mutcianm / intellij-external-laf-switch

IntelliJ plugin that allows changing look and feel externally from a script or any other application on the local machine

External look and feel changer

This plugin allows changing IDEA look and feel externally from a script or any other application on the local machine. To apply change write dark/light or full LaF name into tcp://localhost:16666.

Example usage:

$ echo dark | nc localhost 16666
$ echo "High contrast" | nc localhost 16666

LAFs corresponding to the "dark" and "light" modes as well as the interface and port to listen on can be set from the configuration panel in the settings under File | Settings | Appearance & Behavior | External LAF Switcher