# JetBrains Toolbox Application: JetBrains Also called toolbox app, jetbrains toolbox app JetBrains, Productivity JetBrains' installer and updater for its IDEs. The process is jetbrains-toolbox.exe. It is not a single IDE. ## What you need to know Toolbox installs JetBrains IDEs. It is not the IDE itself. jetbrains-toolbox.exe is the JetBrains installer tray. idea64.exe is IntelliJ. pycharm64.exe is PyCharm. rider64.exe is Rider. Uninstalling Toolbox does not always remove every IDE it installed. - **What is it?**: Installer and updater for JetBrains IDEs **Is it IntelliJ?**: No. It can install IntelliJ **Need it?**: Only if you want this manager Feex says If jetbrains-toolbox.exe is in the tray, I treat it as the updater. I do not end idea64.exe to quit Toolbox, and I do not expect Toolbox to compile Java. ## What is JetBrains Toolbox? JetBrains Toolbox is an installer and updater. It is not idea64.exe, not pycharm64.exe, and not a compiler. ## If you have never used it If you run more than one JetBrains IDE, Toolbox is the tray app that installs and updates them. Download it from jetbrains.com/toolbox-app. jetbrains-toolbox.exe is not IntelliJ, not PyCharm, and not Rider. Those IDEs keep their own exe names after Toolbox installs them. ## What is it used for? **Install JetBrains IDEs** IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, Rider, and others. The IDE process is still idea64.exe or the matching name. **Update and roll back** Channel and version picks. Windows Settings > Apps is a clumsier path for these IDEs. **JetBrains account login** Licenses for paid IDEs. Toolbox does not replace a Community edition license screen inside the IDE. ## Who is it for? - People who keep several JetBrains IDEs - Users who want one-click updates - Anyone who thought Toolbox was IntelliJ ## Current status JetBrains Toolbox (2016) is a current ide installer from JetBrains. The vendor still points Windows users at https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/. ## How old is it? JetBrains launched Toolbox in 2016 so people would stop juggling standalone installers. It is younger than IntelliJ (2001) and PyCharm (2010). Current Toolbox builds still manage 2024/2025-line IDEs. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here. Toolbox App ## System requirements Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | A current 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, per JetBrains | | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | Toolbox is light. Each IDE it launches wants several GB | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Follows what you open inside the app **RAM demand**: Follows documents, tabs, or libraries ## Installed processes These executables belong to this product when it is installed. | jetbrains-toolbox.exe | Toolbox installer and updater | | --------------------- | ----------------------------- | ## Startup components Toolbox can start with Windows from its own setting so it can check updates. That is not idea64.exe. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Users\\\\AppData\Local\JetBrains\Toolbox\\ | | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ## File formats JetBrains IDE installs ## Common problems ### People close Toolbox and think IntelliJ is gone The IDE is a separate folder. Toolbox is the manager. ### Two copies of the same IDE A leftover standalone installer plus Toolbox can both exist. The About box names the path. ## Getting unstuck ### Install from jetbrains.com/toolbox-app JetBrains hosts the real Toolbox. A toolbox helper exe from a pack is junk. ### Open Toolbox to see which IDEs it manages idea64.exe will not list WebStorm unless you installed that IDE. ### Use Toolbox to uninstall an IDE if that is how you installed it Settings > Apps may show both Toolbox and the IDE. ## Alternatives Standalone installers from each product page. VS Code if you do not want JetBrains. Visual Studio is devenv.exe and a different vendor. ## Official help and downloads Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel. | Download | [www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/ ](https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [www.jetbrains.com/help/toolbox/ ](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/toolbox/)Vendor support | | Official site | [www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/ ](https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/)Start here, not a random exe host | | Toolbox help | [www.jetbrains.com/help/toolbox/ ](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/toolbox/)Install, update, and rollback | ## Related hardware Toolbox is light. The IDE you launch wants the RAM. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build. ## Related These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link. [IntelliJ IDEA: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/intellij-idea)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager) ## Sources and verification Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research). - [JetBrains Toolbox official site ](https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/)· Vendor product page - [JetBrains Toolbox help ](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/toolbox/)· Vendor support - [JetBrains Toolbox documentation ](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/toolbox/)· Official Toolbox docs - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark. ## Was this article useful? A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note. Quick facts The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article. - **Developer**: JetBrains **Category**: IDE installer **Process**: jetbrains-toolbox.exe **License**: Free to install (IDEs have their own licenses) **First released**: 2016 **Official site**: [jetbrains.com/toolbox-app](https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/) **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026 --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/software/jetbrains-toolbox/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)