Complete User Guide
Master Qoder IDE with this comprehensive guide. Learn advanced features, best practices, and productivity tips to become an expert user.
🚀 Getting Started
First Steps After Installation
Create Your Account
Sign up for a free account to access cloud features and sync your projects.
Configure Preferences
Set up your coding preferences, theme, and workspace layout.
Create Your First Project
Start with a template or create a new project from scratch.
💡 Pro Tip
Take the interactive tutorial when you first launch Qoder IDE. It will guide you through the essential features in just 5 minutes.
🖥️ Interface Overview
Main Components
Customizable Layout
Qoder IDE offers a flexible layout system that adapts to your workflow:
- • Drag and drop panels to rearrange
- • Resize panels by dragging borders
- • Hide/show panels as needed
- • Save custom layouts for different tasks
📁 Project Management
Creating Projects
From Template
Choose from pre-built templates for popular frameworks and languages.
Import Existing
Import projects from Git repositories or local folders.
Start Fresh
Create a blank project and build from scratch.
Project Organization
Best Practices:
- • Use descriptive project names
- • Organize files in logical folder structures
- • Add README files for documentation
- • Use version control (Git integration available)
- • Tag projects for easy filtering
🤖 AI Assistant Features
Code Generation
- • Generate functions from descriptions
- • Create boilerplate code
- • Auto-complete complex patterns
- • Generate unit tests
Code Analysis
- • Explain complex code sections
- • Identify potential bugs
- • Suggest optimizations
- • Code quality assessment
🎯 AI Chat Commands
/explain
Explain selected code
/optimize
Suggest optimizations
/test
Generate unit tests
/refactor
Refactor code structure
⚡ Advanced Features
Debugging Tools
Breakpoints
Set conditional breakpoints and inspect variables
Call Stack
Navigate through function calls and execution flow
Watch Variables
Monitor variable values in real-time
Extensions & Plugins
Extend Qoder IDE functionality with a rich ecosystem of extensions:
Language Support
Add syntax highlighting and IntelliSense for new languages
Theme Extensions
Customize the look and feel with community themes
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Essential Shortcuts
AI Assistant Shortcuts
🎯 Ready to Become a Pro?
You've learned the essentials! Now explore advanced features and join our community.