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How to download JetBrains Client (frontend) for offline provisioning with JetBrains Toolbox app

Semyon Martynchik
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Question

Is it possible to download the client/frontend separately and put it in a special location for Toolbox to find?

Answer

Yes, it's possible. You can do this using jetbrains-client-downloader (Linux x86-64 tool, follow the link for details), a web browser, or curl/wget.

Download URL Pattern

Format: {baseUrl}/{clientDistributionName}-{buildNumber}{platformSuffix}

Example: wget https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/code-with-me/JetBrainsClient-253.31033.133.tar.gz.

Complete Examples (URLs)

  1. Windows x64: https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/code-with-me/JetBrainsClient-253.31033.133.jbr.win.zip
  2. Windows ARM64: https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/code-with-me/JetBrainsClient-253.31033.133-aarch64.jbr.win.zip
  3. Linux x64: https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/code-with-me/JetBrainsClient-253.31033.133.tar.gz
  4. Linux ARM64: https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/code-with-me/JetBrainsClient-253.31033.133-aarch64.tar.gz
  5. macOS x64 (Intel): https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/code-with-me/JetBrainsClient-253.31033.133.sit
  6. macOS ARM64 (Apple Silicon): https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/code-with-me/JetBrainsClient-253.31033.133-aarch64.sit

Distribution Name Evolution

The client distribution name has changed over time based on build numbers:

  • Snapshot builds: JetBrainsClient
  • Build < 211.6167: IntelliJClient
  • Build < 213.5318: CodeWithMeGuest
  • Build >= 213.5318: JetBrainsClient

Platform Suffixes by OS and Architecture

The platform suffix varies based on:

  1. Client build number (whether JRE is bundled or not, it’s bundled by default for quite a long time)
  2. Operating system (Linux, Windows, Mac)
  3. CPU architecture (Intel x64 or ARM64/aarch64)

Modern. Client Build >= 223.4374 or snapshot (WITH bundled JRE):

Platform Architecture Suffix
Linux x86_64 (Intel) .tar.gz
Linux ARM64 -aarch64.tar.gz
Windows x86_64 (Intel) .jbr.win.zip
Windows ARM64 -aarch64.jbr.win.zip
macOS x86_64 (Intel) .sit
macOS ARM64 (Apple Silicon) -aarch64.sit

Old. Client Build < 223.4374 (WITHOUT bundled JRE):

Platform Architecture Suffix
Linux x86_64 (Intel) -no-jbr.tar.gz
Linux ARM64 -no-jbr-aarch64.tar.gz
Windows x86_64 (Intel) .win.zip
Windows ARM64 -aarch64.win.zip
macOS x86_64 (Intel) -no-jdk.sit
macOS ARM64 (Apple Silicon) -no-jdk-aarch64.sit

Old. JRE Download URLs (relevant only for builds < 223.4374, don’t needed for recent versions) For clients without bundled JRE, a separate JRE download is required: Base URL: https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/jbr/ Format: jbr_jcef-{jdkVersion}-{platform}-b{jdkBuild}.tar.gz

Platform strings:

  • Linux x64: linux-x64
  • Linux ARM64: linux-aarch64
  • Windows x64: windows-x64
  • Windows ARM64: windows-aarch64
  • macOS x64: osx-x64
  • macOS ARM64: osx-aarch64

Example JRE URL: https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/jbr/jbr_jcef-17_0_11-linux-x64-b1536.1.tar.gz

Paths

Put the unpacked client in the expected location for Toolbox app. Examples for the client build 253.31033.133:

Linux Client: ~/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/internal-tools/JetBrainsClient-253.31033.133/<files> macOS Client: ~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/Toolbox/internal-tools/253.31033.133/GoLand.app Windows Client: %LOCALAPPDATA%\JetBrains\Toolbox\internal-tools\JetBrainsClient-253.31033.133.jbr.win\<files>

Caveats

  1. You have to restart Toolbox app after provisioning the client files. Otherwise, it will try to download the client anyway.
  2. macOS client is packaged to .sit. You need some external tool to unpack it (e.g. unzip, The Unarchiver, Pacifist).

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