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IntelliJ IDEA vs Android Studio: catalog facts
IntelliJ IDEA	Android Studio
Freemium The Community Edition is free. IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate requires a paid subscription.	Free Free to download from Google.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Refactorings and inspections that understand the whole project, not just the file Community Edition is free and open source	Official tooling for Android and Jetpack Compose Layout previews across screen sizes
Framework support, profiler and database tools are Ultimate features Indexing a large project is slow and memory-hungry	Heavy on memory and disk space Focused on Android development
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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