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As you may have already noticed that the open tab height(s) is(are) too bulky.

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    Makes more sense to actually move the answer part in the section below. Commented Dec 1, 2017 at 5:44

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In 2023 Intellij Idea:

If you use new UI, go to "Appearance & Behavior" -> "New UI" and then select "Compact mode" from the right side.

That will make tabs and some other menus look more accurate and compact.

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Thanks, any chance to change tabs width to distinct amount of symbols?
Thanks! I just switched to a new computer with a newer version of IDEA, and I was wondering why the tabs were so much bigger
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Here is the solution.

What you get after doing this.

Before:

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After:

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Step 1: First you need to install a plugin called Material theme. Step 2: Change the tab height as desired.

step 1: 1) Go to settings:

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2) Click on plugins > browser repositories

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3) Search for 'Material Theme UI'

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as you can see i have already installed it. After it gets installed you will have to restart intellij.

Step 2: Now, 1) Again Go to settings. 2) Expand Appearance & Behavior > Material, then on the right hand side change the tab height as desired as shown here.

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then click on Apply and boom you can see the change.

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Thanks for the detailed answer; I also do not like the large tab size the Material UI Theme sets in IntelliJ-based IDEs. Small update for 2022: this is now under Settings > Appearance & Behavior > Material Theme UI > Settings and then on the right panel, Tab Height is under the "Advanced Settings" section under the "Tabs" tab.
Tab height is now locked under "premium" on Material Theme UI

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