Why Jetbrains Toolbox?
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I'm not sure if I'm the only one confused about how it should be used.
I tried Toolbox, and found that, if I install IDEA + PhpStorm + PyCharm, it is basically the same to installing IDEA + PhpStorm + PyCharm at the same time manually. No shared library (like sharing the jre64) or anything else happened.
I wonder if installing IDEA + the PHP and Python plugins is the same to install IDEA + PhpStorm + PyCharm, why do we need to install 3 IDEs from Toolbox when we can install only one?
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ToolboxApp allows you to manage (install/de-install, configure) JetBrains products from one place.
Small IDEs are more focused on specific technologies and are more lightweight if you do not use all the frameworks that are supported. See also https://stackoverflow.com/a/13829907/2000323
Each IDE even with the same version can bundle different jre version, so it could be hard to share it. But you are very welcome to submit a request at https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/ALL