# Java 27 in IntelliJ IDEA

DevFeed: [Java 27 in IntelliJ IDEA](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/java-27-in-intellij-idea-26945.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/09/java-27-in-intellij-idea/>)

Author: Marit van Dijk

Published: 2026-09-15T14:49:02Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [The JetBrains Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-jetbrains-blog.md>)

Topics: [IntelliJ IDEA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intellij-idea.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [JDK 27](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jdk-27.md>)

Tags: [intellij-idea](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intellij-idea.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [java-27](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java-27.md>), [jdk-27](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jdk-27.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on using Java 27 with IntelliJ IDEA, including downloading or configuring JDK 27 and setting the project language level.

## Source excerpt

In line with the six-month release cadence, Java 27 was released on September 15, 2026. In this blog post, we will look at what's included in this release, how IntelliJ IDEA continues to support the latest Java versions, and even how IntelliJ IDEA is benefiting from some of the changes to the JDK. Java 27 [...]