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

1

Create Your Account

Sign up for a free account to access cloud features and sync your projects.

2

Configure Preferences

Set up your coding preferences, theme, and workspace layout.

3

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

Editor Panel: Main coding area with syntax highlighting
File Explorer: Navigate and manage project files
AI Chat Panel: Interact with the AI assistant
Terminal: Integrated command line interface

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

New File Ctrl + N
Save File Ctrl + S
Find in File Ctrl + F
Command Palette Ctrl + Shift + P

AI Assistant Shortcuts

Open AI Chat Ctrl + Alt + A
Explain Code Ctrl + Alt + E
Generate Code Ctrl + Alt + G
Quick Fix Ctrl + .

🎯 Ready to Become a Pro?

You've learned the essentials! Now explore advanced features and join our community.