Can intellij be set to automatically "Download Sources and Documentation"

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I seem to have to maunally click "Download Sources and Documentation" after each clean install, is there a way to get this to happen by default?

score 38 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 15 '15 at 20:01

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It is also a setting on the Import Project/Module screen, or available via settings under Maven > Importing: Automatically download sources/documentation

If you want to change this setting across all projects change the above option in File > Other Settings > Default Settings

edited Dec 15 '15 at 20:01

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answered Jan 24 '14 at 11:11

vanjan

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Couldn't find the "Other Settings", but there is _Preferences > Build, Execution, Deployment > Build Tools > Maven > Importing > Automatically Download_ – Qw3ry Sep 16 '22 at 09:27
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In 2023 look under File -> New projects setup -> Settings for new projects – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen Mar 13 '23 at 10:31

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

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Intellij is ultimately using maven to download sources and documentation. So you need to configure maven.

Please see: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5780758/maven-always-download-sources-and-javadocs

So your sources and javadocs will be automatically downloaded whenever you do clean install.

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answered Jan 22 '14 at 14:29

Rahul Bansal

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even when it's eg gradle project? – sumek Jul 21 '22 at 14:56

Can intellij be set to automatically "Download Sources and Documentation"

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