JetBrains is discontinuing its Fleet IDE, stating that it couldn’t justify sustaining two general-purpose IDEs. The JetBrains flagship IDE is IntelliJ, and Fleet didn’t succeed as a standalone product, the corporate mentioned.
JetBrains revealed on December 8 that starting December 22, Fleet will not be out there for obtain. There will probably be no additional updates and distribution of the IDE will finish. Builders can proceed utilizing Fleet, however some options counting on server-side providers, together with AI Assistant, might cease working over time. Elaborating on the choice, JetBrains mentioned rebuilding the complete capabilities of IntelliJ-based IDEs inside Fleet didn’t produce adequate worth. Sustaining two overlapping product strains created confusion and diluted focus, mentioned the corporate.
Meant to offer a lighter, structure, a contemporary UI mannequin, and adaptability, Fleet was a worthwhile experiment from each technical and design views, JetBrains mentioned. Many Fleet parts now energy JetBrains IDEs and several other UX and UI ideas developed for Fleet had been adopted all through the JetBrains product line. However JetBrains discovered it might neither exchange IntelliJ with Fleet nor outline a differentiated area of interest for the Fleet IDE.
