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title: 1. Prerequisites
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### 1.1. Download and Install IntelliJ IDEA
Download and install either IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate or IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition as described on the
[Creating Your First Plugin](/basics/getting_started.md) page.
### 1.2. Check out Community Edition Source Files
Download the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition source files as described in the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition
[README](https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/blob/master/README.md#getting-intellij-idea-community-edition-source-code) file.
### 1.3. Install Required Plugins
Make sure that the bundled Plugin DevKit plugin is enabled.
Install and enable
[Grammar-Kit](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6606-grammar-kit)
and
[PsiViewer](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/227-psiviewer)
plugins.
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![Plugins](img/plugins.png)
### 1.4. Configure the SDK and Source Files
Configure a common [JDK](https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/blob/master/README.md#intellij-build-configuration)
and an [IntelliJ Platform SDK](/basics/getting_started/setting_up_environment.md).
### 1.5. Create a Project
Create an [IntelliJ Platform Plugin project](/basics/getting_started/creating_plugin_project.md).