PyCharm 2025.3 update adds faster Python project management, free Jupyter support, and more
Visual Studio Code and other lightweight editors may be the most popular choices for Python programming, but JetBrains PyCharm remains ideal for complex projects and debugging. The latest update merges the Community Edition and Pro versions and brings some new features and improvements.
Just like with IntelliJ IDEA, JetBrains is ditching separate downloads for the Community Edition and the Pro version of PyCharm. There is now a single unified PyCharm IDE that you only need to download once, and if you have a valid Pro license, it will unlock the Pro features of this unified application. As part of this migration, the free PyCharm software now supports Jupyter notebooks, but is otherwise Above all the same experience.
Moving on to the new features, PyCharm 2025.3 will by default use uv as the default environment manager for all new projects, provided it is installed on your system. The uv utility is a popular replacement for the pip package manager, pyenv, virtualenv and other basic Python tools written in Rust. It’s 10 to 100 times faster for package operations than pip, so it might be worth switching your existing projects to uv as well, if you haven’t already.
PyCharm also benefits from the same multi-agent functionality as IntelliJ IDEA, GoLand and other JetBrains IDEs. Anthropic’s Agent Claude debuts as the first third-party AI agent supported in PyCharm, and you can switch between him and JetBrains’ Agent Junie in the same chat interface. The ability to use other agents compatible with the OpenAI API will also be available in a future update.
“Islands” is now the default theme for PyCharm, which JetBrains says offers “improved contrast, balanced layouts, and a softer look in both dark and light modes.” The home screen has also been redesigned with quick buttons for common actions and it no longer appears in a separate window.
PyCharm Pro now includes remote development support for Jupyter notebooks. JetBrains explained in a blog post: “You can open, edit, and run notebooks directly on a remote machine without copying them to your local environment. The Variables tool window has also received sorting options, allowing you to organize notebook variables by name or type for easier data exploration.
An additional improvement in PyCharm Pro: DataFrames are now automatically analyzed for common data quality issues. When working on DataFrames with df or trim expressions, PyCharm will look for missing values, outliers, duplicate rows or redundant columns, which you can then fix manually or with the help of AI.
You can download PyCharm for Windows, macOS and Linux from the JetBrains website. If you want to upgrade to Pro, it costs $109 for the first year, with cheaper pricing starting at, and students and teachers can get it for free.
Source: JetBrains (1, 2)
