JetBrains Rider

Rider 2026.2.0.2 This is a technical release for Rider 2026.2.0.1 due to a shared release pipeline with ReSharper. Feel free to disregard this update. If you are upgrading from Rider 2026.1.X or earlier, here are the highlights of the 2026.2 release: - Agent skills that connect AI agents to Rider's own intelligence in .NET and game development. - Support for official Microsoft .NET, Aspire, and Azure Agent Skills directly from the IDE. - GitHub Copilot now natively built in and available out of the box. - Faster .NET workflows: ~2.8s quicker debugger launch on Windows, 2–3× faster branch switching in Roslyn solutions, and 7–8% lower backend memory use. - Faster Unreal Engine projects: ~2× faster C++ and asset indexing when opening the generated .sln. - WPF Hot Reload for editing XAML while the app runs. - Redesigned NuGet tool window - File-based C# app templates. - Intention previews to see quick-fix and context-action changes before applying them. - New Game Development category in the New Project dialog, with ready-made Godot and CMake templates plus preconfigured build settings and run configurations. - Better UE navigation: UInterface implementation tracking and Gameplay Tag usages surfaced in Blueprints via Code Vision and Find Usages. - Professional Godot support: configurable GDScript formatter, drag scene nodes into code, Autoload/UID resolution, and the official Rider integration addon on the Godot Asset Store. - Natvis support on Linux and macOS, including godot-cpp.natvis, plus ISPC language support. - TypeScript 7 support for faster large-codebase workflows. - Built-in Azure Functions support and Azure DevOps pull requests. For the full list of updates included in this release, click here.