Plop for JetBrains IDEs

December 5, 2025 · View on GitHub

Get the plugin on JetBrains Marketplace

Run Plop code generators right from your JetBrains IDE. The plugin detects your project's plopfile, lists available generators, and adds a Plop submenu to the New context menu so you can scaffold files without leaving the IDE.

Features

Auto-detects plopfile.js / plopfile.ts in your project (and per content root in monorepos)
New | Plop submenu with dynamically listed generators
Interactive prompts shown in the IDE; runs Plop via Node.js in the background
Supports plopfile.ts through ts-node/register when available

Requirements

Node.js installed and available on PATH
A project-level Plop setup (plopfile and the plop package)
Optional: JetBrains NodeJS plugin for improved Node interpreter detection

Installation From JetBrains Marketplace (recommended)

Open your IDE Settings/Preferences → Plugins
Search for "Plop"
Click Install and restart the IDE

From source (for development)

Clone this repository
Run: ./gradlew buildPlugin
Install the built zip from build/distributions via Settings/Preferences → Plugins → Gear icon → Install Plugin from Disk…

Usage

Open a project containing a plopfile (plopfile.js or plopfile.ts)
Right‑click in the Project tool window where you want to generate files
Choose New → Plop →
Follow the prompts; generated files and modifications will be applied to the project

Notes and limitations

Generators are discovered per content root, which works well for monorepos.
If no generators are found, ensure Node is on PATH and the plopfile is present and valid.
For TypeScript plopfiles, a local ts-node dependency is recommended.

Development

Minimum setup: JDK 17+, Gradle (wrapper included)
Useful tasks:
- Run IDE for debugging: ./gradlew runIde
- Build plugin: ./gradlew buildPlugin