<p><strong>JetBrains</strong>, the company behind IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm, has officially released <strong>RustRover</strong>, its <strong>first full-featured IDE tailored specifically for Rust developers</strong>. Announced at the JetBrains Developer Ecosystem Day, RustRover brings advanced tooling, deep language understanding, and seamless integration to one of the fastest-growing programming ecosystems.</p>

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<h3>Why a Dedicated IDE for Rust?</h3>

<p>Rust has gained immense popularity for its memory safety, performance, and modern syntax, particularly in systems programming, web assembly, and embedded applications. However, developers have long relied on general-purpose editors like VS Code with extensions.</p>

<p>JetBrains aims to change that with <strong>RustRover</strong>, combining:</p>

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	<p>Smart syntax and semantic analysis</p>
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	<p>Code navigation and refactoring</p>
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	<p>Cargo integration</p>
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	<p>Built-in support for Clippy and rustfmt</p>
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	<p>Debugging, testing, and profiling tools</p>
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<p>The goal is to <strong>bring the same experience JetBrains IDE users enjoy for Java, Python, or Kotlin &mdash; now to Rust</strong>.</p>

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<h3>Key Features</h3>

<p><strong>RustRover</strong> is built on the IntelliJ platform and provides:</p>

<p>✅ <strong>Intelligent Code Completion</strong><br />
Context-aware suggestions and inline type hints improve coding accuracy.</p>

<p>✅ <strong>Live Error Detection</strong><br />
Catch mistakes as you type with real-time syntax and borrow checker insights.</p>

<p>✅ <strong>Built-in Terminal &amp; Git</strong><br />
Manage builds, run tests, and version control without leaving the IDE.</p>

<p>✅ <strong>Run/Debug Configurations</strong><br />
One-click test execution, benchmarks, and debug sessions for Rust apps.</p>

<p>✅ <strong>Integrated Documentation</strong><br />
Hover tooltips and inline docs help navigate crates and standard libraries.</p>

<p>✅ <strong>UI for Cargo.toml &amp; Dependency Graphs</strong><br />
Visualize project structure and version conflicts instantly.</p>

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<h3>For Teams and Enterprises</h3>

<p>JetBrains is pitching RustRover not only to solo developers but also to teams building:</p>

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	<p><strong>Operating systems and compilers</strong></p>
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	<p><strong>WebAssembly frontends</strong></p>
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	<p><strong>Performance-critical backends</strong></p>
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	<p><strong>Secure embedded systems</strong></p>
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<p>Enterprise customers can bundle RustRover with JetBrains All Products Pack, enabling seamless cross-project work when using multiple languages.</p>

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<h3>Community Collaboration</h3>

<p>JetBrains worked closely with the <strong>Rust Foundation</strong> and contributors from Mozilla, AWS, and the Rust compiler team to ensure RustRover aligns with:</p>

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	<p>The Rust Language Server (RLS)</p>
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	<p>rust-analyzer&rsquo;s architecture</p>
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	<p>Popular dev tools like tokio, serde, actix, and axum</p>
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<p>This collaboration ensures developers don&rsquo;t need to sacrifice tooling quality when switching from other languages.</p>

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<h3>Early Feedback</h3>

<p>Early users of RustRover have noted:</p>

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<p>&ldquo;Finally, a Rust IDE that understands my code like IntelliJ does for Java.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>&ldquo;Switching from VS Code was seamless. The debugger alone is worth it.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>&ldquo;The UI is polished, and I don&rsquo;t need to wrestle with configuration.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>JetBrains promises to keep feature parity with evolving Rust language changes and ecosystem shifts.</p>

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<h3>Available Now</h3>

<p><strong>RustRover</strong> is available in <strong>public preview</strong> as a free download. A commercial release is expected later this year, likely under the same licensing as other JetBrains IDEs.</p>