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| # Integrating Bazel with IDEs |
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| IDEs integrate with Bazel in a variety of ways, from features that allow Bazel executions from within the IDE, to awareness of Bazel structures such as syntax highlighting of the BUILD files. |
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| ## Supported IDEs and editors |
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| ### IntelliJ, Android Studio and CLion |
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| *Status*: Beta, supported by the Bazel team. |
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| [Plug-ins](http://ij.bazel.build) for Android Studio, CLion, and IntelliJ enable you to: |
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| * Import BUILD files into the IDE |
| * Make your IDE aware of Bazel's build and Skylark languages |
| * Build, test, and execute binaries directly from the IDE |
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| Installation: |
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| * [Android Studio plugin](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9185-android-studio-with-bazel) |
| * [CLion plugin](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9554-clion-with-bazel) |
| * [IntelliJ plugin](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/8609-intellij-with-bazel) |
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| ### Xcode |
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| *Status*: Beta, supported by the Bazel team. |
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| [Tulsi](http://tulsi.bazel.build) generates Bazel-compatible Xcode projects from Bazel's `BUILD` files. |
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| ### Eclipse |
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| *Status*: experimental, not officially supported by the Bazel team. |
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| See [installation steps on GitHub](https://github.com/bazelbuild/eclipse#installation) |
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| ### Visual Studio Code |
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| *Status*: not officially supported by the Bazel team. |
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| Provides syntax highlighting and formatting for Bazel `BUILD` and `WORKSPACE` files. |
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| See [Bazel in Visual Studio marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DevonDCarew.bazel-code) |
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| ### Atom |
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| *Status*: not officially supported by the Bazel team. |
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| See [`language-bazel` package](https://atom.io/packages/language-bazel) |
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| ### Vim |
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| *Status*: Beta, not officially supported by the Bazel team. |
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| See [`bazelbuild/vim-bazel`on GitHub](https://github.com/bazelbuild/vim-bazel) |
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| ## Automatically run build and test on file change |
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| [Bazel watcher](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-watcher) is a tool for building Bazel targets when source files change. |
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| ## Building your own IDE plugin |
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| Read the [*IDE support* blog post](https://bazel.build/blog/2016/06/10/ide-support.html) to learn more about the Bazel APIs to use when building an IDE plugin. |
