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IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

intellij-idea · v2026.2.3,262.10968.63 • auto-updates

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8.0

Java IDE by JetBrains

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Compare with: vs. IntelliJ IDEA OSS vs. Android Studio vs. JetBrains Rider vs. NetBeans IDE
Conflicts with: intellij-idea@eap
2.6K
30-day installs
7.2K
90-day installs
33.5K
365-day installs
Install trend
Trust Score 8/10
✓ Open source (GPL-3.0) +3
✗ Active development +0
✓ Licensed +1
✓ Auto-updates +1
✓ Not deprecated +1
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✓ Popular (>1K installs/mo) +1

Version History

v2026.2.3,262.10968.63
1mo ago2026.2.2,262.10315.125→2026.2.3,262.10968.63
1mo ago2026.2.1,262.9437.185→2026.2.2,262.10315.125
2mo ago2026.2.0.1,262.8665.337→2026.2.1,262.9437.185
2mo ago2026.2,262.8665.258→2026.2.0.1,262.8665.337
3mo ago2026.1.4,261.26222.65→2026.2,262.8665.258
3mo ago2026.1.3,261.25134.95→2026.1.4,261.26222.65
4mo ago2026.1.2,261.24374.151→2026.1.3,261.25134.95
5mo ago2026.1.1,261.23567.138→2026.1.2,261.24374.151
5mo ago2026.1,261.22158.277→2026.1.1,261.23567.138
6mo ago2025.3.4,253.32098.37→2026.1,261.22158.277

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Review

Mar 10, 2026

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate is a powerful Java IDE by JetBrains, offering advanced features like intelligent code completion, debugging, and refactoring. It's designed for professional developers working on complex Java projects.

It provides an integrated development environment for Java and other programming languages.

Maturity: The project appears stable with moderate community engagement.

Community: The app has had some discussion on Hacker News, primarily around security updates and a spelling plugin, but no recent activity.

Pros

  • + Rich feature set for Java development
  • + Advanced code analysis and refactoring tools
  • + Strong community and third-party plugin support

Cons

  • - High system resource requirements
  • - Ultimate version is paid

GitHub

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Issues
GPL-3.0
License
ShellLast commit: Nov 21, 2025

Community Mentions

hackernews
Nov 2019 Grazie: the ultimate spelling, grammar, and style checker for IntelliJ IDEA
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Nov 2019 Grazie: Spelling, grammar, and style checker for IntelliJ IDEA
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Jul 2019 JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate prior 2018.3.4 privilege escalation
Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown

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