Scala IDEs & Tools

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This page lists the IDEs, editors and command-line tools commonly used for Scala, with a link to each product’s official page. Choose IntelliJ IDEA with the Scala plugin for a full IDE, or an editor backed by the Metals language server for a lighter setup.

IDEs

  • IntelliJ IDEA — the JetBrains IDE, the usual host for the Scala plugin.

  • IntelliJ Scala plugin — adds Scala support to IntelliJ IDEA, including sbt import, worksheets, debugging and refactoring.

Editors with extensions

  • Metals — the Scala language server, which brings completion, navigation, diagnostics and a debugger to VS Code, Neovim, Sublime Text, Zed and other editors.

  • Visual Studio Code — a general-purpose editor, the most common client for Metals.

Command-line tools

  • Scala CLI — a command-line tool to compile, run, test and package Scala code without a build file.

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