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