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Free Colorflow Brackets

A completely free alternative to Rainbow Brackets for IntelliJ Platform IDEs. Colors nested curly braces {} based on nesting depth across all programming languages.

Plugin Demo

Features

  • 🌈 Universal Language Support - Works with C#, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, Python, and all languages
  • 🎨 6 Color Levels - Handles deeply nested code structures
  • ⚙️ Fully Customizable - Set your own colors in Settings → Editor → Color Scheme → Free Bracket Colorer
  • 💰 100% Free - No subscriptions, no limitations, completely open source
  • Lightweight - Minimal performance impact

Installation

From JetBrains Marketplace

  1. Open your IDE (IntelliJ, Rider, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc.)
  2. Go to FileSettingsPlugins
  3. Search for "Free Colorflow Brackets"
  4. Install and restart your IDE

Manual Installation

  1. Download the latest release from Releases
  2. In your IDE: FileSettingsPlugins → ⚙️ → Install Plugin from Disk
  3. Select the downloaded .zip file

Customization

Customize bracket colors in: SettingsEditorColor SchemeFree Bracket Colorer

Each nesting level can have its own:

  • Text color
  • Background color
  • Font effects (bold, italic, etc.)

Supported IDEs

  • IntelliJ IDEA (Ultimate & Community)
  • JetBrains Rider
  • PyCharm (Professional & Community)
  • WebStorm
  • PhpStorm
  • CLion
  • Android Studio
  • All other JetBrains IDEs

Development

Building from Source

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details. Acknowledgments

Inspired by the need for a free, open-source bracket colorizer
Built for the IntelliJ Platform community

Support

🐛 Found a bug? Open an issue
💡 Have a feature request? Start a discussion
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