What’s New in IntelliJ IDEA 2019.3? Performance Boosts and New Framework Support
IntelliJ IDEA 2019.3 has been officially released, delivering faster startup, reduced memory usage, enhanced UI responsiveness, dynamic plugin installation, expanded support for modern micro‑service frameworks like Micronaut, Quarkus, Helidon, and the long‑awaited MongoDB integration, along with numerous bug fixes and quality improvements.
IntelliJ IDEA 2019.3 has been officially released, marking the third and final major release of the flagship IDE for the year.
The update focuses on performance and overall quality, with the team improving IDE speed, UI responsiveness, reducing memory usage (especially during Gradle project import), and fixing numerous bugs.
Enhanced Existing Features
Dynamic plugin installation without restarting the IDE, currently available for theme and keymap plugins.
Usability improvements in the version‑control subsystem and a redesigned “Clone” dialog for unified VCS hosting services.
Improved Java 13 support, including better handling of Text Blocks.
Support for New Frameworks and Technologies
Rich coding assistance and navigation for Micronaut, Quarkus, Helidon, and added support for Spring WebFlux.
New “Endpoints” tool window showing an aggregated view of client and server APIs.
Extended support for API documentation specifications.
Long‑awaited MongoDB support.
Important Bug Fixes
Correct Gradle home detection when installing via Homebrew.
Simplified manual Gradle home configuration.
KWallet password storage support on Linux.
Embedded Scene Builder displayed for FXML files in JavaFX projects.
Various UI and popup positioning fixes.
JetBrains Runtime 11 updates, including macOS Catalina font rendering and project opening fixes.
Additional changes include all updates from Android Studio 3.5 and the removal of bundled Vaadin and Java Applet plugins.
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