How does the 2025.1 PyCharm merge affect plugins?

IntelliJ Platform
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I see that from 2025.1 onwards, paid IDE features will be available during one-month trials. My plugin depends on both com.intellij.modules.python and, optionally, com.intellij.modules.ultimate. It provides a few features, which directly depend on ultimate-only classes, if such classes are available.

  • Does this mean that, if a user chooses to use an “ultimate” plugin feature during trial, it might become unusable overnight when the trial is over?
  • What happens to plugins which declares a hard dependency on the .ultimate module? Will they be disabled when the trial ends?
  • Will the two IntelliJ IDEAs be merged as well? If yes, when can we expect this to happen?
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This plugin will only be loaded if users have a license, and not loaded otherwise, disabling dependent modules. It is the plugin requiring a license for the IDE.

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Context:

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We also understand the value a unified product can bring, and we’re actively exploring similar possibilities for IntelliJ IDEA, but cannot share the exact timeline at the moment

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What product code is it using now?

I guess docs and Gradle plugin need to be updated?

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Product code has not changed, it is still the same as PyCharm Pro

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Okay, so PC is dead and PY became unified Pycharm?

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Basically yes, users also have free Jupyter support there and do not need a license to keep using PyCharm for free