JetBrains Rider is a fast and powerful cross-platform IDE for .NET, based on the IntelliJ platform and ReSharper. JetBrains Rider enables development of .NET, ASP.NET, .NET Core, Xamarin and Unity applications on Windows, Mac and Linux. JetBrains Rider software enables development of applications for .NET Framework, .NET Core and Mono, including .NET applications, services and libraries, games on the Unity engine, ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core web applications. Rider offers a professional code editor, a troubleshooting tool, includes code refactoring and testing options, as well as a built-in debugger and decompiler.
Support for various .NET projects
Rider supports .NET Framework, the new .NET Core platform, and Mono-based projects. The IDE allows you to develop desktop applications, .NET services and libraries, Unity games, Xamarin mobile applications, ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core web applications.
Speed and functionality
Rider provides over 2,200 code inspections, hundreds of context actions and refactorings borrowed from ReSharper, combined with the advanced functionality of IDEs based on the IntelliJ platform. Despite its large feature set, Rider is a fast and responsive IDE.
Cross-platform IDE
Rider can not only run and debug different applications on different operating systems, but the IDE itself runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Editing code
Rider's smart editor provides various types of auto-completion and templates, automatically inserts matching brackets and imports missing namespaces. Hints and icons in the margins help you navigate the inheritance hierarchy easily, and contextual actions make development convenient and efficient.
Refactorings
Rider borrows over 60 refactorings from ReSharper and provides over 450 context actions for a variety of purposes. Refactorings make it easy to rename and extract methods, interfaces, and classes, move and copy types, use alternative syntax, and perform other transformations.
Unit Test Runner
Rider helps you run and debug NUnit, xUnit.net, and MSTest unit tests. ReSharper helps you explore tests, group them into sessions, view test results, and navigate to source code from the stack trace.
Debugger and other tools
The built-in debugger for .NET Framework, Mono, and .NET Core applications supports step-by-step execution, allows you to evaluate expressions on the fly, run the program from the current executable line to the line with the cursor, track and change the values of variables. In addition, Rider includes a NuGet browser, allows you to view the stack trace, supports various version control systems and databases.
Working with databases and SQL
You can work with SQL and databases directly in the IDE. Rider helps you connect to databases, edit schemas and tables, run queries, and analyze schemas using UML diagrams.
Support for frontend technologies
Rider supports JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and Sass. The IDE includes refactoring, debugging, and unit testing capabilities from WebStorm specifically for these technologies.
Extensions
Rider supports a large set of plugins developed for ReSharper and the IntelliJ platform. Built-in plugins provide support for F#, Unity, and version control systems.
Software Specs
Version: 2025.1
Activation (RG): Included
Compatibility: macOS 12 and later
Architecture: ARM , x86 (64-bit)
Download
Rider 2025.1 for macOS 12 and later (ARM only)
Rider 2025.1 for macOS 12 and later (Intel only)
