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Early Access ProgramIntelliJ IDEA 2026.2 EAP Is Open
The Early Access Program (EAP) for IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2 is now ongoing. The first EAP builds are already available in the Toolbox App, on the website, and as a snap for Ubuntu. As always, EAP builds are free to use until the release ships, and the feedback you send genuinely helps shape the final version.
In this post, we’d like to share the general direction we’re taking for this release cycle.
Most importantly, we are working to maintain the balance between AI-assisted coding and classic development workflows (where manual coding is still the main activity).
