--- title: Migrate from Cursor to IntelliJ IDEA | daily.dev description: JetBrains outlines the benefits of migrating from Cursor to IntelliJ IDEA, highlighting IntelliJ's native AI capabilities, out-of-the-box configuration, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/migrate-from-cursor-to-intellij-idea-x5dzdmqbh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Migrate from Cursor to IntelliJ IDEA | daily.dev og:description: JetBrains outlines the benefits of migrating from Cursor to IntelliJ IDEA, highlighting IntelliJ's native AI capabilities, out-of-the-box configuration, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/migrate-from-cursor-to-intellij-idea-x5dzdmqbh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/x5dzDMqBH.png og:image:alt: Migrate from Cursor to IntelliJ IDEA 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. # Migrate from Cursor to IntelliJ IDEA **[JetBrains](https://daily.dev/sources/jetbrains)** · 4 min read · 56 upvotes · 5 comments ## Summary JetBrains outlines the benefits of migrating from Cursor to IntelliJ IDEA, highlighting IntelliJ's native AI capabilities, out-of-the-box configuration, and enterprise-ready features. The guide covers how to import settings and recreate familiar workflows, positioning IntelliJ IDEA as a more scalable solution for both beginners and professional developers working on complex projects. ## 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. **@harukinkd** · 5 upvotes > Who use cursor to write Java? You should write tutorial for webstrom **@benrhoumazied** · 5 upvotes > It's a fat IDE, #by definition# > Just compare the debugging experience, you will find that cursor which is a vscode fork + some extra plugins has a terrible UX, > I'm using both BTW **@sebastianherrera** · 1 upvotes > I use both because I have to. For Java I use IntelliJ IDEA, and for JavaScript and the frontend in general I use Cursor. The problem with IntelliJ is that, if you don’t have a good machine, it can get extremely slow :/ **@eusouoviana** · 0 upvotes > Impossible... IntelliJ is made with Java, extremely slow/ugly. **@kkurko** · 0 upvotes > I feel like this article is written just for SEO purposes so that when people search for "Cursor" (and I guess this is a popular search term now), they see this article and potentially become JetBrains users --- Tags: [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/migrate-from-cursor-to-intellij-idea-x5dzdmqbh) ```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":"Migrate from Cursor to IntelliJ IDEA","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/migrate-from-cursor-to-intellij-idea-x5dzdmqbh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/migrate-from-cursor-to-intellij-idea-x5dzdmqbh"},"datePublished":"2025-06-12T08:36:49.095Z","dateModified":"2025-06-12T08:37:11.333Z","description":"JetBrains outlines the benefits of migrating from Cursor to IntelliJ IDEA, highlighting IntelliJ's native AI capabilities, out-of-the-box configuration, and...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/48daec9f92f10818dad8c891427bff1c?_a=AQAEulh","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/48daec9f92f10818dad8c891427bff1c?_a=AQAEulh","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"JetBrains","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":"JetBrains","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/53ecf0c676f34b3896ee109609d91efa","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/jetbrains"},"commentCount":5,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/migrate-from-cursor-to-intellij-idea-x5dzdmqbh","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":56},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":5}],"keywords":"devtools","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"JetBrains","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/jetbrains"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Migrate from Cursor to IntelliJ IDEA"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/migrate-from-cursor-to-intellij-idea-x5dzdmqbh","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Who use cursor to write Java? You should write tutorial for webstrom","datePublished":"2025-07-14T23:18:48.228Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/x5dzDMqBH#c-imarBMZzc","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Haruki","url":"https://daily.dev/harukinkd","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLk21wkr_1uW_emNX7YYte3g3KF_hB2QXNC40P59WHcyXhbLtQ=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":5}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"It’s a fat IDE, #by definition#\nJust compare the debugging experience, you will find that cursor which is a vscode fork + some extra plugins has a terrible UX,\nI’m using both BTW","datePublished":"2025-07-02T16:18:23.315Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/x5dzDMqBH#c-NhcYDkxeW","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Ben Rhouma Zied","url":"https://daily.dev/benrhoumazied","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLEtvnvJ8lc3_vz9ZjkO79K_eSZdJcNSxY9sSUdK0FjSO9HGnOD=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":5}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"I use both because I have to. For Java I use IntelliJ IDEA, and for JavaScript and the frontend in general I use Cursor. The problem with IntelliJ is that, if you don’t have a good machine, it can get extremely slow :/","datePublished":"2025-07-09T15:42:28.028Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/x5dzDMqBH#c-162SvIm8D","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Sebastian Herrera","url":"https://daily.dev/sebastianherrera","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/96073676?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Impossible… IntelliJ is made with Java, extremely slow/ugly.","datePublished":"2025-07-01T16:31:31.885Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/x5dzDMqBH#c-xXleOHTXD","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Pedro Viana","url":"https://daily.dev/eusouoviana","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AFdZucru1GbBV32H19ovCQ7Fcm8QABz_BPZ8bLTmTV5r0Q=s100"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"I feel like this article is written just for SEO purposes so that when people search for “Cursor” (and I guess this is a popular search term now), they see this article and potentially become JetBrains users","datePublished":"2025-09-07T08:55:51.597Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/x5dzDMqBH#c-25yqWRcTa","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Kirill Kurko","url":"https://daily.dev/kkurko","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/58859242?v=4"}}]} ```