> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cover-docs-preview.diffblue.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cover-docs-preview.diffblue.com/features/cover-plugin.md).

# Cover Plugin

How to use Diffblue Cover Plugin for IntelliJ to write Java unit tests

Diffblue Cover Plugin automatically writes Java unit tests for your classes and methods directly within the IntelliJ IDE. This set of topics provides all the details you need - for getting started information (installation, licensing, and test examples), see [Get started - Cover Plugin](/get-started/get-started/get-started-cover-plugin.md).

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th data-type="files"></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td><p><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Write Tests</strong></mark></p><p>Automatically write unit tests for your methods and classes directly in your IDE.</p></td><td></td><td><a href="/features/cover-plugin/writing-tests.md">Writing tests</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Configure Your Projects</strong></mark></p><p>Set up your projects to get the best tests from Diffblue Cover.</p></td><td></td><td><a href="/features/cover-plugin/project-configuration.md">Project configuration</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Update Your Settings</strong></mark></p><p>Make Cover Plugin work your way - update the Diffblue Cover settings in IntelliJ.</p></td><td></td><td><a href="/features/cover-plugin/cover-plugin-settings.md">Cover Plugin settings</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Admin</strong></mark></p><p>Get your admin done, including telemetry config, log files, memory management, etc.</p></td><td></td><td><a href="/features/cover-plugin/cover-plugin-admin.md">Cover Plugin admin</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## eLearning

Just in case you missed our getting started video.

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