Cursor is turning Intellij into a glorified task runner
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Ever since trying out Cursor I can't go back to intellij without all the multiline auto completes, tab jumping, and cmd+K code generations etc.
I have loved intellij but the AI game really needs to improve, I only use it for Java (which is fairly rare, mainly coding in go and ts), and for run configurations that has been a pain in Cursor for me. And that is probably solvable with some more time dedicated to it.
Are there any known plans to up the functionality in the AI autocomplete to match Cursor? Or maybe partnering with cursor? I would prefer to keep using Intellij if it had the same flow but currently it's so far behind.
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Completely agree.
I really like PyCharm, but it's so far from Cursor or Windsurf AI. I'm seriously considering moving to Cursor
Till now everyhting was good even I wasn't impressed with copilot but cursor really chaned the game I think it's my last subscription to intellij after this I have to switch 100% to cursor. Either jetbrains need to adopt cursor or buy it or whatever but this should happen otherwise there won't be enough charm left for jetbrains.
Cursor is not perfect either. It misses all of the inteligence of Webstorm for me which is perfect for coding except the way AI prompts works it's just not even close. I love using cursor composer and their chat. It's just way better
I've been holding out hope that IntelliJ AI would become good enough, or that Codeium - which I pay for because it allows me to use their plugin with IntelliJ and Windsurf - would be good enough, but after using Cursor Pro for five days, I'm having a hard time justifying paying for IntelliJ this coming April. Cursor is so good, though as others have pointed out, IntelliJ still has a lot of value, just not sure it's enough to keep me from going all in on Cursor. I can use the money I spend on IntelliJ Ultimate on plugins for VS Code.
What's Jetbrains' thinking in this regard? Anything you can share with us?
I have the same. Currently I hold an yearly subscription of full Jetbrains suite carrying on for many years. I use Intellij, Pycharm, Goland and Webstorm. However I don't plan to renew now unless Jetbrains is able to provide some integration with Cursor.
Hello everybody,
Thank you for your feedback! Our team is actively working on improvements.
Currently, we have a new plugin called Junie, which brings Agent mode capabilities to IDE, and we're also developing new features for our AI Assistant to provide even more seamless support. See the following tickets:
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/LLM-7148
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/LLM-13398
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/LLM-15133
We are constantly refining and updating our tools to better match the expectations of our users, and your input is invaluable in helping us prioritize these improvements.
Hi Margarita,
I hope you are doing well.
I'm a little bit confussed: are you gonna keep both plugins? If yes: why two plugins? Any idea when Junie will be available for Windows?
Have a nice day!
I think Jetbrains listened Junie is here but not for Webstorm yet. https://www.jetbrains.com/junie/