JetBrains

JetBrains is a privately held software company whose products are aimed primarily at software developers, engineering teams, data scientists, educators, and project managers. Founded in Prague in 2000 as IntelliJ Software, the company initially concentrated on tools that improved the productivity of Java programmers. Its first product, IntelliJ Renamer, addressed code refactoring, while IntelliJ IDEA established the company’s broader reputation as a maker of intelligent development environments. The company’s principal business is developer tooling. Its integrated development environments include IntelliJ IDEA for Java and JVM development, PyCharm for Python, WebStorm for JavaScript and web development, CLion for C and C++, Rider for .NET, GoLand for Go, PhpStorm for PHP, RubyMine for Ruby, RustRover for Rust, and DataGrip for database work. JetBrains also develops extensions such as ReSharper for Microsoft Visual Studio, which provides .NET code analysis, refactoring, navigation, and testing features. Many of these products are sold through individual subscriptions, organizational agreements, and bundled offerings such as the All Products Pack or dotUltimate. JetBrains has expanded beyond conventional desktop IDEs. TeamCity provides continuous integration and delivery, YouTrack supports issue tracking and project management, Qodana performs static analysis and quality-gate functions, and SpaceCode supports code hosting and collaboration. Datalore provides browser-based data analysis and visualization. The company also operates educational and developer-community programs, including JetBrains Academy, EduTools, complimentary educational licenses, open-source support, and the annual Developer Ecosystem survey. JetBrains is also a language and platform company. It created Kotlin, an open-source statically typed language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and can target JavaScript and native platforms. Kotlin became particularly important in Android development after Google announced first-class support in 2017 and identified it as the preferred language for Android application development in 2019. Kotlin Multiplatform, Ktor, Compose Multiplatform, and the IntelliJ Platform extend the company’s influence into shared application development, server software, tooling, and user-interface development. The company’s commercial model is largely subscription-based, supplemented by free editions, non-commercial licensing, educational access, and open-source distribution. JetBrains open-sourced the core of IntelliJ IDEA in 2009 under the Apache License 2.0, creating the Community Edition and the IntelliJ Platform. Android Studio was subsequently built on that platform. JetBrains Mono, an open-source programming font released in 2020, further illustrates the company’s practice of releasing selected tools for broad community use. In recent years JetBrains has invested in artificial-intelligence-assisted development. JetBrains AI Assistant incorporates third-party and JetBrains-developed models into its IDEs, while Junie is positioned as an autonomous coding agent. The company has collaborated with Google Cloud on remote development and Gemini model integration, and it maintains relationships with technology partners, resellers, universities, open-source projects, and developer communities. JetBrains has remained privately owned and has reported operating growth without external venture funding, although detailed financial statements are not generally public. The company has also faced scrutiny. In 2021, reporting about the SolarWinds compromise raised the possibility that an attacker might have exploited or compromised TeamCity, although JetBrains denied involvement and said it had not been contacted by government or security agencies. Following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, JetBrains suspended sales and research-and-development activities in Russia and sales in Belarus; its Russian legal entity was later liquidated. Overall,…

JetBrains was founded in Prague in 2000 by Sergey Dmitriev, Valentin Kipyatkov, and Eugene Belyaev. The company originally operated as IntelliJ Software and began with IntelliJ Renamer, a Java refactoring utility. Its early products established a focus on automation, code intelligence, and productivity rather than merely providing text-editing environments. The company’s decisive early product was IntelliJ IDEA, an integrated development environment for Java and related technologies. In 2004 JetBrains released ReSharper, a Visual Studio extension for .NET developers. ReSharper became an important commercial product and extended JetBrains’ approach to code inspections, refactoring, navigation, completion, and testing beyond the Java ecosystem. Work on ReSharper later contributed to the development of Rider, JetBrains’ standalone .NET IDE. JetBrains adopted a significant open-source strategy in 2009 by releasing the core functionality of IntelliJ IDEA and the IntelliJ Platform under the Apache License 2.0. The free Community Edition broadened the platform’s reach and became a foundation for other tools, including Android Studio. Android support was added to the Community Edition in 2010; Google later developed Android Studio on the IntelliJ platform and made it the official Android development environment after discontinuing support for Eclipse ADT. The company created Kotlin, which was open-sourced in 2012 after development that began earlier. Kotlin was designed as a modern statically typed language interoperable with Java and capable of targeting the JVM, JavaScript, and native platforms. Google announced first-class Android support in 2017 and identified Kotlin as its preferred language for Android development in 2019. Kotlin’s adoption transformed JetBrains from an IDE vendor into an influential language and platform organization. Kotlin Multiplatform, Ktor, and Compose Multiplatform extended that strategy to shared application logic, server development, and user interfaces across multiple platforms. JetBrains expanded its portfolio through products for web development, Python, C and C++, Go, PHP, Ruby, Rust, databases, and data science. It also developed TeamCity for continuous integration and delivery and YouTrack for issue tracking and project management. Upsource provided repository browsing and code review before being sunset, while Space was later refocused and rebranded as SpaceCode. Datalore addressed browser-based data analysis, and JetBrains Academy and EduTools supported programming education. The company has maintained an international operating footprint, with headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in Europe, China, and the United States. It has generally remained privately held and has stated that it achieved growth without external investment. Its commercial model combines subscriptions, organizational licensing, bundled products, free editions, non-commercial access, and educational programs. JetBrains also supports open-source projects, user groups, startups, universities, and developer events. In 2020 JetBrains released JetBrains Mono, an open-source monospaced font optimized for source-code readability and programming ligatures. In 2023 it acquired Code Buddy, bringing JPA Buddy and React Buddy into the IntelliJ IDEA ecosystem. The company also expanded into software quality and artificial intelligence: Qodana provides static analysis and quality gates, JetBrains AI Assistant brings model-assisted development into its IDEs, and Junie operates as a more autonomous coding agent. JetBrains has experienced notable governance and geopolitical events. In 2012, Sergey Dmitriev was replaced as chief executive by Oleg Stepanov and Maxim Shafirov. In 2021, external reporting connected the possibility of a TeamCity compromise with the SolarWinds breach, though JetBrains denied involvement. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, JetBrains stopped sales and research-and-development activities in Russia and sales in Belarus; the Russian legal entity was liquidated in 2023. Kirill Skrygan became chief executive in February 2024. The company continues to compete as a broad developer-platform provider, combining proprietary IDEs and team products with open-source technologies and a growing AI portfolio.

1. 2024Chief executive transition

   Kirill Skrygan became chief executive officer on 1 February 2024.

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2. 2023Code Buddy acquisition

   JetBrains acquired Code Buddy and integrated JPA Buddy and React Buddy into its product ecosystem.

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3. 2020JetBrains Mono released

   JetBrains released an open-source monospaced font designed for source-code readability.

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4. 2017Google announces first-class Kotlin support for Android

   Google announced official first-class support for Kotlin in Android development.

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5. 2012Kotlin open-sourced and leadership changes

   Kotlin was open-sourced, while Oleg Stepanov and Maxim Shafirov replaced Sergey Dmitriev in the company’s chief executive leadership.

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6. 2011Kotlin development begins

   JetBrains created Kotlin as an interoperable statically typed language for JVM and related development.

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7. 2009IntelliJ IDEA core becomes open source

   JetBrains released the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition and IntelliJ Platform under the Apache License 2.0.

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8. 2004ReSharper released

   JetBrains launched its Visual Studio extension for .NET development, expanding its code-intelligence approach beyond Java.

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9. 2000Company founded in Prague

   Sergey Dmitriev, Valentin Kipyatkov, and Eugene Belyaev founded IntelliJ Software, later known as JetBrains.

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Premium, productivity-focused developer tooling built around intelligent code analysis, integrated workflows, cross-platform development, and a broad ecosystem spanning IDEs, languages, team tools, and education.

• IntelliJ IDEAIntegrated development environment2001

  JetBrains’ flagship IDE for Java, Kotlin, and JVM development. It combines editing, navigation, refactoring, debugging, testing, build integration, version control, and framework support in one environment. The IntelliJ Platform also serves as the technical foundation for several other JetBrains IDEs and for Android Studio.

• PyCharmIntegrated development environment

  An IDE for Python development that combines code intelligence with debugging, testing, package management, web-framework support, scientific workflows, and data-science integrations.

• ReSharperDeveloper productivity extension2004

  A Visual Studio extension for .NET developers. It provides real-time inspections, code completion, navigation, refactoring, formatting, testing support, and assistance for technologies including C#, VB.NET, XAML, ASP.NET, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, HTML, and XML.

• RiderIntegrated development environment

  A cross-platform .NET IDE that combines JetBrains’ code-analysis and refactoring technology with a full development environment for .NET, including support relevant to game and application development.

• KotlinProgramming language2011

  An open-source statically typed language interoperable with Java and capable of targeting the JVM, JavaScript, and native platforms. Kotlin is used for Android, server, multiplatform, and general application development.

• TeamCityContinuous integration and delivery

  A server-based continuous integration and continuous delivery platform that automates builds, tests, deployment workflows, and development pipeline management.

• YouTrackProject and issue management

  A web-based issue tracker and project-management product supporting software teams with task tracking, agile planning, workflows, reporting, and collaboration.

• QodanaStatic code analysis2023

  A code-quality platform that applies static analysis to repositories and development pipelines. It is designed to support code reviews, quality gates, policy enforcement, and analysis across numerous programming languages.

• JetBrains AI AssistantAI developer tool

  A set of AI-assisted development capabilities integrated into JetBrains IDEs, including conversational help, code generation, explanation, transformation, and other productivity functions using third-party and JetBrains-developed models.

• JunieAI coding agent2025

  An AI coding agent intended to handle broader software-development tasks than ordinary code completion. It entered preview in 2025 and was later made generally available.

• DataloreData analysis platform

  A browser-based environment for Python-oriented data analysis, visualization, and machine-learning workflows.

• SpaceCodeDeveloper collaboration2024

  A developer collaboration product focused on Git hosting and code review after the repositioning of JetBrains’ former Space product.

• 2024Developer education and community support

  Worldwide

  JetBrains continued distributing educational licenses, supporting schools and universities, sponsoring developer events, assisting user groups, and providing complimentary access to selected open-source projects and community experts.

  Outcome. Expanded access to JetBrains tools among students, educators, open-source maintainers, and developer communities.

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• 2020JetBrains Mono community release

  Worldwide

  JetBrains released its programming font under an open-source license, presenting it as a practical contribution to developer communities and making it the default font in its IDEs.

  Outcome. The font became available for broad use outside JetBrains products.

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• 2023Acquire Code BuddyM&A

  Code Buddy developed JPA Buddy and React Buddy tools relevant to JetBrains’ Java and web-development ecosystem.

  What changed. JetBrains acquired the company, its two principal products, and its development team.

  Aftermath. The products were integrated into IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate and continued under JetBrains.

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• 2022Suspend Russian operationsStrategy

  The decision followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting geopolitical and operational risks.

  What changed. JetBrains suspended sales and research-and-development activities in Russia indefinitely and suspended sales in Belarus.

  Aftermath. The company’s Russian legal entity was liquidated in February 2023.

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• 2012Open-source KotlinStrategy

  JetBrains had developed Kotlin as a modern language interoperable with Java and suitable for JVM development.

  What changed. The company released Kotlin as an open-source language and continued developing its tooling and ecosystem.

  Aftermath. Kotlin gained major Android relevance after Google’s first-class support announcement in 2017 and preferred-language designation in 2019.

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• 2009Open-source IntelliJ IDEA Community EditionStrategy

  JetBrains sought to extend the reach of its development platform while retaining commercial editions and services.

  What changed. The company released core IntelliJ IDEA functionality and the IntelliJ Platform under Apache License 2.0.

  Aftermath. The platform became a foundation for additional JetBrains products and Android Studio.

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• 2021TeamCity allegations in SolarWinds-related reportingControversy

  Reporting raised the possibility that malicious actors could have embedded malware in or exploited JetBrains TeamCity in a way connected to the SolarWinds compromise and other security breaches. JetBrains said it had not participated in the attack and had not been contacted by government or security agencies.

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• 2025JetBrains releases Junie coding agent

  Junie entered closed preview in January 2025 and was subsequently made generally available as an AI coding agent designed to perform broader development tasks than conventional code completion.

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• 2024Kirill Skrygan becomes chief executive officer

  Kirill Skrygan replaced Maxim Shafirov as JetBrains chief executive officer effective 1 February 2024.

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• 2023JetBrains liquidates its Russian legal entity

  JetBrains’ Russian legal entity was liquidated after the company had suspended local operations.

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• 2023JetBrains acquires Code Buddy

  JetBrains acquired Code Buddy and its JPA Buddy and React Buddy products, integrating the tools into IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate and retaining the development team.

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• 2023JetBrains launches Qodana publicly

  Qodana became publicly available as a static-analysis and code-quality platform integrated with IDE workflows and CI/CD pipelines.

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• 2022JetBrains suspends Russian activities after invasion of Ukraine

  The company suspended sales and research-and-development operations in Russia indefinitely and suspended sales in Belarus.

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• 2015JetBrains receives another InfoWorld technology award

  InfoWorld again named JetBrains among its Technology of the Year award recipients.

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• 2011JetBrains products receive InfoWorld technology awards

  InfoWorld recognized JetBrains with a Technology of the Year award, reflecting the company’s growing influence in professional software-development tooling.

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1. JetBrains
2. JetBrains official website
3. Kotlin documentation
4. JetBrains Mono
5. JetBrains Qodana
6. JetBrains Junie
7. JetBrains education programs
8. ReSharper released
9. Google announces first-class Kotlin support for Android