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    NOASSERTION
    20.6K stars
    6.1K forks
    20.6K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 16, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #541 of 2,845 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 19%).

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 28 days ago, with 301 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #76 in the weekly ranking the week of Sep 21, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides the open-source codebase and platform for JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA and related IDEs.
    • Enables building, customizing, and extending a powerful Java-based IDE platform with modular architecture.
    • Use for developing custom IntelliJ IDEA plugins or IDE features leveraging the IntelliJ Platform.
    • Use for building and debugging Java applications with integrated tools and advanced code editing.
    • Use for contributing to or studying the architecture of a professional-grade, extensible IDE.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Other

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    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    This repository is the open-source part of the JetBrains IDEs codebase. It also serves as the basis for IntelliJ Platform development.

    These instructions will help you build and run open source parts of IntelliJ Platform / IntelliJ IDEA / PyCharm.

    If you are new to the community and would like to contribute code or help others learn, see CONTRIBUTING.md to get started.

    This section will guide you through getting the project sources and help avoid common issues in git config and other steps before opening it in the IDE.

    Excerpt from the JetBrains/intellij-community README on GitHub (NOASSERTION license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    6.1K+103

    Open issues

    154-9

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