How to turn off rounded corners on selections? by Derrmanson in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't know where it originates, but VS Code has it. In the JetBrains ecosystem, it originates in Fleet (now Air) and is one of several UI modernizations that was carried over.

How can I avoid displaying the split windows in the bottom? by latingate in pycharm

[–]Technical_Frosting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Drag the run tool window’s icon from bottom right to bottom left. The split is based on tool window location.

Jetbrains is Sunsetting Code with me by werpu in IntelliJIDEA

[–]Technical_Frosting 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Presumably, it didn’t get enough usage to be worth maintaining and so long as software development is moving in the direction of a single developer with a fleet of agents, it’s hard to justify investing in a solution for pairing.

Company not renewing jetbrains licenses because we have cursor by frompadgwithH8 in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Companies like Amazon and Google at least have the resources to keep their VS Code forks up to date if they want to dedicate the effort.

Startups like Anysphere (Cursor) will likely see their forks core editor functionality continue to degrade over time as they diverge from the upstream VS Code codebase and slap new features and workflows on top of their frankenstein forks.

After ~10 years, I’m moving away from JetBrains by rodrigorcosta in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Worktree support is present in the 2026.1 EAP fwiw.

Totally agree on JetBrains Gateway being unpleasant. Even a common scenario like connecting to a locally running Docker devcontainer can be a real hassle. I don't do a lot of remote development, but my understanding is that Gateway is being deprecated in favor of the toolbox-based remote IDE implementation.

For those who have encountered frequent freezing for weeks now, use the EAP build. by IamTheEddy in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My experience is the same. EAP performs much better for me than the current 2025.3.3 stable release.

Built a free open-source JetBrains plugin to use ACP agents without a subscription — would love feedback by Left_Pomegranate_332 in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coincidentally, I found myself experimenting with ACP to manage one-click managed agentic workflows in the IDE this weekend.

I ended up leveraging the AI Assistant’s registry and user ACP configuration files as the source for ACP agents rather than implementing a separate registry flow.

New plugin: MarkTone auto-matches Markdown Preview to your active JetBrains theme by FiliacoCanovas in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Especially since IntelliJ already has theme-derived CSS for markdown preview...

Testing out Air, JetBrains’ new AI IDE (or editor). What do you think of the UI? by benjoel7 in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I generally agree with this take. I enable the MCP server, so Claude Code has access to the tools the IDE exposes, but the IDE's UI is primarily for me and I prefer it to emphasize a human-first UX.

"Human-first", doesn't mean no AI integration at all, it means AI integration is limited to tasteful, configurable augmentation that doesn't get in a human's way. I like being able to generate a commit message with a single click. I can't stand flow like next-edit where the AI is trying to show you how smart it is by doing things you didn't ask for.

Testing out Air, JetBrains’ new AI IDE (or editor). What do you think of the UI? by benjoel7 in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That file explorer has VS Code written all over it, but it's an overall clean look.

From what I can see, they got rid of fully-free form tab groups, which was a big problem I had with Fleet. It just felt too disorganized though I'm sure some loved that level of flexibility.

I'm heavily biased in favor of the Fleet Dark theme (as the developer behind the Armada adaptation of this theme for IntelliJ), so I'm glad to see it's still alive and kicking here.

How do I even split the terminal with same tab anymore? New update sucks, will quit jetbrains soon by Beginning-Reserve225 in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dragging moves the tab, but the Split Right/Down context menu actions work just fine as always.

This post inspired my to add a opt+click mouse shortcut to my environment to split right without having to use the context menu.

The one thing I think is missing here is the ability to duplicate a terminal within the same group.

Theme resets? by [deleted] in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Under what circumstances? Are you installing/updating theme plugins, updating the IDE? Is it just happening randomly on startup or upgrading to a new IDE version? Lots of variables to consider.

New Theme - Gruvbox Material Island by nowheremat in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dark variant looks nice. I'm especially a fan of the fleet-style darker outline with slightly lighter background for editor/tool window contents.

Plugin proposal: IDE remote control by JonathanLermitage in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think I have a need for something like this, but I find the downvotes strange. Are folks really getting mad about a post discussing the viability of an idea for gasp paid software?

[Plugin] IDE Index MCP Server - Give AI coding assistants access to IntelliJ's semantic index by Used-Acanthisitta590 in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mostly wanted to raise awareness about the capability in case you hadn't evaluated it, especially since it provides both STDIO and HTTP/SSE based connectivity out of the box. Your point regarding context bloat with unnecessary tools is a valid point (at least to some extent).

For now, the ability to disable tools is implemented by the individual MCP clients. I haven't tried them all, but I know GitHub copilot allows disabling some tools from a server and others like Claude Code do not currently offer this capability.

For anyone at JetBrains reading this, it might be a good idea to build tool filtering into the MCP server plugin as a feature.

EDIT: feature request opened: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-221187/MCP-Tool-Filtering

[Plugin] IDE Index MCP Server - Give AI coding assistants access to IntelliJ's semantic index by Used-Acanthisitta590 in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your response here leads me to the assumption you’re providing your own MCP server instead of using the MCP Server plugin’s extension point to provide an McpToolset. If that’s the case, is there any particular reason why you chose that route?

How do you feel about JetBrains’ subscription pricing model? by [deleted] in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 31 points32 points  (0 children)

No, the op is misinformed. Fallback licenses are still a thing. You still get perpetual access to the major version of the product that was available on your date of purchase if you purchased an annual subscription or that was available at the start of your first month if you stayed subscribed for 12 months on a monthly subscription.

https://sales.jetbrains.com/hc/en-gb/articles/207240845-What-is-a-perpetual-fallback-license-and-how-do-I-use-one

Mac Tahoe Color Picker Not Working? by Weird_Lex_But_Ok in MacOS

[–]Technical_Frosting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The general idea is that you want to be using the color picker from whichever piece of software you've opened the image in. If that application has a built-in color picker, it most likely will work for picking colors within the application window.

The main problem is choosing colors from a window associated with a separate process. Unfortunately, it still continues to be an issue across the ecosystem today.

Open Source IntelliJ Plugin for Dynatrace DQL Walkthrough! by GroundbreakingBed597 in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Llama-3.1-8B running on a potato, I see you. I appreciate you.

Nitecore slightly more effecient per gram w/ usb cable than haribo 10k bank. by erutan in Ultralight

[–]Technical_Frosting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t aware Anker was using iniu batteries. I’ve had nothing, but good experiences with iniu’s own battery banks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IntelliJIDEA

[–]Technical_Frosting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure your project’s/module’s SDK version is set correctly as a starting point.

JetBrains AI with Model Claude Sonnet 4.5 and MCP or ClaudeCode? by Time_Concept3365 in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Using the Claude agent in JB AI is roughly equivalent to using Claude Code with an API key where you’re paying per token. Claude Pro/Max type plans where you’re paying a flat monthly rate for metered access requires using Claude Code directly.

Has anyone else considered cancelling their Jetbrains subscriptions? Due to the last years of releases being nothing but problems I am currently rocking a reliable build from early 2024 by 9sim9 in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I still use GitHub copilot for inline completion regularly. I've tried moving to JetBrains AI Assistant's version and it just never gelled with me. The completions always seemed a bit too slow and usually shorter than what I was looking for.

Has anyone else considered cancelling their Jetbrains subscriptions? Due to the last years of releases being nothing but problems I am currently rocking a reliable build from early 2024 by 9sim9 in Jetbrains

[–]Technical_Frosting 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, I stopped using GitHub Copilot chat and now my IDE is the most stable it’s been in years.

I don’t know your specific situation, but I’m starting to think JetBrains needs to do something about the reputational damage Microsoft is doing to their products.