# How does the 2025.1 PyCharm merge affect plugins? **URL:** \ **Category:** IntelliJ Platform\ **Created:** [April 16, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/how-does-the-2025-1-pycharm-merge-affect-plugins/1364 "2025-04-16T17:11:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![insyncwithfoo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/platform.jetbrains.com/insyncwithfoo/32/158_2.png) [@insyncwithfoo](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/insyncwithfoo)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/how-does-the-2025-1-pycharm-merge-affect-plugins/1364/1 "2025-04-16T17:11:30Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![yuriy.artamonov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/platform.jetbrains.com/yuriy.artamonov/32/48_2.png) [@yuriy.artamonov](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/yuriy.artamonov)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/how-does-the-2025-1-pycharm-merge-affect-plugins/1364/2 "2025-04-16T18:07:49Z")
> [@insyncwithfoo](#): > > com.intellij.modules.ultimate 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. ---
**Author:** ![yuriy.artamonov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/platform.jetbrains.com/yuriy.artamonov/32/48_2.png) [@yuriy.artamonov](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/yuriy.artamonov)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/how-does-the-2025-1-pycharm-merge-affect-plugins/1364/3 "2025-04-16T18:11:30Z")
Context: > **[PyCharm, the Only Python IDE You Need | The PyCharm Blog](https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2025/04/unified-pycharm/)** > > PyCharm is one powerful, unified product. Its core functionality, including Jupyter notebooks, is free, and a Pro subscription is available with extra features. ---
**Author:** ![yuriy.artamonov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/platform.jetbrains.com/yuriy.artamonov/32/48_2.png) [@yuriy.artamonov](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/yuriy.artamonov)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/how-does-the-2025-1-pycharm-merge-affect-plugins/1364/4 "2025-04-16T18:12:36Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![abrooksv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/platform.jetbrains.com/abrooksv/32/924_2.png) [@abrooksv](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/abrooksv)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/how-does-the-2025-1-pycharm-merge-affect-plugins/1364/5 "2025-04-16T21:09:46Z")
What product code is it using now? I guess docs and Gradle plugin need to be updated? > **[Types | IntelliJ Platform Plugin SDK](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/tools-intellij-platform-gradle-plugin-types.html#IntelliJPlatformType)** ---
**Author:** ![yuriy.artamonov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/platform.jetbrains.com/yuriy.artamonov/32/48_2.png) [@yuriy.artamonov](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/yuriy.artamonov)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/how-does-the-2025-1-pycharm-merge-affect-plugins/1364/6 "2025-04-16T21:16:14Z")
Product code has not changed, it is still the same as PyCharm Pro ---
**Author:** ![abrooksv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/platform.jetbrains.com/abrooksv/32/924_2.png) [@abrooksv](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/abrooksv)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/how-does-the-2025-1-pycharm-merge-affect-plugins/1364/7 "2025-04-16T21:16:50Z")
Okay, so PC is dead and PY became unified Pycharm? ---
**Author:** ![yuriy.artamonov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/platform.jetbrains.com/yuriy.artamonov/32/48_2.png) [@yuriy.artamonov](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/yuriy.artamonov)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/how-does-the-2025-1-pycharm-merge-affect-plugins/1364/8 "2025-04-16T21:24:06Z")
Basically yes, users also have free Jupyter support there and do not need a license to keep using PyCharm for free