Changelog
This changelog tracks all revisions made to our Legal agreements and policies section:
JetBrains Marketplace Approval Guidelines — criteria applied to every Plugin and Plugin update submitted to JetBrains Marketplace.
Digital Services Act — JetBrains Marketplace's compliance hub for EU Regulation 2022/2065, covering annual transparency reports, Trader/Non-trader status declaration requirement and trader verification.
2026
Date | Document | Section | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
31.03.2026 | Approval Guidelines | Plugin Approval Criteria 2.2.(c) | Added: The Plugin must not modify, hide, intercept, or otherwise interfere with the functionality of any JetBrains Product in a way that disrupts, degrades, or circumvents its intended behavior, including any mechanisms related to licensing, subscriptions, trials, or product upgrade flows. |
26.02.2026 | Digital Service Act | Transparency reports | Added: 2025 annual DSA transparency report. |
2025
Date | Document | Section | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
17.11.2025 | Approval Guidelines | Approval Criteria for Features Implemented by Plugins | Changed: The Plugin implements features which are related to its major functionality. The Plugin suggestion must not appear for unrelated project types or for an unnecessarily broad audience. JetBrains may establish additional criteria on a case-by-case basis and may decline a suggestion if it does not align with our product direction. Added: The Plugin’s ratings, reviews, and download numbers are taken into consideration. We may decline to approve newly submitted plugins that do not yet have any history on our platform. |
23.04.2025 | Approval Guidelines | Plugin Approval Criteria 1.2.(b) | Added: 1.2.(b) Words like “Support” and “Integration” are not recommended, as their meaning is generally implied and adds little value |
12.03.2025 | Approval Guidelines | Plugin Approval Criteria 1.2.(b), 1.3.(b), 1.4.(c) and 1.4.(d) | Removed: 1.2.(b) Must include keywords or concepts that accurately describe the Plugin. 1.3.(b). The Vendor's name can be light-hearted but must remain somewhat professional. 1.4.(c)c. The first line of the plugin description must contain a short plugin summary. 1.4.(d) Any media used (images, screenshots, GIFs) must be relevant to the content they accompany and visually support the description. |
12.02.2025 | Digital Service Act | Transparency reports | Added: 2024 annual DSA transparency report. |