IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2

JetBrains has released IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2, the latest major update to its flagship Java and Kotlin IDE. The release, dated July 16, 2026, brings a wave of AI-powered features, productivity tooling, and expanded language support.

AI Upgrades Take Center Stage

IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2 introduces native GitHub Copilot integration, embedding the AI assistant directly into the IDE experience. Users can now access Copilot's code completion, chat, and agent capabilities without leaving the editor. The release also adds agent skills — a new way to automate complex multi-step workflows — and support for third-party AI completion providers, giving developers flexibility in choosing their AI tooling.

Enhanced Developer Productivity

Several productivity-focused features ship with this release:

• Logpoints — A new debugging feature that lets you log values without modifying code or restarting the debug session, ideal for production debugging scenarios.
• Dependency completion — Smarter auto-completion that suggests dependencies based on your project context, reducing time spent navigating documentation.
• Early Gradle 10 support — With migration assistance tools to help teams prepare for the next major Gradle release.
• Streamlined Git conflict resolution — A redesigned conflict resolution flow that makes resolving merge conflicts faster and less error-prone.
• Docker Compose improvements — Better integration with Docker Compose workflows, including service discovery and log aggregation.

New Technology Support

The IDE expands its language and framework support to include:

• Java 27 — Early access to the latest Java language features.
• Kotlin 2.4 Stable — Full support for Kotlin 2.4's stable language features.
• Spring improvements — Enhanced Spring framework tooling including better bean navigation and configuration validation.
• Terraform testing framework — First-class support for infrastructure-as-code testing.
• TypeScript 7.0 — Support for the latest TypeScript version with its new type system enhancements.

IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2 is available for download from the JetBrains website. Existing users can update via the IDE's built-in update mechanism or the JetBrains Toolbox app.