---
title: "Rider 2026.2 Release Candidate Is Out!"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/rider-2026-2-release-candidate-is-out--uvvylqagt
source_url: https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2026/07/15/rider-2026-2-release-candidate-is-out
type: article
source: "JetBrains .NET Blog"
published: 2026-07-15T14:18:04.373Z
updated: 2026-07-15T14:41:40.756Z
tags: ["github", "game-development", ".net", "unreal-engine"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Rider 2026.2 Release Candidate Is Out!

**[JetBrains .NET Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/jetbrains-dotnet)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

JetBrains has released the Rider 2026.2 Release Candidate, featuring native GitHub Copilot integration, agent skills that expose IDE intelligence (coverage data, profiler, code analysis) to AI coding agents, and significant performance improvements. Highlights include ~2.8s faster debugger launch on Windows, 2–3× faster branch switching in Roslyn solutions, ~2× faster Unreal Engine C++ indexing, WPF Hot Reload for XAML, a redesigned NuGet tool window, file-based C# app templates, and expanded game development support with new Godot tooling, CMake templates, and Natvis support on Linux and macOS.

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