How do I install the standalone Android SDK and then add it to IntelliJ IDEA on Windows?

Issue

This is the webpage showing from where I downloaded the SDK:

On extracting the .zip folder, and opening the 'tools' folder, all I can see in an emulator.exe, mksdcard.exe and a host of .bat files (as shown below).

How do I proceed?

Solution

In IntelliJ IDEA 2017.1 and 2017.2 setting up Android SDK from scratch is complicated. I would recommended to install Android Studio and manage SDK platform there. This problem will be addressed in one of the nearest updates.

If you are brave enough, it's still possible to set it up without Android Studio using the tools\bin\sdkmanager.bat command line tool. GUI version of the SDK Manager is deprecated (no longer available in the SDK download). Standalone SDK can be downloaded here. Look below the Get just the command line tools section.

So, you will need to install at least one platform version.

First run the update to ensure you have the latest tools:

sdkmanager --update

Now you can list the packages available for installation:

sdkmanager --list

To install Android Platform: (Edit April 2022: need quotes now)

sdkmanager "platforms;android-26"

To install the current build tools version (optional):

sdkmanager "build-tools;26.0.0"

At this point you should be able to add Android SDK configuration for the installed platform version in IntelliJ IDEA like this:

You will also have access to Android SDK configuration UI where you download additional components and perform updates (just like in Android Studio):

Answered By - CrazyCoder