JetBrains Cancels Fleet
2 days ago
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- Fleet was initially developed as a new generation of JetBrains IDEs but will be discontinued on December 22, 2025.
- Fleet aimed to explore a lighter architecture and modern UI but failed to differentiate itself from IntelliJ-based IDEs.
- User feedback indicated Fleet did not offer enough value to justify switching from existing JetBrains IDEs.
- Fleet pivoted to explore AI-first workflows but found the market already saturated with AI-first code editors.
- A new development workflow emerged where developers delegate tasks to AI agents, leading to a pivot towards an agentic development environment.
- The new product, based on Fleet's platform, will focus on agentic workflows and will be released under a new name.
- Current Fleet users can continue using it, but server-dependent features like AI Assistant may stop working over time.