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This is a tip in reference to Yosemite ´s users (10.10). Yosemite erase 1.6 apple jdk and install 1.7, but JAVA´s IDE for example Intellij or Eclipse needs 1.6, if you haven´t reinstalled this version, your ide will crash at the beginning... after this process you can configure your ide with 1.7 version.

Here the link : Apple JDK 1.6

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It's easy to change Jetbrains' products to use jdk1.7:

  1. Open Application folder
  2. Choose Jetbrains product you use
  3. RightClick and choose 'show package content' <- I dont know how exactly it is in english version of OS
  4. Choose Contents
  5. Double Click Info.plist

  6. Find:

    <key>JVMVersion</key> <string>1.6*</string>

  7. and change to:

    <key>JVMVersion</key> <string>1.7*</string>

  8. Save and quit,

  9. Enjoy!
Mariusz Nosiński
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    That worked great. You can also edit the file from the terminal: `$ nano "/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA 13.app/Contents/Info.plist"` – Dem Pilafian Oct 21 '14 at 05:35
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    people over at jetbrain [do not recommend](https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/entries/27854363-IDE-doesn-t-start-after-updating-to-Mac-OS-Yosemite-or-Mavericks) using version 1.7 for having several *critical issues*. In addition the discourage to modify Info.plist as it will prevent future updates. I'll better go for installing jdk 1.6 – linqu Oct 22 '14 at 09:40
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    Per @Deoxyseia 's statement, yes it works with 1.8 as well but you must use `1.8*`. – Chris Nov 15 '14 at 19:10
  • it doesnt work. Updated to 1.8.45 and updated the JVMVersion and still webstorm doesnt start. – puppeteer701 May 21 '15 at 08:42
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Please do not edit your Info.plist file as it will break the application digital signature and prevent the patch updates.

I was able to get phpStorm working properly again on my Mac ( Yosemite ) by installing this apple support package: Java for OS X 2014-001Java

This package installs the same version of Java 6 included in Java for OS X 2013-005 which apparently plays nice with JetBrains.

Hope this helps.

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    Java 6 is deprecated on all recent OS X versions. Using it makes your Mac vulnerable to well known security issues. Neither Apple nor Oracle are providing security updates for Java 6 on OS X. – Joerg Ruethschilling Dec 09 '14 at 22:27
  • Unfortunately, those of us who need to use this software for our livelihood do not have much choice until JetBrains updates their software. – Douglas.Sesar Dec 10 '14 at 13:33
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    Somehow it is a very difficult situation, because in many larger companies IT security policies disalow the usage of ancient Java 6 runtimes. Oracle sells still quarterly updated security patched Java-6 versions, but AFAIK Apple is not deploying these security patches to Mac users. At the end of the day a crashing IDE is better as a hacked Mac. :-( – Joerg Ruethschilling Dec 11 '14 at 16:22
  • @JoergRuethschilling, could you send me a link to where I may purchase a security-patched Java-6 version that will be what need on my Mac? That would be the best solution to this question's problem anyway. – Douglas.Sesar Dec 11 '14 at 17:29
  • This did not work for me. I've run the JRE 6 installer to no avail. PyCharm just reports "The application PyCharm is not open anymore." – John LaBarge Jan 31 '15 at 14:26
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Apple 1.6 is still required to run JetBrains IDEs. There should be a window with the suggestion to install Java when you start the product for the first time, but it could be hidden by other application windows. See https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/entries/27854363-IDE-doesn-t-start-after-updating-to-Mac-OS-Yosemite-or-Mavericks

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Since today, PHPStorm 9 comes with a special Yosemite version including JDK 1.8.

This alternative PhpStorm 9 distribution bundles JDK 1.8 customized by the JetBrains team for better performance. Please note this non-default option may contain some issues.

No more issues with java...

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Reinstalling libpng helped me after hours of tries and checking all possible causes:

brew uninstall --force libpng
brew install libpng

Tested on Mac OS X Sierra (10.12.1) with WebStorm 2016.2

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