version |
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IntelliJ IDEA 15 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 14.X
IDE version | Java version |
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IntelliJ IDEA 14.1 IntelliJ IDEA 14.0 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 13
IDE version | Java version |
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IntelliJ IDEA 13 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 12
IDE version | Java version |
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IntelliJ IDEA 12 |
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IntelliJ IDEA 11.X
IDE version | Java version |
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IntelliJ IDEA 11.1 IntelliJ IDEA 11.0 |
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09 October 2025