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Workspace IBM i
Categories Application Development
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 19, 2025

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Create a "Code for IBM i" Extension for JetBrains PyCharm (similar to the one for Visual Studio Code)

Currently, the "Code for IBM i" extension is available for Visual Studio Code, enabling developers working on IBM i to benefit from a modern and integrated development environment. However, many developers also use JetBrains PyCharm for their projects, especially those working with Python and other languages supported by PyCharm.

I propose that IBM develops a similar "Code for IBM i" extension for JetBrains PyCharm.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Dec 16, 2025

    Code for IBM i (C4i) is built as a Visual Studio Code plugin, heavily relying on the API's in VS Code. It would not be practical to develop a similar C4i plugin for PyCharm or IntelliJ (with a supposedly different API) - or any other popular IDE, e.g. NeoVIM, Zed, SublimeText, Notepad++.

    Also note that C4i is being build by the community, not IBM. IBM has sponsored some of the development by allowing employees to participate in the development, but it is not owned by IBM.

    C4i is open source, and the plugin is also available in the open source marketplace Open VSX. VS Code is open source, so anyone with the right skills can use the code to implement a similar plugin for their preferred IDE.

    IMHO I see two practical options:

    1. Ask the developer of your preferred IDE (JetBrains in this case) to support the VS Code API and plugins from Open VSX.

    2. Use VS Code (or even better, VS Codium or similar VS Code clone, for avoiding being tied to the Microsoft ecosystem) next to your preferred IDE and change the setup of VS Codium/Code to use the same keybindings and have the same look/theme. This will make it easier to switch between the IDE's, still having the same experience. VS Codium/Code can be customized to look and behave totally different than the default setup.

    Option 2 can be implemented here and now and seems to be the way to go.

    HTH.

    Best regards

    Christian Jorgensen, C4i core team member, CEAC member


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  • Guest
    Nov 20, 2025

    Instead of PyCharm specifically, make the extension usable for the IntelliJ framework.

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