"JetBrains revealed on December 8 that beginning December 22, Fleet will no longer be available for download. There will be no further updates and distribution of the IDE will end. Developers can continue using Fleet, but some features relying on server-side services, including AI Assistant, may stop working over time. Elaborating on the decision, JetBrains said rebuilding the full capabilities of IntelliJ-based IDEs inside Fleet did not produce sufficient value. Maintaining two overlapping product lines created confusion and diluted focus, said the company."
"Intended to provide a lighter, architecture, a modern UI model, and flexibility, Fleet was a worthwhile experiment from both technical and design perspectives, JetBrains said. Many Fleet components now power JetBrains IDEs and several UX and UI concepts developed for Fleet were adopted throughout the JetBrains product line. But JetBrains found it could neither replace IntelliJ with Fleet nor define a differentiated niche for the Fleet IDE."
JetBrains is discontinuing Fleet and will stop distributing the IDE and issuing updates beginning December 22. Developers can continue using Fleet locally but features that depend on server-side services, including AI Assistant, may cease functioning over time. Recreating the complete capabilities of IntelliJ-based IDEs inside Fleet did not deliver enough value, and maintaining two overlapping general-purpose IDEs caused confusion and diluted engineering focus. Fleet aimed to offer a lighter architecture, a modern UI model, and greater flexibility, and its components and UX concepts have been integrated into other JetBrains products. Fleet could neither replace IntelliJ nor secure a distinct market niche.
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