Plugin Error: Plugin "Visual Paradigm SDE for IntelliJ IDEA (Community Edition)" is incompatible (supported only in IntelliJ IDEA)

Question

When I install the Visual Paradigm SDE for IntelliJ IDEA (Community Edition) plugin, it doesn't work. After installing it and closing and reopening Android Studio 4.2, I get the above error message. How do I use this plugin with Android Studio 4.2?

Answer 1

I solved the problem by using UML Generator instead

Answer 2

To answer the original question

You have to install the full version of the related product before the plugin will function properly. This can be purchased over at https://www.visual-paradigm.com (a trial period is also available).

If you prefer an alternative to this paid software and need to fully remove the plugin

Note - Uninstalling the typical way will not work with this plugin.

Trash the plugin file:

Visual_Paradigm_SDE_for_IntelliJ_IDEA_%28Community_Edition%29_1149.jar

Depending on the version of AS your plugin path may vary slightly.

Located (on MacOS):

/Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Google/yourAndroidStudioVersion/plugins

Located (on Windows):

C:\Users\yourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Google\yourAndroidStudioVersion\plugins