Our take
Newless than six months old and changing fast- Activity
- 81
- Community
- 49
- Issues
- 92
- Pull requests
- 80
- Merges more pull requests than 88% of the projects we track
- Closes issues faster than 81% of the projects we track
- Releases more often than 79% of the projects we track
OpenIDEA is a promising, actively changing IDE with a broad feature set, but its very early maturity makes it a better evaluation candidate than a default team-wide IDE today.
Good fit if
- You want an IntelliJ-style workflow in a native app and can work with a new project.
- You value having editing, debugging, Git, terminal, database and HTTP tools together.
- Your team can build or inspect a TypeScript and Rust project under the Apache-2.0 license.
Look elsewhere if
- You need a long-established IDE with a proven track record before adopting it for critical work.
- You depend on capabilities beyond those described here, or need guarantees about language-specific analysis depth.
- Your team cannot take on Node.js and Rust development requirements when building or contributing.
All health signals
| Last commit | 2026-11-01 (today) |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 90 days | 100+ |
| Releases, last 12 months | 28 (latest v0.1.32, 2026-10-31) |
| Contributors | 27 (top contributor: 74% of commits) |
| Issues closed, last 90 days | 37+ (typically closed in 0 days) |
| Pull requests merged, last 90 days | 83 (typically merged in 0 days) |
| Project age | 10 days |
Checked on 2026-11-01 with the GitHub API.
Project history
Daily GitHub snapshots since Nov 2, 2026. History covers stars and forks; health signals are not tracked historically.
Stars
3,833Forks
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Overview
OpenIDEA is a cross-platform desktop IDE built with a Rust core and Tauri. It brings IntelliJ IDEA-style keybindings, tool windows and search to a native app for macOS, Windows and Linux, aiming to provide a familiar all-in-one workspace without the weight of a traditional IDE.
Its scope goes beyond editing: the app brings code insight, debugging, Git, a terminal, database tools and HTTP clients together for work across more than 60 languages. The project is new and changing quickly, so it is best approached as an emerging alternative rather than a mature replacement for an established IDE.
Key Features
- IntelliJ IDEA-style keymap, tool windows and search-everywhere workflow.
- Editor and code insight for more than 60 languages.
- Debugger support.
- Integrated Git tools and terminal.
- Database and HTTP clients.
- Native desktop builds for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Use Cases
- Developers who prefer IntelliJ-style shortcuts and navigation but want to try a native desktop IDE with a Rust core.
- Programmers who want editing, debugging, Git and terminal tools in one app across multiple languages.
- Developers who need database and HTTP clients alongside their editor rather than in separate applications.
- Teams evaluating a newer IDE option on macOS, Windows or Linux, with the understanding that it is still early in its development.
What you need
Detected in the repository
- Node.js (from package.json)
- Rust 1.96 or newer (from Cargo.toml)
- A test suite and automated checks on GitHub Actions
License in plain words
Apache-2.0permissive
- Commercial use: yes
- Modify and redistribute: yes
- You must keep: the license, the NOTICE file and a note of your changes
- Share your changes: no
- Includes an explicit patent grant from the contributors:
A summary, not legal advice: the LICENSE file is what applies.
Getting Started
Download a build from the latest GitHub release. For build instructions and project details, see the README.
Alternatives
- Zed: Zed focuses on fast code editing and collaboration, while OpenIDEA bundles IDE workflows with debugging, Git, terminal, database, and HTTP tools.
| Project | Language | License | Stars | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| openidea | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | 2.2k | New |
| Zed | Rust | – | 92.4k | Active |
Considerations
The project is very new and changing quickly, so feature coverage and behavior may evolve. It has recent development activity and releases, with contributions from multiple people rather than work being concentrated in one contributor; this is encouraging, but does not replace a longer history of use. The README also cautions that its benchmark's readiness comparison does not represent the same amount of analysis as IntelliJ IDEA. Building the project requires Node.js and Rust 1.96. The Apache-2.0 license applies, and bundled third-party assets are listed in the repository's THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md.
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