How to change encoding of all files at once with Jetbrains IDE like WebStorm

Question

For some unknown reason, the encoding of my files has changed without me noticing for a while.

It was UTF-8 and now is windows-1252. I have reset the project encoding from Settings->File encoding but I can't detect which files are badly encoded and can't figure out how to reencode all files within the project at once.

I have a strong feeling that the problem appeared with WebStorm 10 first released version, but I may be wrong. (I think it's because it set by default the project encoding setting to windows-1252)

Answer 1

Close every project you have opened by clicking File > Close Project.

Once they are all closed, the startup window will show up (The window with the latest opened projects with the options to open new project, etc..) In that window, at the bottom right corner you have settings.

In Settings > Editor > File Encodings.You can set up all the File Encoding options to UTF-8, it will be added to the new projects from now on.

If you want it for old projects, do the same steps, but access the settings once you have the project open.

I hope this help!

Answer 2

To convert the file encoding, you have to use some external tool to perform the conversion, such as iconv:

iconv -f windows-1252 -t utf-8 <input file> > <output file>