How do you change background color in the settings

Question

What are the settings to change the background color in JetBrains' IDE?

• Project explorer pane
• Console pane
• Code editor
• Other Panes

I'm running v12.1.6 Ultimate Version. Are there major differences between different versions of the software?

Answer 1

1. Go to File option top left in the menu bar.
2. Select Settings
3. Select Appearance option in "Appearance & Behavior"
4. Select Intellij option as Theme in UI Options.
5. You should able to see everything in while background much like eclipse.

Answer 2

To change the editor background color in newer versions (after 2017) of Intellij Idea go to Settings > Editor > Color Scheme > General and then on the right side list expand Text and click on "Default text" then click on the color hex code to get the color wheel.

Answer 3

Console pane:

Settings / Editor / Colors & Fonts / Console colors

Console, background

Project view:

Settings / File colors

Add (Alt+insert), choose 'project files' scope, select a color.

Uncheck the 'Use in editor tabs' checkbox, make sure to check 'Use in project view'

Main view (general):

Settings / Editor / Color & fonts / General

Text, Default text

Answer 4

For changing the background of the editor goto File->Settings->Editor->Colors & Fonts->General->Text. You'll see an item called "Default text". On the right you will see a checkbox for background. Click on it and choose whatever color you prefer.