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brew install --cask pycharm-oss

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overview

Package summary

Open-source edition of PyCharm

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history

Project history and usage

PyCharm OSS is an open-source build of JetBrains' Python IDE from the IntelliJ community codebase. It preserves the lineage of the former PyCharm Community Edition after JetBrains moved its distributed product to a unified free-core/paid-Pro model.

Project history

JetBrains publicly previewed PyCharm in January 2010 after developing a Python plugin for IntelliJ IDEA. PyCharm 1.0 became generally available in October 2010.

PyCharm's open-source components live in JetBrains' intellij-community monorepo alongside the IntelliJ Platform and other JetBrains IDE components.

Adoption history

PyCharm grew from a nine-month early-access program into a JetBrains IDE for Python and Django. Its Community Edition became a common free option for Python development, while Professional added commercial web, database, and remote-development features.

Starting with the 2025.1 product line, JetBrains began combining Community and Professional into unified PyCharm. Community 2025.2 was the last standalone Community release; the open-source components and source-built OSS releases remain available.

How it is used

Developers use PyCharm OSS for Python editing, navigation, refactoring, debugging, testing, and project management without PyCharm's proprietary Pro components.

Homebrew users install this macOS application through the pycharm-oss cask. Project-specific IDE metadata is normally stored in each project's .idea directory, while global settings use a versioned JetBrains configuration directory.

Why package nerds care

The cask represents the source-built, open-source side of PyCharm rather than the unified commercial distribution. This distinction matters to users who want an IDE assembled only from the public IntelliJ/PyCharm codebase.

PyCharm's versioned configuration directories and IntelliJ Platform ancestry are useful details for reproducible workstation setup, settings migration, and plugin troubleshooting.

Timeline

January 2010: JetBrains announces the public preview of PyCharm.
October 2010: PyCharm 1.0 becomes generally available.
2025.1: JetBrains introduces unified PyCharm.
2025.2: Final standalone PyCharm Community Edition release.
2025.3: Community users begin migrating to unified PyCharm while OSS source builds continue.

Related projects

IntelliJ IDEA and the IntelliJ Platform share the same official source repository.
Unified PyCharm superseded the separately distributed Community and Professional editions.

Sources

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: ~/.config/JetBrains/PyCharm<version>
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/PyCharm<version>
Windows: %APPDATA%\JetBrains\PyCharm<version>

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page generated2026-11-04

manager version2026.2.4

manager updated

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https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	cask:pycharm-oss
Version	2026.2.4
Package manager	Homebrew Cask
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/pycharm-oss
Homepage	https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community
Repository	https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community
Source archive	https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/download/pycharm%2F2026.2.4/pycharm-2026.2.4-aarch64.dmg
SHA-256	09be66296d9406dea285873ad08468942f33c3a4a8ea6e086cb4f84307ab38ab
Bottle	not recorded
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew cask API
Tap	homebrew/cask
Full Token	pycharm-oss
Names	PyCharm OSS
Artifacts	App 1 Target 1 Uninstall 1 Zap 1
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no

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combined/pycharm-oss.yml

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