Installation

Install SpeQA in your JetBrains IDE in just a few clicks.

Option 1: Quick Install from Marketplace (Recommended)

The easiest way to get SpeQA is directly from the JetBrains plugin marketplace. You can also open the plugin's marketplace page and install it from there.

Steps

1. Open your JetBrains IDE (IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, PhpStorm, RubyMine, etc.)
2. Navigate to Settings/Preferences > Plugins (or use the menu: IDE > Preferences > Plugins on macOS)
3. Click the Marketplace tab
4. Search for "SpeQA"
5. Click the Get button
6. Click Install to confirm
7. Restart the IDE when prompted

That's it! SpeQA is now active in your IDE.

Option 2: Manual Install from File

If you have a plugin JAR file:

1. Open Settings/Preferences > Plugins
2. Click the gear icon and select Install Plugin from Disk
3. Navigate to the SpeQA .jar file and select it
4. Click Install
5. Restart the IDE

Verify Installation

After installation, you should see SpeQA features available:

• Right-click a folder in your project and look for the New > Test Case option
• The SpeQA tool window button appears on the left stripe (see the tool window guide)
• A Test Cases Project generator appears in File > New > Project
• Open any .tc.md file (test case) and you should see the split editor with preview

Troubleshooting

Plugin doesn't appear after install:

• Restart the IDE completely (not just close the settings dialog)
• Check that the IDE version is compatible (usually recent versions are supported)

Right-click menu doesn't show "New > Test Case":

• Make sure you're right-clicking inside a project folder, not on the IDE itself
• Try opening a project folder first if you haven't already

Need help?

• Check the Getting Started guide
• See Creating a Test Case Project for next steps

What's Next?

Once installed, create your first test case project using the wizard.