IntelliJ Idea Main Menu Bar Moved From Mac Menu Bar

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My IntelliJ IDEA IDE is now showing the main menu (File , Edit , etc) in the window as in the Windows version. I would continue to like it in the Mac Menu Bar but I can't seem to figure out how to move it back. Deleting my config folder and resetting preferences didn't seem to help. Here's a picture of what it looks like now: Menu Bar Moved

Any idea on how to move the bar back to the default Mac area?

8 Answers

Edit Custom Properties solution didn't work for me, the following did work:

  • press the combination CMD+SHIFT+A
  • type "vmoptions"
  • Edit Custom VM Options
  • add "-Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=false" to the end of .vmoptions file
  • press the combination CMD+SHIFT+A, type "restart", Restart, Just Restart

I have been having the same issue with macOS Catalina, 10.15.4 and Intellij 2020.1 version. I had changed the intellij runtime to java 8 and that looks like it caused the issue. Changing the runtime to intellij default fixed the issue for me.

This is what I did, punch cmd+shift+A, Type "choose runtime" and then click on the Use Default button.

Just adding one line '-Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=false' to idea.vmoptions file. It works for me. Please have a try.

High Sierra now prevents you from Installing Legacy Java for OS X. "A newer version is installed" but it's still not compatible with IntelliJ IDEA

You can try: File -> Manage IDE Settings -> Restore Default Settings...

This helped me, although I needed to reinstall missing plugins (like Flutter)

  1. Press: Ctrl + Shift + A
  2. Select: Actions 3 Type: main menu clik ON
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