Exciting news: A new massive update for IntelliJ IDEA is here! Please welcome IntelliJ IDEA 2017.3! It includes loads of new features and dozens of important bugfixes. Try it now and see for yourself. Read this summary about the highlights of this release.

  • Java
    • Smart code completion is now aware of type casts.
    • Many new and improved inspections: inspection for Redundant throws declarations, quick-fix for deprecated code, inspection for possible nullability in Stream API call chains, and more.
    • Improved JUnit5 support. Learn more
    • Configurable command line shortener: a new handy way to specify a method used to shorten the command line for each configuration. Learn more
    • Run Dashboard: Add different run configurations types
  • JVM debugger
    • A new feature called On-demand Data Renderers helps reduce overhead. To enable it for any renderer, choose Mute Renderers from the context menu.
    • Async Stacktraces now causes very low overhead and works out of the box.
    • The Java Stream Debugger plugin is now bundled.
  • Java EE 8
    • For Asynchronous CDI Events, you can now navigate between where an event was fired and where it was received.
    • Navigate between Injection point and Injected Beans using gutter icons for dynamic beans (CDI extensions).
    • Navigate from disposer methods to their producers. Learn more
  • Spring and Spring Boot
    • The Spring Beans Dependencies diagram has a new Neighborhood Mode. For better readability, you can switch to Borderless View.
    • There’s now an auto-detection facet for Spring Boot MVC web applications and Spring. Learn more
  • Brand new editor-based REST client
  • Kotlin: a bundled Kotlin plugin has been updated to v1.2, and support for the experimental Kotlin multiplatform projects is now available.
  • IntelliJ IDEA 2017.3 provides better synchronization of your settings across different installations. Learn more
  • Local variable type inference is supported. Learn more

For more detailed information about the shiny new features, check out the What’s New page. You can download the new IntelliJ IDEA 2017.3 right now!

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