How to specify pnpm as the "Package manager" in IntelliJ > Prefs

I have pnpm installed on my Mac (MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)). I verify that fact by running which pnpm and pnpm --version in Terminal.app, where both succeed.

When I click the Package manager pop-up menu, I get menu items for npm, yarn, and pnpm. But when I choose pnpm, I get an error saying "Not found".

How can I get IntelliJ to "find" my pnpm installation?

When I click the icon for the list of package managers, I get a list which I can narrow to pnpm, but the item in the list has blank fields.

CodePudding user response：

pnpm version greater than 16.14.3 changed its default location. That is why the IDE cannot detect it. Here is the bug on JetBrains issue tracker:

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WEB-52365

The only workaround seems to be to downgrade, as defining pnpm location manually is not work.