JetBrains Toolbox App
Drop-in replacementFreeJetBrains' own Linux installer. Installs PyCharm and updates it for you.
Your files: Projects and virtual environments open unchanged, and sign-in restores your settings.
Does PyCharm run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. JetBrains support PyCharm on Linux and list Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian and Amazon Linux in their own system requirements.
PyCharm on Linux is the same program. JetBrains list Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04, Fedora 43 and 44, Debian 13 and Amazon Linux 2023, on the Gnome or KDE desktop. The hardware they ask for matches the Windows version: four processor cores, 8 GB of memory and 10 GB of disk.
The recommended way in is the JetBrains Toolbox app, which installs PyCharm and keeps it updated. You can also extract a plain archive yourself, or use the Snap package, which JetBrains warn can run slower.
Python itself is already on nearly every Linux system, which removes a step you had on Windows. Your projects, virtual environments and requirements files all open as they are, and signing in brings your settings, shortcuts and plugins with you.
The free Community edition and the paid Professional edition both exist on Linux, with a 30-day trial of Professional, and an existing subscription keeps working.
PyCharm on Linux, and alternatives
Visual Studio Code
Different way of workingFreeFree editor that handles Python well once you add Microsoft's Python extension. Lighter, with less built in.
Your files: Opens the same project folders. PyCharm run configurations do not transfer.
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