--- title: Kilo Code Goes Native on JetBrains | daily.dev description: Kilo Code has released a ground-up native JetBrains plugin, replacing a previous webview-based wrapper that embedded the VS Code experience inside JetBrains... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/kilo-code-goes-native-on-jetbrains-gncnioutw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Kilo Code Goes Native on JetBrains | daily.dev og:description: Kilo Code has released a ground-up native JetBrains plugin, replacing a previous webview-based wrapper that embedded the VS Code experience inside JetBrains... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/kilo-code-goes-native-on-jetbrains-gncnioutw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GnCNioUTW.png og:image:alt: Kilo Code Goes Native on JetBrains og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Kilo Code Goes Native on JetBrains **[Kilo Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/kilo-ai-blog)** · 5 min read · 23 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary Kilo Code has released a ground-up native JetBrains plugin, replacing a previous webview-based wrapper that embedded the VS Code experience inside JetBrains IDEs. The new plugin is written in Kotlin with Swing UI — the same foundation as JetBrains IDE components — and supports IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, GoLand, and all other IntelliJ-platform IDEs. Key features include native chat sessions, slash commands, @file mentions using IntelliJ's file indexing, 500+ model/provider options, MCP server management, agentic workflows, and remote development support. The plugin is open source, supports bring-your-own API keys, and is now generally available on the JetBrains Marketplace. Some advanced VS Code features are still being ported. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@allinonetools** · 3 upvotes > **This is a big upgrade. Native file indexing and @file support alone should make the experience much smoother.** **@pdfopsdev** · 0 upvotes > Dropping the VS Code webview for native Swing is the right call, and the real unlock isn't UI feel — it's using IntelliJ's own file index and PSI for @file mentions instead of re-scanning the workspace. That index already understands your project structure, so a mention resolves to the actual symbol/file rather than a fuzzy path match, which is exactly where the webview wrappers always felt second-class inside a JetBrains IDE. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Kilo Code’s JetBrains plugin was built for split mode from day one](https://daily.dev/posts/kilo-code-s-jetbrains-plugin-was-built-for-split-mode-from-day-one-jtrg0bjq8) · Kilo Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [IntelliJ IDEA Goes LSP: Java and Kotlin Intelligence Comes to VS Code, Cursor, and Agentic Flows](https://daily.dev/posts/intellij-idea-goes-lsp-java-and-kotlin-intelligence-comes-to-vs-code-cursor-and-agentic-flows-tqkhupkzt) · JetBrains · 12 upvotes · 0 comments - [Official Kotlin Support for Visual Studio Code Is Now Available in Alpha](https://daily.dev/posts/official-kotlin-support-for-visual-studio-code-is-now-available-in-alpha-zjfwtd9sp) · JetBrains · 7 upvotes · 1 comments - [JetBrains introduces Java to Kotlin converter for Visual Studio Code](https://daily.dev/posts/jetbrains-introduces-java-to-kotlin-converter-for-visual-studio-code-txg938rle) · InfoWorld · 20 upvotes · 3 comments --- Tags: [#kotlin](https://daily.dev/tags/kotlin), [#ai-assisted-development](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-assisted-development), [#jetbrains](https://daily.dev/tags/jetbrains) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kilo-code-goes-native-on-jetbrains-gncnioutw) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Kilo Code Goes Native on JetBrains","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/kilo-code-goes-native-on-jetbrains-gncnioutw","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/kilo-code-goes-native-on-jetbrains-gncnioutw"},"datePublished":"2026-07-09T15:48:13.241Z","dateModified":"2026-07-10T04:17:27.305Z","description":"Kilo Code has released a ground-up native JetBrains plugin, replacing a previous webview-based wrapper that embedded the VS Code experience inside JetBrains...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/79616a02c4d5a6857e9e80e6ed5be259?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/79616a02c4d5a6857e9e80e6ed5be259?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Kilo Blog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Kilo Blog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--x3pmrf8D--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964071/logos/kilo-ai-blog?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/kilo-ai-blog"},"commentCount":3,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/kilo-code-goes-native-on-jetbrains-gncnioutw","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":23},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}],"keywords":"kotlin,ai-assisted-development,jetbrains","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kilo Blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/kilo-ai-blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Kilo Code Goes Native on JetBrains"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/kilo-code-goes-native-on-jetbrains-gncnioutw","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"This is a big upgrade. 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