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IntelliJ IDEA vs PyCharm: catalog facts
IntelliJ IDEA	PyCharm
Freemium The Community Edition is free. IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate requires a paid subscription.	Freemium A free tier is available. Professional features require a paid subscription.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Refactorings and inspections that understand the whole project, not just the file Community Edition is free and open source	Environment, dependency and interpreter handling that just works across projects Graphical debugger, test runner and notebook support in one place
Framework support, profiler and database tools are Ultimate features Indexing a large project is slow and memory-hungry	Professional features such as web frameworks and databases need a subscription Heavy on memory compared with a text editor plus extensions
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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