(Quick Reference) # 2.6 Getting Set Up in an IDE Version: 6.0.0 ## 2.6 Getting Set Up in an IDE #### IntelliJ IDEA IntelliJ IDEA is an excellent IDE for Grails 5.0 development. It comes in 2 editions, the free community edition and the paid-for ultimate edition. The community edition can be used for most things, although GSP syntax higlighting is only part of the ultimate edition
| You can always open GSP files in the HTML editor if you just want highlighting in the community edition.
To get started with Intellij IDEA and Grails 5.0 simply go to `File / Open` and point IDEA at your `build.gradle` file to import and configure the project. #### TextMate, Sublime, VIM etc. There are several excellent text editors that work nicely with Groovy and Grails. See below for references: A bundle is available for Groovy / Grails support in Textmate. A plugin can be installed via Sublime Package Control for the Sublime Text Editor. See this post for some helpful tips on how to setup VIM as your Grails editor of choice. A package is available for use with the Atom editor. An extension is available for use with Visual Studio Code. | Quick Reference (hide)