File Status Highlights
In IntelliJ IDEA, each file is marked with a color according to its state in the version control you are using.
In the editor, each line in a file is checked for its version control state and is marked with a color in the gutter.
File status
If you want to change the default file status colors, go to .
| Color | File Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
 #0A7700 | Added | The file in the active changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. |
 #0EAA00 | Added in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
 #FF0000 | Changelist conflict | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified in the active changelist. In this case, a new dialog will open prompting you to resolve the changelist conflict. This file status is available if all options are enabled in . |
| #0A7700 | Copied | If a file is a copy of another file, its metadata is tracked, and such a file is marked as copied. |
 #616161 | Deleted | The file is scheduled for deletion from the repository. |
 #773895 | Deleted from file system | The file has been deleted locally, but hasn't been scheduled for deletion, and it still exists in the repository. |
 #8AA4C8 | Have changed descendants | If a file is modified, the IDE will recursively highlight all directories containing that file. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
 #3264B4 | Have immediate changed children | If a file is modified, the IDE will highlight its parent directory. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
 #B28C00 | Hijacked | [Perforce, ClearCase, VSS] The file is modified without checkout. |
 #727238 | Ignored | A file is intentionally untracked by VCS. |
 #7503DC | Merged | The file is merged by your VCS as a result of an update. |
| #FF0000 | Merged with conflicts | During the last update, the file has been merged with conflicts. |
| #FF0000 | Merged with property conflicts | During the last update, the IDE has detected differences between the properties of the local file and its server version. |
| #FF0000 | Merged with text and property conflicts | Text and property conflicts happen when two or more developers modify the same lines of a file and the same file properties. |
 #0032A0 | Modified | The file has changed since the last synchronization. |
 #0047E4 | Modified in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
 #7C7C00 | Obsolete | The file should no longer be in your working copy of the repository. |
 #007C7C | Renamed | Since the last update, the file has been renamed. |
 #08978F | Switched | [SVN] The file is taken from a different branch than the whole project. |
 #993300 | (Unknown) Unversioned | The file exists locally, but is not in the repository, and is not scheduled for addition. |
 None (default color) | Up to date | The file hasn't been changed. |
| Color | File Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
 #629755 | Added | The file in the active changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. |
| #629755 | Added in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
 #D5756C | Changelist conflict | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified in the active changelist. In this case, a new dialog will open prompting you to resolve the changelist conflict. This file status is available if all options are enabled in . |
 #0A7700 | Copied | If a file is a copy of another file, its metadata is tracked, and such a file is marked as copied. |
 #6C6C6C | Deleted | The file is scheduled for deletion from the repository. |
| #6C6C6C | Deleted from file system | The file has been deleted locally, but hasn't been scheduled for deletion, and it still exists in the repository. |
 #6897BB | Have changed descendants | If a file is modified, the IDE will recursively highlight all directories containing that file. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
| #6897BB | Have immediate changed children | If a file is modified, the IDE will highlight its parent directory. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
 None (default color) | Hijacked | [Perforce, ClearCase, VSS] The file is modified without checkout. |
 #848504 | Ignored | A file is intentionally untracked by VCS. |
 #9876AA | Merged | The file is merged by your VCS as a result of an update. |
| #D5756C | Merged with conflicts | During the last update, the file has been merged with conflicts. |
| #D5756C | Merged with property conflicts | During the last update, the IDE has detected differences between the properties of the local file and its server version. |
| #D5756C | Merged with text and property conflicts | Text and property conflicts happen when two or more developers modify the same lines of a file and the same file properties. |
| #6897BB | Modified | The file has changed since the last synchronization. |
| #6897BB | Modified in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
| None (default color) | Obsolete | The file should no longer be in your working copy of the repository. |
 #3A8484 | Renamed | Since the last update, the file has been renamed. |
| None (default color) | Switched | [SVN] The file is taken from a different branch than the whole project. |
 #D1675A | (Unknown) Unversioned | The file exists locally, but is not in the repository, and is not scheduled for addition. |
| None (default color) | Up to date | The file hasn't been changed. |
| Color | File Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
 #62CC47 | Added | The file in the active changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. |
| #62CC47 | Added in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist is scheduled for addition to the repository. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
 #FF6666 | Changelist conflict | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified in the active changelist. In this case, a new dialog will open prompting you to resolve the changelist conflict. This file status is available if all options are enabled in . |
| #62CC47 | Copied | If a file is a copy of another file, its metadata is tracked, and such a file is marked as copied. |
 #ED864A | Deleted | The file is scheduled for deletion from the repository. |
| #ED864A | Deleted from file system | The file has been deleted locally, but hasn't been scheduled for deletion, and it still exists in the repository. |
 #4FF0FF | Have changed descendants | If a file is modified, the IDE will recursively highlight all directories containing that file. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
| #4FF0FF | Have immediate changed children | If a file is modified, the IDE will highlight its parent directory. This status is available if the Show directories with changed descendants option is enabled in . |
| None (default color) | Hijacked | [Perforce, ClearCase, VSS] The file is modified without checkout. |
 #A9B837 | Ignored | A file is intentionally untracked by VCS. |
 #ED94FF | Merged | The file is merged by your VCS as a result of an update. |
| #FF6666 | Merged with conflicts | During the last update, the file has been merged with conflicts. |
| #FF6666 | Merged with property conflicts | During the last update, the IDE has detected differences between the properties of the local file and its server version. |
| #FF6666 | Merged with text and property conflicts | Text and property conflicts happen when two or more developers modify the same lines of a file and the same file properties. |
| #4FF0FF | Modified | The file has changed since the last synchronization. |
| #4FF0FF | Modified in not active changelist | The file in an inactive changelist has been modified. This file status is available if the Highlight files from non-active changelists option is enabled in . |
| None (default color) | Obsolete | The file should no longer be in your working copy of the repository. |
| #4FF0FF | Renamed | Since the last update, the file has been renamed. |
| None (default color) | Switched | [SVN] The file is taken from a different branch than the whole project. |
| D1675A | (Unknown) Unversioned | The file exists locally, but is not in the repository, and is not scheduled for addition. |
| None (default color) | Up to date | The file hasn't been changed. |
Line status in the editor
If you want to change the default line status colors, go to .
To disable the colors, go to and clear the necessary checkboxes.
| Color | Line Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
 #C3D6E8 | Modified lines | Lines that have been modified since the last update. |
 #EDDCBC | Whitespace-modified lines | Lines in which only whitespaces have been modified since the last update. |
 #C9DEC1 | Added lines | Lines that have been added since the last update. |
 #9F9F9F | Deleted lines | Lines that have been removed since the last update. |
| Color | Line Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
 #374752 | Modified lines | Lines that have been modified since the last update. |
 #4C4638 | Whitespace-modified lines | Lines in which only whitespaces have been modified since the last update. |
 #384C38 | Added lines | Lines that have been added since the last update. |
 #656E76 | Deleted lines | Lines that have been removed since the last update. |
| Color | Line Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
 #1AABFF | Modified lines | Lines that have been modified since the last update. |
 #666666 | Whitespace-modified lines | Lines in which only whitespaces have been modified since the last update. |
 #009924 | Added lines | Lines that have been added since the last update. |
 #FFA14F | Deleted lines | Lines that have been removed since the last update. |
Last modified: 08 March 2021