diff --git a/crates/ide-sdk/src/python.rs b/crates/ide-sdk/src/python.rs
index 35c33beee..ed12cf32b 100644
--- a/crates/ide-sdk/src/python.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-sdk/src/python.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ pub enum VenvTool {
     Uv,
     /// `poetry env use <base>` in the project, then `poetry env info --path`.
     Poetry,
+    /// `conda create -p <location> -y` (conda must be on PATH).
+    Conda,
 }
 
 /// Creates a virtualenv at `location` with `tool` and returns its interpreter.
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ pub(crate) fn create_venv_with(
                 .ok_or_else(|| IdeError::internal(format!("{} was not created", python.display())))
         }
         VenvTool::Poetry => create_poetry_env(base, location, &which, cancel, on_line),
+        VenvTool::Conda => create_conda_env(base, location, &which, cancel, on_line),
     }
 }
 
@@ -118,6 +121,42 @@ fn create_poetry_env(
         .ok_or_else(|| IdeError::internal(format!("{} was not created", python.display())))
 }
 
+/// `conda create -p <location> -y` builds an environment at the requested prefix.
+/// `base` pins the Python version (`python=<major.minor>`) when it reports one, so the
+/// created env matches the interpreter the user picked rather than conda's default.
+fn create_conda_env(
+    base: &Path,
+    location: &Path,
+    which: &dyn Fn(&str) -> Option<PathBuf>,
+    cancel: &CancellationToken,
+    on_line: &dyn Fn(String),
+) -> IdeResult<Sdk> {
+    if location.join("conda-meta").is_dir() {
+        return Err(IdeError::new(
+            ide_core::error::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists,
+            format!("{} already contains a conda environment", location.display()),
+        ));
+    }
+    let conda = which("conda")
+        .ok_or_else(|| IdeError::unavailable("conda is not installed (install it from https://docs.conda.io)"))?;
+    if let Some(parent) = location.parent() {
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+    }
+    let mut args = vec!["create".to_owned(), "-p".to_owned(), location.to_string_lossy().into_owned(), "-y".to_owned()];
+    if let Some(version) = query_in(base, &["--version"], None, &[], Duration::from_secs(15))
+        .and_then(|v| v.strip_prefix("Python ").map(str::to_owned))
+    {
+        let short = version.split('.').take(2).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(".");
+        if !short.is_empty() {
+            args.push(format!("python={short}"));
+        }
+    }
+    stream(&conda, &args, None, &[], cancel, on_line)?;
+    let python = location.join(bin_dir()).join(exe("python"));
+    crate::discover::python_sdk(&python, "conda", location.parent().and_then(Path::parent))
+        .ok_or_else(|| IdeError::internal(format!("{} was not created", python.display())))
+}
+
 /// Arguments of `base -m venv location`. `-I` (isolated mode) keeps the working
 /// directory off `sys.path`: a project's `logging.py` or `typing.py` there would
 /// otherwise shadow the standard library modules venv imports. (`-P` does just
diff --git a/crates/ide-sdk/src/tests.rs b/crates/ide-sdk/src/tests.rs
index ceb43473b..1442b61fc 100644
--- a/crates/ide-sdk/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-sdk/src/tests.rs
@@ -749,6 +749,16 @@ fn env_tools_are_reported_missing_before_they_run() {
     )
     .unwrap_err();
     assert!(poetry.message.contains("Poetry is not installed"), "{}", poetry.message);
+    let conda = crate::python::create_venv_with(
+        crate::python::VenvTool::Conda,
+        &base,
+        &location,
+        none,
+        &Default::default(),
+        &|_| {},
+    )
+    .unwrap_err();
+    assert!(conda.message.contains("conda is not installed"), "{}", conda.message);
     // An existing environment is refused before any tool runs.
     std::fs::create_dir_all(&location).unwrap();
     std::fs::write(location.join("pyvenv.cfg"), "home = /python").unwrap();
@@ -764,6 +774,28 @@ fn env_tools_are_reported_missing_before_they_run() {
     assert!(again.message.contains("already contains a virtual environment"), "{}", again.message);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn an_existing_conda_environment_is_not_recreated() {
+    // `conda-meta/` marks a conda prefix: refuse before `conda create` would fail obscurely.
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let location = dir.path().join("envs").join("ds");
+    let base = dir.path().join("python");
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(location.join("conda-meta")).unwrap();
+    fn none(_: &str) -> Option<std::path::PathBuf> {
+        None
+    }
+    let err = crate::python::create_venv_with(
+        crate::python::VenvTool::Conda,
+        &base,
+        &location,
+        none,
+        &Default::default(),
+        &|_| {},
+    )
+    .unwrap_err();
+    assert!(err.message.contains("already contains a conda environment"), "{}", err.message);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn neutral_dir_is_fresh_and_empty() {
     let a = crate::python::neutral_dir().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/bindings.ts b/src/bindings.ts
index 0ba380462..07b6dabb0 100644
--- a/src/bindings.ts
+++ b/src/bindings.ts
@@ -7785,7 +7785,9 @@ export type VenvTool =
 /**  `uv venv <location> --python <base>` (uv must be on PATH). */
 "uv" | 
 /**  `poetry env use <base>` in the project, then `poetry env info --path`. */
-"poetry";
+"poetry" | 
+/**  `conda create -p <location> -y` (conda must be on PATH). */
+"conda";
 
 /**  What a view or custom editor shows. */
 export type View = {
diff --git a/src/features/settings/__tests__/addInterpreter.test.tsx b/src/features/settings/__tests__/addInterpreter.test.tsx
index b7198e382..07832ab4b 100644
--- a/src/features/settings/__tests__/addInterpreter.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/settings/__tests__/addInterpreter.test.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe("Add Python Interpreter", () => {
   it("lists the environment types PyCharm offers", async () => {
     open();
     await waitFor(() => expect(mocks.detect).toHaveBeenCalled());
-    for (const label of ["Virtualenv Environment", "uv Environment", "Poetry Environment"]) {
+    for (const label of ["Virtualenv Environment", "Conda Environment", "uv Environment", "Poetry Environment"]) {
       expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: label })).toBeInTheDocument();
     }
   });
@@ -86,21 +86,26 @@ describe("Add Python Interpreter", () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(onAdded).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/project/.venv/bin/python"));
   });
 
-  it("passes uv as the tool and Poetry hides the location field", async () => {
+  it("passes each tool and Poetry hides the location field", async () => {
     let finish: (v: unknown) => void = () => {};
     mocks.createVenv.mockImplementation(() => new Promise((r) => (finish = r)));
     open();
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Base interpreter" })).toBeInTheDocument());
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "uv Environment" }));
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "OK" }));
-    expect(mocks.createVenv).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "uv",
-      "/usr/bin/python3",
-      "/project/.venv",
-      expect.anything(),
-      expect.anything(),
-    );
-    await act(async () => finish(ok(VENV)));
+    for (const [label, tool] of [
+      ["uv Environment", "uv"],
+      ["Conda Environment", "conda"],
+    ] as const) {
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: label }));
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "OK" }));
+      expect(mocks.createVenv).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+        tool,
+        "/usr/bin/python3",
+        "/project/.venv",
+        expect.anything(),
+        expect.anything(),
+      );
+      await act(async () => finish(ok(VENV)));
+    }
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Poetry Environment" }));
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByLabelText("Location:")).toBeDisabled());
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "OK" }));
diff --git a/src/features/settings/languages/AddInterpreterDialog.tsx b/src/features/settings/languages/AddInterpreterDialog.tsx
index 3d50a2a00..ea85a3119 100644
--- a/src/features/settings/languages/AddInterpreterDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/features/settings/languages/AddInterpreterDialog.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type Mode = "new" | "existing";
 /** Environment types of the left column, in PyCharm's order. */
 const KINDS: { tool: VenvTool; label: string; missing: string }[] = [
   { tool: "venv", label: "Virtualenv Environment", missing: "" },
+  { tool: "conda", label: "Conda Environment", missing: "conda is not installed" },
   { tool: "uv", label: "uv Environment", missing: "uv is not installed" },
   { tool: "poetry", label: "Poetry Environment", missing: "Poetry is not installed" },
 ];
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export function AddInterpreterDialog({
   const canOk = mode === "new" ? !!baseValue && !!location.trim() && !busy : !!existing;
   const note = {
     venv: tx("Runs “<base> -m venv <location>”; the new interpreter becomes the project interpreter."),
+    conda: tx("Runs “conda create -p <location>”; the new interpreter becomes the project interpreter."),
     uv: tx("Runs “uv venv <location> --python <base>”; the new interpreter becomes the project interpreter."),
     poetry: tx(
       "Runs “poetry env use <base>” in the project; poetry keeps the environment under its own cache directory.",
diff --git a/src/features/settings/languages/api.ts b/src/features/settings/languages/api.ts
index 00ed41afb..77f179c0c 100644
--- a/src/features/settings/languages/api.ts
+++ b/src/features/settings/languages/api.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function streamed<T>(
 }
 
 /** Tool that creates a new Python environment (`VenvTool` in `ide-sdk`). */
-export type VenvTool = "venv" | "uv" | "poetry";
+export type VenvTool = "venv" | "uv" | "poetry" | "conda";
 
 export function createVenv(
   tool: VenvTool,
diff --git a/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json b/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
index d4b498ebf..afef76eb7 100644
--- a/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
+++ b/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@
   "Conflicts:": "冲突：",
   "Connect": "连接",
   "Connected": "已连接",
+  "Conda Environment": "Conda 环境",
   "Connecting to Docker…": "正在连接 Docker…",
   "Connecting to GitHub…": "正在连接 GitHub…",
   "Console": "控制台",
@@ -4682,6 +4683,7 @@
   "{count} modified action": "已修改 {count} 个操作",
   "{count} modified actions": "已修改 {count} 个操作",
   "Runs “<base> -m venv <location>”; the new interpreter becomes the project interpreter.": "运行“<base> -m venv <location>”；新的解释器将成为项目解释器。",
+  "Runs “conda create -p <location>”; the new interpreter becomes the project interpreter.": "运行“conda create -p <location>”；新的解释器将成为项目解释器。",
   "Runs “poetry env use <base>” in the project; poetry keeps the environment under its own cache directory.": "在项目中运行“poetry env use <base>”；Poetry 会将环境保存在其自己的缓存目录下。",
   "Runs “uv venv <location> --python <base>”; the new interpreter becomes the project interpreter.": "运行“uv venv <location> --python <base>”；新的解释器将成为项目解释器。",
   "{vendor} {version} is unpacked into a folder of its own in {location}, where JDK detection finds it.": "{vendor} {version} 将解压到 {location} 下它自己的文件夹中，JDK 检测会在那里找到它。",