Mar 18, 2025 12:27:07 PM

Kotzilla Launches Koin Plugin for IntelliJ and Android Studio

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PRESS RELEASE

New Developer Tool Brings Dependency Injection Visualization and Debugging to Kotlin Apps.

Kotzilla has unveiled the Koin Plugin for IntelliJ and Android Studio, a new developer tool that helps Kotlin developers identify and resolve dependency injection and application issues directly within their development environment.

The plugin addresses a critical gap in the mobile development tools market, where developers need comprehensive solutions supporting modern languages like Kotlin throughout the entire development lifecycle. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report on "The Economic Impacts of Inadequate Infrastructure for Software Testing," fixing defects becomes exponentially more expensive as they progress through the development cycle—with issues discovered during deployment or maintenance costing 30-100 times more than those caught in the requirements phase.

https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/director/planning/report02-3.pdf

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The Koin Plugin is designed to identify configuration, performance and structural issues early in the development cycle, with the goal of helping teams avoid these escalating costs.

Designed specifically for developers using Koin, the popular Kotlin dependency injection framework with over 12 million monthly downloads, the plugin enables users to visualize the entire dependency structure and debug their Koin configurations and Kotlin apps within the IDE. The framework is used by major global brands, including McDonald's, Gucci, Mercedes-Benz, and Nike.

"After hearing from over 100+ Koin users about the need for more robust dependency management, we developed a solution that goes beyond traditional compile-time safety and app debugging," said Arnaud Giuliani, Koin Project Lead & Kotzilla Co-Founder. "This tool helps Kotlin developers visualize their entire dependency structure, catch configuration errors at their source and identify performance issues in their apps."

Key Features

The Koin Plugin includes:

Hierarchical visualization of application dependency structures
Contextual navigation between components and their implementations
Real-time detection of Koin configuration and app issues (with Kotzilla SDK integration)
Root-cause analysis capabilities through the Kotzilla Console

Early testers have praised the tool for its usability, noting how it simplifies dependency injection configuration and enhances navigation through dependency declarations.

Part of a Broader Platform

The Koin Plugin is a key component of the broader Kotzilla Platform, which comprises three main elements:

The Koin Plugin for IntelliJ & Android Studio
The Kotzilla SDK for performance metrics collection
The Kotzilla Console for root-cause analysis of issues

This integrated suite provides specialized insights that general-purpose tools may overlook, offering developers a consistent experience and quality insights from development through to production environments.

The plugin is now available through the JetBrains Marketplace.

For more information, visit https://kotzilla.io/ or follow Kotzilla on social media.

About Kotzilla

Kotzilla, established in 2022, is dedicated to developing tools that optimize the Kotlin development ecosystem. With a strong commitment to improving developer productivity and application reliability, the company has quickly gained recognition in the industry. As the creator of the widely-used Koin dependency injection framework, Kotzilla continues to innovate and support the Kotlin developer community.