I’m guessing that development of secondary features (like a JetBrains integration) would be a distraction from main-line Cursor development, costing both money and time that could otherwise be spent on Cursor itself…
Now this might be a totally stupid idea but couldn’t a GoFundMe or KickStarter be set up for a Jetbrain integration?
No commitment would be needed unless a set goal was achieved, and Cursor would be the one setting the goal. Getting everything for free is fun and all, but development costs money.
Even if the “ask” was $2.000.000, in the line of “Put your money where your mouth is”, if there was enough true interest it would be apparent soon enough…
Yes please, Yes Please… We need this. I always used PhpStorm primarily, the DevX is just amazing, makes it impossible to make mistakes… but with Vs Code my effort doubles… most annoying part is how it cant even properly list the methods present within a class properly, like the earliest versions of intelij got this right…
Jetbrains is really great. He is completely more mature and useful than VSCode in some development aspects, such as his support for web development, which is obviously better than VSCode. Especially for some declaration jumps, VSCode cannot smoothly complete the required steps
+1, I cannot stand VSCode, I find tedious to do many tasks that I do in JetBrains without any issue.
I just use it to generate base code, and then work with Jetbrains IDEs. So, once JB make a good Cursor alternative, I will go with them, unless you do something else.
Same here. Instead of having a JetBrains plugin within Cursor, I would much prefer a Cursor AI plugin that can be installed directly into JetBrains — it would feel much more seamless to me. Honestly, I’d be happy to pay for two separate licenses if it means better coding comfort and integration.
My team would use Cursor if it had a jetbrains plugin, but until it does we can’t.
I believe it is impossible to overstate the amount of money you are leaving on the table and equally impossible to overstate the competition risks from Microsoft and Open AI you are taking on by focusing on VS Code.
Competitors have it, just saying that because I prefer Cursor, it is much better, but having that option on JB would be way better. I am only considering other tools because of the JB integrations
+1 on this. Unless cursor can provide the equivalent of GoLand + PhpStorm + IntelliJ + PyCharm independently, I think a universal plugin for JetBrains IDE would be sensational. I don’t see myself using Visual Studio Code instead. Too bad, because company is pushing toward Cursor, but that won’t happen if we need to relearn all our habits and IDE… I can’t have 3 IDEs open at the same time, already have 2
Just like in real life, if you want to be the best and go higher, work with the best. The same goes for your hiring, and the same goes for your product. Jetbrains IDEs are already the possibly the best of the best IDEs, because they are already proven, battle-tested and include the productivity tools without messy plugin install, and majority of professional developers are already using it. By all means, develop a business strategy for Cursor for Jetbrains, get familiar with Jetbrains plugin development, and build a cursor plugin for it. Cursive built a lucrative business for Clojure plugin for Jetbrains Intellij, didn’t see why Cursor didn’t even attempt to do it, which could be due to lack of expertise and familiarity with Jetbrains plugin development (why not hire/outsource someone who have?). Work with Jetbrains and go for it. Understanding that Jetbrains is in fact direct competition with it with their AI Assistant and Junie, but couldn’t see why a healthy competition isn’t good for software industry.
Hope to hear some good news on this from Cursor.
Big investment but definitely I think at least the TAB models would be sweet to have if they can be implemented smoothly into the JetBrains editor model. Agents workflows too, but that depends on it being implemented to the same high standard and fluid usability as the VS Code implementation.
I want to use the Cursor tab within IntelliJ since I’m not yet comfortable writing Java code directly in Cursor. Is there an existing plugin that adds this capability? If not, are there any plans to bring native Cursor support to IntelliJ?
What if Cursor was an IntelliJ plugin? A lot of people, including myself, prefer JetBrains over VS Code, and having Cursor as a plugin for IntelliJ would be amazing. JetBrains’s AI assistant isn’t the best, so having Cursor integrated would be a great alternative.
If the plugin functioned exactly as it does now but within IntelliJ, it would make development much smoother. JetBrains IDEs, like IntelliJ, also support Minecraft plugin and modding development. something VS Code lacks. Right now, I find myself constantly switching between Cursor for coding and IntelliJ for debugging. A native Cursor plugin for IntelliJ would be a lot nicer and it could just be included with the Pro plan.
the cursor team has talked in the past that what they’re building goes beyond what a plugin in VS Code can do, which is why they forked VS Code. Given they are an early stage startup, splitting their focus from their core product.
Lookup continue[dot]dev if you want to have better AI in IntelliJ.
I used to use it and Cursor, but now I mainly use Cursor because they have made a really great UX.
What UX? it’s just a visual code with nothing else. it is no “better” then VS Code.
Most of the people already have license for JetBrains, or they prefer it, which makes me use cursor for code change, but keep JetBrains open for debug and do some code fix over cursor.
I saw a Cursor developer mention that when Cursor is offered as a plugin, its capabilities will be more limited than in the standalone app. But all I really want is the Cursor Tab functionality inside IntelliJ. IntelliJ does have its own code-completion feature, but it’s very hit-or-miss,it sometimes suggests completely irrelevant code, and other times it doesn’t appear at all. Cursor Tab is different, it actually understands what I’m working on.
