: This version introduced a dedicated High Contrast theme and improved support for screen readers like NVDA and JAWS.
: The "Search Everywhere" dialog was completely rewritten to be asynchronous, resizable, and more stable. It consolidated "Go to class," "File," "Symbol," and "Find action" into a single, faster interface. JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate 2018.3
: Users at the time praised the JetBrains update for making routine tasks like code navigation and repository updates "lightning quick". : This version introduced a dedicated High Contrast
: Introduced initial, native support for viewing and managing GitHub Pull Requests directly within the IDE. : Users at the time praised the JetBrains
: The IDE began fetching Git repositories in parallel, significantly speeding up updates for multi-repository projects.
: While highly stable, some users noted it remained resource-heavy compared to lighter editors, though the performance of the new asynchronous project tree helped reduce UI freezes.
: A new "Diff Preview" was added to the File History tab, allowing users to see code changes without opening a separate dialog.