JetBrains announced the gradual discontinuation of Code With Me, citing post‑pandemic demand decline and the rising dominance of AI‑driven coding assistants, which reshapes how developers collaborate and seek solutions, signaling a broader shift in the IDE ecosystem.
JetBrains has discontinued its remote collaboration tool Code With Me, citing declining usage and maintenance costs, and is redirecting resources to its AI platform Central, while other coding resources like Stack Overflow also feel AI pressure, signaling a shift from human‑to‑human to human‑to‑AI collaboration in software development.
JetBrains announced the preview of its AI‑driven Central platform, featuring Air IDE and JetBrains Console for token management, while discontinuing the Code With Me collaborative coding tool, signaling a strategic shift toward AI agent orchestration and raising questions about pricing and developer workflow impacts.
This guide explains the prerequisites, installation, and step‑by‑step process for using IntelliJ IDEA’s Code With Me plugin to create invitation links, set visitor permissions, and enable real‑time collaborative editing, including screenshots of each stage and notes on ending sessions.
