# JetBrains/intellij-community

IntelliJ IDEA & IntelliJ Platform

Repository: https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/intellij-community
Homepage: https://jetbrains.com/idea
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: intellij, intellij-platform, ide, code-editor, intellij-community
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:13:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5451, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 48}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 20488, forks 6036 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:30.148324+00:00)

## What it is
The open-source codebase of IntelliJ IDEA and the IntelliJ Platform, the foundation for JetBrains IDEs like PyCharm. It provides a full-featured Java/Kotlin IDE and a plugin platform for building custom IDEs and language tooling.

## Use cases
- build a custom IDE on the IntelliJ Platform
- contribute to IntelliJ IDEA source code
- develop plugins for JetBrains IDEs
- get a free open-source Java IDE
- understand how a large-scale IDE is architected
- build IDE support for a new programming language

## When to choose
- you want to develop IntelliJ plugins or a custom JetBrains-based IDE
- you want to contribute to or study the IntelliJ IDEA codebase
- you need a mature, full-featured open-source Java/Kotlin IDE

## When to avoid
- you just want to install and use IntelliJ IDEA - download the release instead
- you need a lightweight editor rather than a full IDE
- you need a permissively licensed codebase - parts are under JetBrains proprietary licenses

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools, plugin-system, gui
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, programming-languages, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, jvm
- tags: ide, intellij-platform, code-editor, jetbrains, java, kotlin, open-source-ide, desktop

## Member repositories
- JetBrains/intellij-community (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:30.148324+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:58:47.402580+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://jetbrains.com/idea (fetched 2026-08-29T07:57:32.048848+00:00, sha 5bce1f64ac2d)
  - site_page: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features (fetched 2026-08-29T07:57:32.060198+00:00, sha 29cb03663d7f)
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  - site_page: https://www.jetbrains.com/store (fetched 2026-08-29T07:57:32.063494+00:00, sha d0c97d92d60b)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.