JetBrains retires CodeCanvas
JetBrains has discontinued CodeCanvas, its cloud development environment product.[1]
Background
[edit | edit source]CodeCanvas was JetBrains' cloud development environment (CDE), allowing developers to run and manage projects on remote infrastructure rather than local machines.[2] JetBrains began developing CodeCanvas in 2022 and launched it publicly in 2024.[2]
Discontinuation
[edit | edit source]On 16 October 2025, JetBrains announced that CodeCanvas would stop working after 31 March 2026, and that public artifacts would no longer be available after that date.[1] Under the announced timeline, JetBrains stopped providing new CodeCanvas licenses or subscription upgrades from 16 October 2025, existing users could continue using the product until 31 March 2026, and support would continue until 1 January 2026.[2] Under that schedule, the product's support window closed on 1 January 2026, and instances stopped working on 31 March 2026 when the public artifacts were withdrawn.[2]
JetBrains' response
[edit | edit source]JetBrains said the decision reflected the product being too niche in a software development landscape shifting toward artificial intelligence tools, and that its team would consult paid clients on migration options before the shutdown deadline.[2]
Consumer response
[edit | edit source]Neowin's coverage noted that the announcement was vague about which customer demands CodeCanvas had failed to meet, and that JetBrains gave no timeline for its announced AI-first, cloud-native successor product.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hill, Paul (2025-10-16). "JetBrains retires CodeCanvas, will be unusuable on March 31, 2026". Neowin. Archived from the original on 2025-10-18. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Zaytseva, Elizaveta (2025-10-16). "JetBrains Is Sunsetting CodeCanvas". JetBrains. Archived from the original on 2025-12-28. Retrieved 2026-10-22.