Edit in Progress · JetBrains YouTrack Extension

Why "Edit in Progress"?

In growing teams, it often happens that several people edit the same knowledge base article at the same time without realizing it. The result: duplicate work, accidentally overwritten changes, and frustration.

Edit in Progress bridges this gap by displaying concurrent edits directly on the article, showing the editor's name, the duration of the edit, and a detailed user card when hovered over.

What the app actually shows

Real-time notifications when items are already being edited by other users.
Display of names and processing times—even when multiple users are working simultaneously.
User details displayed on hover, so you can check them without having to search for them.
Automatic recording begins when entering edit mode and ends automatically after saving or upon timeout.

How it works

As soon as a knowledge base article is opened for editing, the app displays a clear notification to all other users, such as “Being edited by John Doe for the past 28 minutes.” This lets you see at a glance whether it makes sense to start editing right away or whether you should check with someone first.

If multiple users are editing at the same time, the people involved are displayed together. The app deliberately does not use hard locking: parallel edits are still possible, but they are made visible so that teams can coordinate in a timely manner.

Privacy & Operations

Edit in Progress operates within your YouTrack instance and uses the user data already stored there to display active edits. No personal data is transferred to twenty20 third parties.

A stopgap app with an expiration date—and that’s by design

Edit in Progress is a small utility that our customers frequently request. JetBrains plans to integrate collaborative editing directly into YouTrack. Once that happens, our app will simply no longer be necessary. Until then, it reliably prevents conflicting edits within your team. The app is and will remain free for you.

Frequently asked questions

Here you'll find answers to the most important questions about twenty20 Edit in Progress twenty20 for JetBrains YouTrack.

"Edit in Progress" shows in real time whether other users are currently editing the same YouTrack issue. This helps you avoid editing conflicts, duplicate work, and accidentally overwriting changes.

In teams, it often happens that several people are editing the same article or task at the same time—without realizing it. The last person to save wins, and valuable changes are lost. Edit in Progress makes simultaneous edits immediately visible before conflicts arise.

As soon as someone opens an article for editing, a message appears saying something like “Being edited by John Doe for 28 minutes.” When you hover over the name, the user card opens with more information about the person.

Yes. If multiple people are editing the same article or issue at the same time, the active editors are displayed together. This makes it easy to see who is currently working on the same content, even in larger teams.

No. Edit in Progress deliberately does not use hard locking. The app displays concurrent edits but does not prevent other users from making changes as well. The goal is transparency and early coordination, not technical blocking.

The editing status is automatically recorded as soon as an item is opened in edit mode. It ends when the item is saved or after the configured timeout expires.

Edit in Progress is and will remain free. You can install the app from the JetBrains Marketplace at no cost and use it with your YouTrack instance.

We developed Edit in Progress as a small, frequently requested utility. JetBrains plans to integrate collaborative editing directly into YouTrack. Once this feature is available, our app will no longer be essential. Until then, Edit in Progress reliably fills the gap.

No. The app operates exclusively within your YouTrack instance and uses the user data stored in YouTrack to display active edits. No data is transmitted to twenty20 any third parties.

Not (yet). However, we are currently working on a solution and hope to add this feature soon via an update.