How do I run IDEA IntelliJ on Mac OS X with JDK 7?

Question

I use Mac OS X 10.8.2, and use JDK 7. Now I downloaded the latest version of IDEA IntelliJ, 11. But it doesn\'t seem to start without JDK 6. Is there any workaround?

Answer 1

Mac OSX Yosemite / El Capitan Update

I have IntelliJ 15 Ultimate installed, and I received this same message. I also have Java 1.7 and 1.8 installed.

I solved it using the following steps in a terminal:

$ cd /Applications/IntelliJ\ IDEA\ 14.app/Contents

Edited the Info.plist file, and changed this bit:

JVMVersion
1.6*

to:

JVMVersion
1.8*

After launching, everything was golden.