# Cover Plugin

Diffblue Cover Plugin automatically writes Java unit tests for your classes and methods directly within the IntelliJ IDE. This set of topics provides all the details you need - for getting started information (installation, licensing, and test examples), see [Get started - Cover Plugin](/get-started/get-started/get-started-cover-plugin.md).

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## eLearning

Just in case you missed our getting started video.

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