diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b62f5cd58e44..351ee8fab3cdb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 ### Added
 - `TypeGuard` is retained in inferred types (#504)
 - Type narrowing is applied from lambda execution (#504)
+- `--ide` flag (#501)
 ### Enhancements
+- `show-error-context`/`pretty` are now on by default (#501)
+- Show fake column number when `--show-error-end` (#501)
 ### Fixes
 - Don't show "X defined here" when error context is hidden (#498)
 - Fix issue with reveal code in ignore message (#490)
diff --git a/docs/source/command_line.rst b/docs/source/command_line.rst
index a993d63d8aecc..3fed2d78c877b 100644
--- a/docs/source/command_line.rst
+++ b/docs/source/command_line.rst
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ You can read more :ref:`here <baseline>`.
 Based features
 **************
 
+.. option:: --ide
+
+    Preset options for best compatibility with an integrated developer environment.
+
 .. option:: --default-return
 
     See :confval:`default_return`.
diff --git a/mypy/dmypy/client.py b/mypy/dmypy/client.py
index bd1242eeadeab..2fb4768efcce9 100644
--- a/mypy/dmypy/client.py
+++ b/mypy/dmypy/client.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def __init__(self, prog: str) -> None:
     "-V",
     "--version",
     action="version",
-    version=f"Basedmypy Daemon {__based_version__}\nBased on %(prog)s {__version__}",
+    version=f"Basedmypy-Daemon {__based_version__}\nBased on %(prog)s {__version__}",
     help="Show program's version number and exit",
 )
 subparsers = parser.add_subparsers()
diff --git a/mypy/errors.py b/mypy/errors.py
index 972b53e735acf..37a87d6119919 100644
--- a/mypy/errors.py
+++ b/mypy/errors.py
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@
     codes.NAME_DEFINED,
     # Overrides have a custom link to docs
     codes.OVERRIDE,
+    codes.REVEAL,
 }
 
 allowed_duplicates: Final = ["@overload", "Got:", "Expected:"]
 
-BASE_RTD_URL: Final = "https://mypy.rtfd.io/en/stable/_refs.html#code"
+BASE_RTD_URL: Final = "https://kotlinisland.github.io/basedmypy/_refs.html#code"
 
 # Keep track of the original error code when the error code of a message is changed.
 # This is used to give notes about out-of-date "type: ignore" comments.
@@ -648,8 +649,9 @@ def add_error_info(self, info: ErrorInfo) -> None:
             and info.code not in HIDE_LINK_CODES
         ):
             message = f"See {BASE_RTD_URL}-{info.code.code} for more info"
-            if message in self.only_once_messages:
+            if not self.options.ide and message in self.only_once_messages:
                 return
+            info_ = info
             self.only_once_messages.add(message)
             info = ErrorInfo(
                 import_ctx=info.import_ctx,
@@ -669,6 +671,7 @@ def add_error_info(self, info: ErrorInfo) -> None:
                 allow_dups=False,
                 priority=20,
             )
+            info_.notes.append(info)
             self._add_error_info(file, info)
 
     def has_many_errors(self) -> bool:
@@ -793,6 +796,7 @@ def generate_unused_ignore_errors(self, file: str) -> None:
                 narrower = set(used_ignored_codes) & codes.sub_code_map[unused]
                 if narrower:
                     message += f", use narrower [{', '.join(narrower)}] instead of [{unused}] code"
+
             # Don't use report since add_error_info will ignore the error!
             info = ErrorInfo(
                 import_ctx=self.import_context(),
@@ -1185,11 +1189,16 @@ def render_messages(
                         )
                     )
             src = (
-                file == current_file
-                and source_lines
-                and e.line > 0
-                and source_lines[e.line - 1].strip()
+                file == current_file and source_lines and e.line > 0 and source_lines[e.line - 1]
             ) or ""
+            # when there is no column, but we still want an ide to show an error
+            if e.column == -1 and self.options.show_error_end:
+                if src:
+                    e.column = src.find(src.strip())
+                    e.end_column = len(src)
+                else:
+                    e.column = 1
+            src = src.strip()
             if isinstance(e.message, ErrorMessage):
                 result.append(
                     (
diff --git a/mypy/main.py b/mypy/main.py
index ba555407ea851..a7c15069c10a9 100644
--- a/mypy/main.py
+++ b/mypy/main.py
@@ -611,6 +611,9 @@ def add_invertible_flag(
         "You probably want to set this on a module override",
         group=based_group,
     )
+    add_invertible_flag(
+        "--ide", default=False, help="Best default for IDE integration.", group=based_group
+    )
 
     config_group = parser.add_argument_group(
         title="Config file",
@@ -940,8 +943,8 @@ def add_invertible_flag(
         description="Adjust the amount of detail shown in error messages.",
     )
     add_invertible_flag(
-        "--show-error-context",
-        default=False,
+        "--hide-error-context",
+        default=True,
         dest="show_error_context",
         help='Precede errors with "note:" messages explaining context',
         group=error_group,
@@ -966,14 +969,16 @@ def add_invertible_flag(
         group=error_group,
     )
     add_invertible_flag(
-        "--show-error-code-links",
-        default=False,
-        help="Show links to error code documentation",
+        "--hide-error-code-links",
+        dest="show_error_code_links",
+        default=True,
+        help="Hide links to error code documentation",
         group=error_group,
     )
     add_invertible_flag(
-        "--pretty",
-        default=False,
+        "--no-pretty",
+        default=True,
+        dest="pretty",
         help="Use visually nicer output in error messages:"
         " Use soft word wrap, show source code snippets,"
         " and show error location markers",
@@ -1309,6 +1314,7 @@ def add_invertible_flag(
         parser.error(f"Cannot find config file '{config_file}'")
 
     mypy.options._based = dummy.__dict__["special-opts:strict"]
+    mypy.options._legacy = os.getenv("__MYPY_UNDER_TEST__") == "2"
 
     based_enabled_codes = (
         {
@@ -1335,9 +1341,23 @@ def add_invertible_flag(
     def set_strict_flags() -> None:
         pass
 
+    def set_ide_flags() -> None:
+        for dest, value in {
+            "show_error_context": False,
+            "error_summary": False,
+            "pretty": False,
+            "show_error_end": True,
+        }.items():
+            setattr(options, dest, value)
+
     # Parse config file first, so command line can override.
     parse_config_file(options, set_strict_flags, config_file, stdout, stderr)
 
+    # Set IDE flags before parsing (if IDE mode enabled), so other command
+    # line options can override.
+    if dummy.ide:
+        set_ide_flags()
+
     # Override cache_dir if provided in the environment
     environ_cache_dir = os.getenv("MYPY_CACHE_DIR", "")
     if environ_cache_dir.strip():
diff --git a/mypy/options.py b/mypy/options.py
index e623f3de95833..4e415de087b26 100644
--- a/mypy/options.py
+++ b/mypy/options.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class BuildType:
 ) - {"debug_cache"}
 
 _based = True
+_legacy = False
 
 
 def flip_if_not_based(b: bool) -> bool:
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ def flip_if_not_based(b: bool) -> bool:
     return b if _based else not b
 
 
+def flip_if_legacy(b: bool) -> bool:
+    """Flips this bool if we are legacy.
+
+    Used to run tests in old mode.
+    """
+    return not b if _legacy else b
+
+
 # Features that are currently incomplete/experimental
 TYPE_VAR_TUPLE: Final = "TypeVarTuple"
 UNPACK: Final = "Unpack"
@@ -156,6 +165,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.incomplete_is_typed = flip_if_not_based(False)
         self.bare_literals = True
         self.ignore_missing_py_typed = False
+        self.ide = False
 
         # disallow_any options
         self.disallow_any_generics = flip_if_not_based(True)
@@ -208,7 +218,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.strict_optional = True
 
         # Show "note: In function "foo":" messages.
-        self.show_error_context = False
+        self.show_error_context = flip_if_legacy(True)
 
         # Use nicer output (when possible).
         self.color_output = True
@@ -343,9 +353,9 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.show_column_numbers: bool = flip_if_not_based(True)
         self.show_error_end: bool = False
         self.hide_error_codes = False
-        self.show_error_code_links = False
+        self.show_error_code_links = True
         # Use soft word wrap and show trimmed source snippets with error location markers.
-        self.pretty = False
+        self.pretty = True
         self.dump_graph = False
         self.dump_deps = False
         self.logical_deps = False
diff --git a/mypy/stubtest.py b/mypy/stubtest.py
index 0da795ee9f6cf..2c436d12dd1c9 100644
--- a/mypy/stubtest.py
+++ b/mypy/stubtest.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def test_module(module_name: str) -> Iterator[Error]:
                 runtime_desc=(
                     "This is most likely the fault of something very dynamic in your library. "
                     "It's also possible this is a bug in stubtest.\nIf in doubt, please "
-                    "open an issue at https://github.com/python/mypy\n\n"
+                    "open an issue at https://github.com/python/basedmypy\n\n"
                     + traceback.format_exc().strip()
                 ),
             )
diff --git a/mypy/test/helpers.py b/mypy/test/helpers.py
index 62eb94f99585a..63120607bdeed 100644
--- a/mypy/test/helpers.py
+++ b/mypy/test/helpers.py
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ def parse_options(
 
     if flags:
         flag_list: list[str] = safe(flags.group(1)).split()
+        flag_list = ["--no-pretty", "--hide-error-context", "--hide-error-code-links"] + flag_list
         if based:
-            flag_list.insert(0, "--default-return")
             flag_list.append("--hide-column-numbers")
             flag_list.extend(["--enable-error-code", "no-untyped-usage"])
         else:
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ def parse_options(
             raise RuntimeError("Specifying targets via the flags pragma is not supported.")
         if not based and "--show-error-codes" not in flag_list:
             options.hide_error_codes = True
+        print(options.pretty)
     else:
         flag_list = []
         options = Options()
@@ -371,6 +372,9 @@ def parse_options(
             options.hide_error_codes = True
             options.force_uppercase_builtins = True
         options.force_union_syntax = True
+        options.pretty = False
+        options.show_error_context = False
+        options.show_error_code_links = False
     # Allow custom python version to override testfile_pyversion.
     if all(flag.split("=")[0] not in ["--python-version", "-2", "--py2"] for flag in flag_list):
         options.python_version = testfile_pyversion(testcase.file)
diff --git a/mypy/test/testcmdline.py b/mypy/test/testcmdline.py
index 383377ca55260..a9e54ebb0d976 100644
--- a/mypy/test/testcmdline.py
+++ b/mypy/test/testcmdline.py
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ def test_python_cmdline(testcase: DataDrivenTestCase, step: int) -> None:
     if not based:
         args.append("--no-strict")
         args.append("--no-default-return")
+    if "--pretty" not in args:
+        args.append("--no-pretty")
+    if "--show-error-code-links" not in args and "--ide" not in args:
+        args.append("--hide-error-code-links")
     if "--error-summary" not in args:
         args.append("--no-error-summary")
     if "--show-error-codes" not in args and not based:
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ def test_python_cmdline(testcase: DataDrivenTestCase, step: int) -> None:
     env.pop("COLUMNS", None)
     extra_path = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(test_temp_dir), "pypath")
     env["PYTHONPATH"] = PREFIX
-    env["__MYPY_UNDER_TEST__"] = "1"
+    env["__MYPY_UNDER_TEST__"] = "1" if based else "2"
     if os.path.isdir(extra_path):
         env["PYTHONPATH"] += os.pathsep + extra_path
     cwd = os.path.join(test_temp_dir, custom_cwd or "")
diff --git a/mypy/test/testdaemon.py b/mypy/test/testdaemon.py
index 5bd3340e0fb6a..b3f2c8cc95fa9 100644
--- a/mypy/test/testdaemon.py
+++ b/mypy/test/testdaemon.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def test_daemon(testcase: DataDrivenTestCase) -> None:
         if cmd.split()[1] in ("start", "restart", "run"):
             cmd = cmd.replace(
                 "-- ",
-                "-- --no-strict --no-infer-function-types --no-default-return --hide-column-numbers ",
+                "-- --no-strict --no-infer-function-types --no-default-return --hide-column-numbers --no-pretty --hide-error-context ",
             )
         sts, output = run_cmd(cmd)
         output_lines = output.splitlines()
diff --git a/mypy/test/testerrorstream.py b/mypy/test/testerrorstream.py
index e11a760ea83f9..020d97e2409d0 100644
--- a/mypy/test/testerrorstream.py
+++ b/mypy/test/testerrorstream.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ def test_error_stream(testcase: DataDrivenTestCase) -> None:
     options = Options()
     options.show_traceback = True
     options.hide_error_codes = True
+    options.show_error_context = False
+    options.pretty = False
 
     logged_messages: list[str] = []
 
diff --git a/mypy/test/testpep561.py b/mypy/test/testpep561.py
index bef164634f5c4..2a6077d66019d 100644
--- a/mypy/test/testpep561.py
+++ b/mypy/test/testpep561.py
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ def test_pep561(testcase: DataDrivenTestCase) -> None:
                     f.write(f"{s}\n")
             cmd_line.append(program)
 
-        cmd_line.extend(["--no-error-summary", "--hide-error-codes", "--no-strict"])
+        cmd_line.extend(
+            ["--no-error-summary", "--hide-error-codes", "--no-strict", "--no-pretty", "--hide-error-context"]
+        )
         if python_executable != sys.executable:
             cmd_line.append(f"--python-executable={python_executable}")
 
diff --git a/mypy/test/testpythoneval.py b/mypy/test/testpythoneval.py
index b8bdc00f86340..73539789e771b 100644
--- a/mypy/test/testpythoneval.py
+++ b/mypy/test/testpythoneval.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ def test_python_evaluation(testcase: DataDrivenTestCase, cache_dir: str) -> None
         "--no-infer-function-types",
         "--force-uppercase-builtins",
         "--no-strict",
+        "--no-pretty",
+        "--hide-error-context",
     ]
     interpreter = python3_path
     mypy_cmdline.append(f"--python-version={'.'.join(map(str, PYTHON3_VERSION))}")
diff --git a/mypy/test/teststubtest.py b/mypy/test/teststubtest.py
index 751aea0298b2d..e290e3bb03c36 100644
--- a/mypy/test/teststubtest.py
+++ b/mypy/test/teststubtest.py
@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@ def run_stubtest(
             f.write(stub)
         with open(f"{TEST_MODULE_NAME}.py", "w") as f:
             f.write(runtime)
-        if config_file:
-            with open(f"{TEST_MODULE_NAME}_config.ini", "w") as f:
-                f.write(config_file)
-            options = options + ["--mypy-config-file", f"{TEST_MODULE_NAME}_config.ini"]
+        if not config_file:
+            config_file = "[mypy]"
+        config_file += "\nshow_error_code_links=false\npretty=false"
+        with open(f"{TEST_MODULE_NAME}_config.ini", "w") as f:
+            f.write(config_file)
+        options = options + ["--mypy-config-file", f"{TEST_MODULE_NAME}_config.ini"]
         output = io.StringIO()
         mypy.options._based = False
         with contextlib.redirect_stdout(output):
diff --git a/mypyc/test/testutil.py b/mypyc/test/testutil.py
index bc78fc4e3f834..dc78fd0b482e4 100644
--- a/mypyc/test/testutil.py
+++ b/mypyc/test/testutil.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def build_ir_for_single_file2(
 
     mypy.options._based = False
     options = Options()
+    options.show_error_context = False
     options.default_return = False
     options.show_traceback = True
     options.hide_error_codes = True
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-based-misc.test b/test-data/unit/check-based-misc.test
index 19fb7c3fa559c..8ac78f0b9f8ae 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-based-misc.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-based-misc.test
@@ -13,3 +13,11 @@ from typing import Any
 
 a: Any = 1  # E: Explicit "Any" is not allowed  [no-any-explicit]
 reveal_type(a)  # type: ignore[no-any-expr]  # N: Revealed type is "Any"
+
+
+[case testFakeColumn]
+# flags: --show-error-end
+if True:
+    1  # type: ignore[operator]
+[out]
+main:3:5:3:31: error: Unused "type: ignore" comment  [unused-ignore]
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-flags.test b/test-data/unit/check-flags.test
index 5b689ac107b6c..36cf4208f019d 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-flags.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-flags.test
@@ -2209,7 +2209,7 @@ list(1)  # E: No overload variant of "list" matches argument type "int"  [call-o
          # N: Possible overload variants: \
          # N:     def [T] __init__(self) -> List[T] \
          # N:     def [T] __init__(self, x: Iterable[T]) -> List[T] \
-         # N: See https://mypy.rtfd.io/en/stable/_refs.html#code-call-overload for more info
+         # N: See https://kotlinisland.github.io/basedmypy/_refs.html#code-call-overload for more info
 list(2)  # E: No overload variant of "list" matches argument type "int"  [call-overload] \
          # N: Possible overload variants: \
          # N:     def [T] __init__(self) -> List[T] \
diff --git a/test-data/unit/cmdline-based-baseline.test b/test-data/unit/cmdline-based-baseline.test
index 25c5664de7cc4..6fa2a382e9e8c 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/cmdline-based-baseline.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/cmdline-based-baseline.test
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ def foo() -> None:
 [file .mypy/baseline.json]
 {"files": {"main.py": [{"offset": 1, "code": "misc", "message": "test", "src": ""}]}, "format": "1.7", "targets": ["file:pkg"]}
 [out]
+pkg/main.py: note: In function "foo":
 pkg/main.py:3:5: note: Revealed local types are:
 pkg/main.py:3:5: note:     a: int
 Success: no issues found in 1 source file
@@ -575,3 +576,28 @@ def f(): ...
 [out]
 a.py:2:1: error: Unexpected keyword argument "a" for "f"  [call-arg]
 b.py:4:1: note: "f" defined here
+
+
+[case testErrorLink]
+# cmd: mypy a.py --show-error-code-links
+[file a.py]
+a
+[file .mypy/baseline.json]
+{
+    "files": {
+        "a.py": [
+            {
+                "code": "name-defined",
+                "column": 0,
+                "message": "Name \"a\" is not defined",
+                "offset": 1,
+                "src": "a",
+                "target": "a"
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    "format": "1.7",
+    "targets": [
+        "file:a.py"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/test-data/unit/cmdline-based.test b/test-data/unit/cmdline-based.test
index 2ddaff9082890..437fa0ea59ed0 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/cmdline-based.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/cmdline-based.test
@@ -41,3 +41,15 @@ x = 0
 [out]
 main.py:2:13: note: Revealed type is "int"
 == Return code: 0
+
+
+[case testIdeCodes]
+# cmd: mypy --ide main.py
+[file main.py]
+1 + ""
+1 + ""
+[out]
+main.py:1:5:1:6: error: Unsupported operand types for + ("int" and "str")  [operator]
+main.py:1:5:1:6: note: See https://kotlinisland.github.io/basedmypy/_refs.html#code-operator for more info
+main.py:2:5:2:6: error: Unsupported operand types for + ("int" and "str")  [operator]
+main.py:2:5:2:6: note: See https://kotlinisland.github.io/basedmypy/_refs.html#code-operator for more info