IntelliJ render ANSI colors in plain text file

Question

I just learned that it's possible to color output in java console using ANSI escape sequences. The below for instance:

final String RED_COLOR_CODE = "\u001B[31m";
final String RESET_CODE = "\u001B[0m";
System.out.println(RED_COLOR_CODE + "This is red output" + RESET_CODE);

would print 'This is red output' to the console in red.

If I use a PrintStream to print exactly the same to a plain text file:

PrintStream ps = new PrintStream("foo/log.log");
ps.println(RED_COLOR_CODE + "This is red output" + RESET_CODE);
ps.close();

and then I open the file in Intellij editor I get ' [31mThis is red output [0m' in black. Is there a configuration or maybe a plugin for IntelliJ that would allow the rendering of ANSI escape sequences in the editor similarly to console?

Answer 1

It's not possible at the moment, vote for this related request:

• IDEA-172142 ANSI Color and formatting support for .log files

See also this forum discussion.

Answer 2

For those interested, here's a plugin that should do while on the wait for official support by JetBrains.