# Rider

Application: JetBrains

Dem still dey call am jetbrains rider, rider ide

JetBrains, Productivity

JetBrains .NET IDE. Di 64-bit Windows process na rider64.exe. E no be Visual Studio and e no be devenv.exe.

## Wetin you need know

Rider na rider64.exe. Visual Studio na devenv.exe.

Rider na JetBrains .NET IDE. Visual Studio na Microsoft full IDE. Dem fit open di same .sln. If you uninstall one e no dey remove di other. VS Code na still Code.exe.

- **Wetin e be?**: JetBrains .NET IDE

  **Same as Visual Studio?**: No. devenv.exe na Microsoft

  **Process name?**: rider64.exe

Feex tok say

If na rider64.exe dey chop RAM, I go look di solution and di caches inside Rider. I no go close devenv.exe to quit dis IDE. Visual Studio na different product.

## Wetin be Rider?

Rider na JetBrains .NET IDE. E no be Visual Studio, no be ReSharper-in-VS by itself, and e no be VS Code.

## If you never use am before

If you want JetBrains IDE for C# and .NET, dat na Rider. Download am from jetbrains.com/rider/download. rider64.exe na dis product. Visual Studio na devenv.exe. VS Code na Code.exe. You still need .NET SDK. Rider no dey replace di Visual Studio Installer workloads for every native C++ scenario.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**.NET solutions**

csproj and sln inside JetBrains window. devenv.exe na Microsoft IDE for di same files.

**Unity and game projects wey Rider dey support**

Wetin JetBrains document. Visual Studio get im own game workloads.

**Inspections for di JetBrains style**

ReSharper-class analysis without hosting devenv.exe.

## Na who e dey for?

- .NET developers wey prefer JetBrains
- People wey already dey pay for JetBrains All Products pack
- Anybody wey click Visual Studio kon get Rider by mistake, or di reverse

## Current status

Rider (2017) na current .net ide from JetBrains. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/download/.

## How old e be?

JetBrains release Rider for 2017. E young pass Visual Studio (1997) and e young pass ReSharper. Current Windows builds dey ship through Toolbox or di standalone installer.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Rider

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to JetBrains   |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | JetBrains list 4 GB minimum and 8 GB recommended for current Rider builds |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app

  **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| rider64.exe | Rider 64-bit IDE |
| ----------- | ---------------- |

## Startup components

Rider fit reopen di last solution. Dat one no be Windows service wey dem name Rider.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\JetBrains\Rider \*\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------- |

## File formats

SLN, CSPROJ

## Common wahala dem

### Missing .NET SDK

Rider go ask for SDK. Di Visual Studio Installer na one way to get workloads. Di SDK fit still come from dotnet.microsoft.com.

### People dey hunt devenv.exe after dem install Rider

rider64.exe na dis article. Community Visual Studio na different download.

## How to get unstuck

### Confirm rider64.exe under JetBrains\Rider

Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\\...\devenv.exe na di other IDE.

### Install from jetbrains.com/rider/download or Toolbox

Any Rider crack na junk. JetBrains dey host di real builds.

### Install .NET SDK if Rider no fit run di project

Dat na SDK problem, no be missing VS Code extension.

## Alternatives

Visual Studio if your company dey standardise on devenv.exe. VS Code plus C# Dev Kit for lighter editor. JetBrains Toolbox to keep Rider updated.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [www.jetbrains.com/rider/download/ ](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/download/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [www.jetbrains.com/help/rider/ ](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/rider/)Vendor support                            |
| Official site | [www.jetbrains.com/rider/ ](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/)Start here, no be random exe host                   |
| Toolbox App   | [www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/ ](https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/)E dey install and update Rider          |

## Related hardware

JetBrains IDEs dey want several GB of RAM for real solution. SSD dey help di index.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

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## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Rider official site ](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/)· Vendor product page
- [Rider help ](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/rider/)· Vendor support
- [Rider documentation ](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/rider/)· Official JetBrains Rider docs
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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- **Developer**: JetBrains

  **Category**: .NET IDE

  **Process**: rider64.exe

  **License**: Paid (free options for some users base on JetBrains)

  **First released**: 2017

  **Official site**: [jetbrains.com/rider](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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