

Open the Installed tab, find the Markdown plugin, and make sure that the checkbox next to the plugin name is selected.īy default, IntelliJ IDEA recognizes any file with the. Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and select Plugins. The plugin comes bundled with IntelliJ IDEA, but if you observe any malfunction, make sure that the plugin is enabled. This functionality relies on the Markdown plugin. IntelliJ IDEA recognizes Markdown files, provides a dedicated editor with highlighting, completion, and formatting, and shows the rendered HTML in a live preview pane. Markdown is a lightweight markup language for adding formatting elements to plain text.
