How to set project window title
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Is there a way to change the main IntelliJ project window title (either via an API hook or via preferences) ? We would like to include the current git branch int the window title, which would allow us to automate our time spent on each issue via tools like WiseTime.
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Please vote for this feature request: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-129821.
Thanks for confirming this Serge.
I wrote a plugin this afternoon to insert the git branch name in the window title of IntelliJ. I've posted plugin bundle here
<https://github.com/PracticeInsight/branch-window-title/releases>. It will include the branch name in the window title (where the given project/module contains a git repository). It uses the root git repo's branch name (and will ignore any git submodule branch state).
Thank you for the contribution, I'm sure some users will find it very handy.
Thanks for your efforts, Thomas. I've installed it. Unfortunately when I change the git branch, the title isn't updated. :-(
Version:
IntelliJ IDEA 2017.3.3 (Ultimate Edition)
Build #IU-173.4301.25, built on January 15, 2018
JRE: 1.8.0_152-release-1024-b11 x86_64
JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o
Mac OS X 10.12.6
Birgit, the title will only change once IntelliJ itself detects the changed branch state. If you look at bottom right hand corner of window, has the Git: `xxxx` text updated to your expected branch name?
This is the first issue reported, so keen to understand it re fix.
Thanks, Thomas, for replying. Sorry for my late reply, I was on holiday.
I tried to reproduce the problem again and failed (fortunately).
I actually use the dropdown (bottom right hand) to switch between branches. Probably last time the switch failed, even though the dropdown did show the selected branch.
On the original question, is it possible to customize the window title? Currently seems to show : project_name [project_path] - file_path. I would like to remove the file_path from the title bar.
https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9681-custom-title
https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7898-simple-titles--project-only