6 November 2026

IntelliJ 2026.3 goodies

IntelliJ just released its 2026.3 version, with lots of new things. Here are my personal favourites:

  • Jetbrains AIR gives you a uniform way to interact with different coding agents, including a free Junie. You do not need to install a separate plugin, like github copilot, however the copilot plugin still has some additional features.
  • Better access to the intellij debugger and chrome devtools connection for agents
  • Databases
    • Hibernate
      • A Hibernate debugger plugin: view generated SQL in the debugger, replaying filtering... looks great!
      • JPA 4 / Hibernate 8 (under development) support 
    • Directly connect to DB in a docker container 
  • The AppGlass plugin allows you to add tracing to a running production application 
  • The welcome screen is now the home screen and has light project-less editor options
  • Sound cues: audio feedback in long running tasks
  • IntelliJ continues enhancing the support for git worktrees 
  • Terminal enhancements 
    • ghostty features
    • you can have a terminal as an editor tab
  • A number of UI freezes have been resolved (build system sync, inspections..), hope it enhances IntelliJ's responsiveness

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