How to start IDE from the command line Follow

Arseniy Nisnevich

Updated November 18, 2021 23:07

Below are given the examples on how to start IDE from the command line on different OS. You should substitute the product name and version/build number in path according to your installation.

- Windows

- macOS

- Linux

Windows

cd "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 2020.1\bin"
.\idea.bat

If you use Toolbox (see this comment on how to quickly find IDE path):

cd "%LOCALAPPDATA%\JetBrains\Toolbox\apps\IDEA-U\ch-2\201.4865.12\bin"
.\idea.bat

macOS

To get additional debug logging for troubleshooting launcher issues, set the environment variable before starting the IDE:

export IDEA_LAUNCHER_DEBUG=true

cd /Applications
./IntelliJ\ IDEA.app/Contents/MacOS/idea

If you use Toolbox (see this comment on how to quickly find IDE path):

cd /Users/<username>/Library/Application\ Support/JetBrains/Toolbox/apps/IDEA-U/ch-1/201.4865.12
./IntelliJ\ IDEA\ 2020.1.app/Contents/MacOS/idea

Linux

Change directory to “bin” under the IDE installation path and run:

./idea.sh

If you use Toolbox (see this comment on how to quickly find IDE path):

cd ~/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/apps/IDEA-U/ch-2/201.4865.12
./idea.sh

6 comments

Solid Tester

Updated August 26, 2021 22:22

For Windows:

pycharm.bat is now (February 2021) the executable (from \bin)
which should be launched from Command Prompt.

Edited by Solid Tester February 17, 2021 12:41

Caleb Cushing

Updated January 15, 2021 20:35

This article is inaccurate for PowerShell (with toolbox) please update. This works, at least to get you to the outside directory, then you have to dive into the right versions, which is not static.

```
cd $env:LOCALAPPDATA\JetBrains\Toolbox\apps\IDEA-U
```

Edited by Caleb Cushing January 15, 2021 20:35