JetBrains Launches Rust IDE: RustRover Preview

JetBrains, the company behind IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm, has officially released RustRover, its first full-featured IDE tailored specifically for Rust developers. 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.

Why a Dedicated IDE for Rust?

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. JetBrains aims to change that with RustRover, combining:

• Smart syntax and semantic analysis
• Code navigation and refactoring
• Cargo integration
• Built-in support for Clippy and rustfmt
• Debugging, testing, and profiling tools

The goal is to bring the same experience JetBrains IDE users enjoy for Java, Python, or Kotlin — now to Rust.

Key Features

RustRover is built on the IntelliJ platform and provides: ✅ Intelligent Code Completion Context-aware suggestions and inline type hints improve coding accuracy. ✅ Live Error Detection Catch mistakes as you type with real-time syntax and borrow checker insights. ✅ Built-in Terminal & Git Manage builds, run tests, and version control without leaving the IDE. ✅ Run/Debug Configurations One-click test execution, benchmarks, and debug sessions for Rust apps. ✅ Integrated Documentation Hover tooltips and inline docs help navigate crates and standard libraries. ✅ UI for Cargo.toml & Dependency Graphs Visualize project structure and version conflicts instantly.

For Teams and Enterprises

JetBrains is pitching RustRover not only to solo developers but also to teams building:

• Operating systems and compilers
• WebAssembly frontends
• Performance-critical backends
• Secure embedded systems

Enterprise customers can bundle RustRover with JetBrains All Products Pack, enabling seamless cross-project work when using multiple languages.

Community Collaboration

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

• The Rust Language Server (RLS)
• rust-analyzer’s architecture
• Popular dev tools like tokio, serde, actix, and axum

This collaboration ensures developers don’t need to sacrifice tooling quality when switching from other languages.

Early Feedback

Early users of RustRover have noted: “Finally, a Rust IDE that understands my code like IntelliJ does for Java.” “Switching from VS Code was seamless. The debugger alone is worth it.” “The UI is polished, and I don’t need to wrestle with configuration.” JetBrains promises to keep feature parity with evolving Rust language changes and ecosystem shifts.

Available Now

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