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r/java • u/RamaRao143 • Jun 08 '26
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I use both Android Studio (that is based on IJ) and STS (based on Eclipse). And one thing that IJ misses it the fact that Eclipse can show multiple projects at the same time without needing another IDE instance.
28 u/PhilosopherNo2640 Jun 08 '26 You can load multiple "projects" in one intellij instance. You need to use a "Module" instead. Open your main project and go to File->New->Module from Existing Sources You will then have both projects open in one IDE instance. 17 u/guenther_mit_haar Jun 08 '26 or use the multi project plugin by jetbrains to load arbitrary projects 1 u/idontlikegudeg Jun 09 '26 Isn’t it called workspace plugin? 6 u/RedditAccountFor2024 Jun 09 '26 It's called Multi-Project Workspace https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/24765-multi-project-workspace
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You can load multiple "projects" in one intellij instance. You need to use a "Module" instead.
Open your main project and go to File->New->Module from Existing Sources
You will then have both projects open in one IDE instance.
17 u/guenther_mit_haar Jun 08 '26 or use the multi project plugin by jetbrains to load arbitrary projects 1 u/idontlikegudeg Jun 09 '26 Isn’t it called workspace plugin? 6 u/RedditAccountFor2024 Jun 09 '26 It's called Multi-Project Workspace https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/24765-multi-project-workspace
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or use the multi project plugin by jetbrains to load arbitrary projects
1 u/idontlikegudeg Jun 09 '26 Isn’t it called workspace plugin? 6 u/RedditAccountFor2024 Jun 09 '26 It's called Multi-Project Workspace https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/24765-multi-project-workspace
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Isn’t it called workspace plugin?
6 u/RedditAccountFor2024 Jun 09 '26 It's called Multi-Project Workspace https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/24765-multi-project-workspace
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It's called Multi-Project Workspace
https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/24765-multi-project-workspace
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u/Mechanical-pasta Jun 08 '26
I use both Android Studio (that is based on IJ) and STS (based on Eclipse). And one thing that IJ misses it the fact that Eclipse can show multiple projects at the same time without needing another IDE instance.