diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5daea7bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="EntryPointsManager">
+    <entry_points version="2.0" />
+  </component>
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_1_7" default="false" assert-keyword="true" jdk-15="true" project-jdk-name="1.8" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
+    <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/classes" />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/JarTemplate.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/JarTemplate.kt
index 1b35ce0a..1966b747 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/JarTemplate.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/JarTemplate.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.beust.kobalt.api
 
 import com.beust.kobalt.Args
+import com.beust.kobalt.misc.KFiles
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.log
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.FileOutputStream
@@ -23,11 +24,7 @@ abstract class JarTemplate(val jarName: String) : ITemplate {
 
                 log(2, "Extracting: $entry to ${f.absolutePath}")
                 FileOutputStream(f).use { fos ->
-                    var read = ins.read()
-                    while (ins.available() > 0 && read != -1) {
-                        fos.write(read)
-                        read = ins.read()
-                    }
+                    KFiles.copy(ins, fos)
                 }
                 entry = ins.nextEntry
             }
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt
index eef60ede..f90017ad 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.internal.build.BuildFile
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.Md5
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.IOException
+import java.io.InputStream
+import java.io.OutputStream
 import java.nio.file.Files
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.nio.file.Paths
@@ -261,6 +263,14 @@ class KFiles {
             }
         }
 
+        fun copy(from: InputStream, to: OutputStream) {
+            var read = from.read()
+            while (from.available() > 0 && read != -1) {
+                to.write(read)
+                read = from.read()
+            }
+        }
+
         fun createTempFile(suffix : String = "", deleteOnExit: Boolean = false) : File =
             File.createTempFile("kobalt", suffix, File(SystemProperties.tmpDir)).let {
                 if (deleteOnExit) it.deleteOnExit()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/IdeaFilesTemplate.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/IdeaFilesTemplate.kt
index ce0597a9..3ffcde1d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/IdeaFilesTemplate.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/IdeaFilesTemplate.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.beust.kobalt.app
 import com.beust.kobalt.Args
 import com.beust.kobalt.Constants
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.ITemplate
+import com.beust.kobalt.api.ITemplateContributor
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.Kobalt
 import com.beust.kobalt.app.remote.DependencyData
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.KFiles
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.misc.log
 import com.beust.kobalt.plugin.KobaltPlugin
 import com.google.inject.Inject
 import java.io.File
+import java.io.FileOutputStream
+import java.nio.file.Paths
 
 /**
  * A template that generates IDEA files.
@@ -22,22 +25,48 @@ class IdeaFilesTemplate @Inject constructor() : ITemplate {
     override val instructions = "IDEA files generated"
 
     companion object {
-        val IDEA_DIR = ".idea"
+        val IDEA_DIR = File(".idea").apply { mkdirs() }
     }
 
     override fun generateTemplate(args: Args, classLoader: ClassLoader) {
         val dependencyData = Kobalt.INJECTOR.getInstance(DependencyData::class.java)
         val data = dependencyData.dependenciesDataFor(Constants.BUILD_FILE_PATH, args)
-        val outputDir = KFiles.makeDir(".")//KFiles.makeDir(homeDir("t/idea"))
+        val outputDir = File(".")// KFiles.makeDir(".")//KFiles.makeDir(homeDir("t/idea"))
         generateLibraries(data, outputDir)
         generateModulesXml(data, outputDir)
-        generateImlFiles(data, outputDir)
+        generateImlFiles(classLoader, data, outputDir)
+        generateMiscXml(classLoader, outputDir)
     }
 
-    private fun generateImlFiles(data: DependencyData.GetDependenciesData, outputDir: File) {
+    private fun templatePath(fileName: String) =
+            KFiles.joinDir(ITemplateContributor.DIRECTORY_NAME, templateName, fileName)
+
+    private fun writeTemplate(classLoader: ClassLoader, outputDir: File, fileName: String) {
+        log(2, "Opening template " + templatePath(fileName))
+        val ins = classLoader.getResource(templatePath(fileName)).openConnection().inputStream
+        val outputFile = File(KFiles.joinDir(outputDir.absolutePath, fileName))
+        outputFile.parentFile.mkdir()
+        FileOutputStream(outputFile).use { fos ->
+            KFiles.copy(ins, fos)
+        }
+        log(2, "Created " + outputFile.path)
+    }
+
+    private fun generateMiscXml(classLoader: ClassLoader, outputDir: File)
+        = writeTemplate(classLoader, Paths.get(outputDir.path, IDEA_DIR.path).normalize().toFile(), "misc.xml")
+
+    private fun generateImlFiles(classLoader: ClassLoader, data: DependencyData.GetDependenciesData, outputDir: File) {
+        //
+        // Build.kt.iml
+        //
+        writeTemplate(classLoader, File(KFiles.joinDir(outputDir.absolutePath, "kobalt")), "Build.kt.iml")
+
+        //
+        // iml files for each individual project
+        //
         data.projects.forEach { project ->
-            KFiles.makeDir(outputDir.absolutePath, File(imlName(project)).parent)
-            val file = File(KFiles.joinDir(outputDir.path, imlName(project)))
+            val file = File(outputDir.absolutePath, imlName(project))
+            file.parentFile.mkdirs()
             with(arrayListOf<String>()) {
                 add("""<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>""")
                 add("""<module type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">""")
@@ -67,10 +96,10 @@ class IdeaFilesTemplate @Inject constructor() : ITemplate {
                 //
                 add("""   <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />""")
 
-                (project.name + compileSuffix()).let {
+                (project.name + COMPILE_SUFFIX).let {
                     add("  <orderEntry type=\"library\" name=\"$it\" level=\"project\" />")
                 }
-                (project.name + testSuffix()).let {
+                (project.name + TEST_SUFFIX).let {
                     add("  <orderEntry type=\"library\" scope=\"TEST\" name=\"$it\" level=\"project\" />")
                 }
 
@@ -91,10 +120,10 @@ class IdeaFilesTemplate @Inject constructor() : ITemplate {
     }
 
     private fun imlName(project: DependencyData.ProjectData) =
-            KFiles.joinDir(project.directory, project.name + ".iml")
+            Paths.get(KFiles.joinDir(project.directory, project.name + ".iml")).normalize().toString()
 
     private fun generateModulesXml(data: DependencyData.GetDependenciesData, outputDir: File) {
-        val modulesXmlFile = File(KFiles.joinDir(IDEA_DIR, outputDir.path, "modules.xml"))
+        val modulesXmlFile = File(KFiles.joinDir(IDEA_DIR.path, outputDir.path, "modules.xml"))
         with(arrayListOf<String>()) {
             add("""<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>""")
             add("""<project version="4">""")
@@ -102,8 +131,7 @@ class IdeaFilesTemplate @Inject constructor() : ITemplate {
             add("    <modules>")
 
             fun moduleLine(iml: String)
-                = "      <module fileurl=\"file://\$PROJECT_DIR$/$iml\"" +
-                    " filepath=\"\$PROJECT_DIR$/$iml\" />"
+                = "      <module fileurl=\"file://\$PROJECT_DIR$/$iml\" filepath=\"\$PROJECT_DIR$/$iml\" />"
 
             add(moduleLine("kobalt/Build.kt.iml"))
             data.projects.forEach {
@@ -117,13 +145,13 @@ class IdeaFilesTemplate @Inject constructor() : ITemplate {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun compileSuffix() = " (Compile)"
-    private fun testSuffix() = " (Test)"
+    private val COMPILE_SUFFIX = " (Compile)"
+    private val TEST_SUFFIX = " (Test)"
 
     private fun generateLibraries(data: DependencyData.GetDependenciesData, outputDir: File) {
         data.projects.forEach {
-            generateLibrary(it.name, it.compileDependencies, compileSuffix(), outputDir)
-            generateLibrary(it.name, it.testDependencies, testSuffix(), outputDir)
+            generateLibrary(it.name, it.compileDependencies, COMPILE_SUFFIX, outputDir)
+            generateLibrary(it.name, it.testDependencies, TEST_SUFFIX, outputDir)
         }
         val kobaltDd = DependencyData.DependencyData("kobalt", "compile",
                 KFiles.joinDir(KFiles.distributionsDir, Kobalt.version, "kobalt", "wrapper",
@@ -134,7 +162,7 @@ class IdeaFilesTemplate @Inject constructor() : ITemplate {
     private fun generateLibrary(name: String, compileDependencies: List<DependencyData.DependencyData>,
             suffix: String, outputDir: File) {
         val libraryName = name + suffix
-        val librariesOutputDir = KFiles.makeDir(outputDir.path, "libraries")
+        val librariesOutputDir = KFiles.joinAndMakeDir(IDEA_DIR.path, outputDir.path, "libraries")
         with(arrayListOf<String>()) {
             add("""<component name="libraryTable">""")
             add("""  <library name="$libraryName">""")
@@ -145,7 +173,7 @@ class IdeaFilesTemplate @Inject constructor() : ITemplate {
             add("</component>")
             val fileName = libraryName.replace(" ", "_").replace("-", "_").replace("(", "_").replace(")", "_")
                 .replace(".", "_")
-            writeFile(this, File(KFiles.joinDir(IDEA_DIR, librariesOutputDir.path, fileName + ".xml")))
+            writeFile(this, File(librariesOutputDir, fileName + ".xml"))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/idea/Build.kt.iml b/src/main/resources/templates/idea/Build.kt.iml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08db0a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/idea/Build.kt.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+    <exclude-output />
+    <content url="file:///Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_25.jdk/Contents/Home" />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="KotlinJavaRuntime" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="kobalt.jar" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="jcommander (Compile)" level="project" />
+  </component>
+</module
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/idea/KotlinJavaRuntime.xml b/src/main/resources/templates/idea/KotlinJavaRuntime.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c630c0b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/idea/KotlinJavaRuntime.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="KotlinJavaRuntime">
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$KOTLIN_BUNDLED$/lib/kotlin-runtime.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$KOTLIN_BUNDLED$/lib/kotlin-reflect.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC />
+    <SOURCES>
+      <root url="jar://$KOTLIN_BUNDLED$/lib/kotlin-runtime-sources.jar!/" />
+    </SOURCES>
+  </library>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/idea/misc.xml b/src/main/resources/templates/idea/misc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cd97580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/idea/misc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_1_6" default="false" assert-keyword="true" jdk-15="true" project-jdk-name="1.8" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK" />
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file