IntelliJ IDEA plugin for recent projects with search

Question

Everyday I work with a lot of different projects in IntelliJ IDEA.

When I click on File -> Open Recent I see a long long list of projects that I worked on.

Is there any plugin or solution that allows me quickly search and find relevant project?

Answer 1

• File | Open Recent | Manage Projects ..., start typing the name for the quick search/filter.

• Help | Find Action (Ctrl+Shift+A), Manage Projects, start typing the project name.

• Related usability issue for the Manage Projects menu being at the bottom of the list and hard to select/discover.

Note that you can customize Menus and Toolbars to make Manage Projects item at the top of the Open Recent list:

Or add a copy of this action where you want, even at the top of the File menu:

Or add a direct shortcut to open the Manage Projects dialog in the IDE Keymap settings: