Native crash after several days of work.Crash when navigate to class with java 7.Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts with alt don't work under Oracle Java 7.Always enabled discrete GPU which drains battery for laptop users.Please check the list of the known issues below: We can't default to the new JDK version until these issues are resolved.

The recommended way of overriding JDK version via idea.properties file can be found here.Ĭurrent JDK 1.7 and 1.8 versions have several critical issues. Modifying ist will break the application digital signature and prevent the patch updates. We do not recommend modifying ist file to run under JDK 1.7 or 1.8. Make sure to uninstall the old version first (if you have any). There should be a window with the suggestion to install Java when you start the product for the first time, but it could be hidden by other application windows.Īpple JDK 1.6 download: ( if this link doesn't open in Safari, please try Firefox or Chrome). JDK 1.6 is required to run and may be missing on your system. In case you have any issues with Java 8, you can switch back to Apple Java 1.6 (must be installed per instructions below). As of now, we have resolved most of Java 8 issues for this OS and bundle our custom patched Java version that works the best. It applies only to the old product versions that depend on system JDK installed on Mac. Information below is obsolete for the current product versions bundled with Java 8.

Java8 for mac