What is Devin Desktop?
Devin Desktop is Cognition's AI code editor, and it is the product formerly called Windsurf. The rename happened on 2 June 2026: Cognition kept the IDE foundation and rebuilt the product around an Agent Command Center, a Kanban board for running several coding agents at once instead of one chat panel. Spaces share context and git worktrees between those agents, and because it speaks the open Agent Client Protocol, the agents can be Devin, Codex, Claude Agent, OpenCode or something built in-house. The editor underneath is still a full IDE with extensions, language servers and keybindings compatible with Windsurf and VS Code. There is a free tier and paid subscription tiers from $20 a month, and it is closed source. Cognition publishes it for macOS, Windows and Linux; the macOS builds are separate Apple Silicon and Intel images, and the documentation gives OS X Yosemite as the floor.
Verified product facts
- Type
- code editorEditorially reviewed
- Platform
- macOS
- Apple Silicon
- Yes
- Pricing
- FreemiumDeveloper-stated
- Developer
- CognitionDeveloper-stated
- Relationship to Nuanyue
- Third-party product — not published by NuanyueEditorially reviewed
- Licence
- proprietary
- Current version
- 3.10.48Developer-stated
- Official website
- devin.ai/desktop
Last updated . Facts marked developer-stated come from the developer and are not independently confirmed; editorially reviewed marks a Nuanyue judgement.
Key features
What Devin Desktop does at a glance.
Agent Command Center
A Kanban board showing every local and cloud agent, with statuses such as running, waiting for review and done
Spaces
Group sessions, pull requests, files and context so several agents can share the same working state
Agent Client Protocol support
So Codex, Claude Agent, OpenCode and in-house agents run inside the same interface
A full IDE underneath
Syntax highlighting, autocomplete, debugging, extensions, language servers and keybindings
Devin Local, a local agent rewritten
In Rust as the successor to Cascade, with subagent support
Supercomplete
Predicts the next edit rather than only the next token
Fast Context
Locates the files and lines an agent needs for a question
Handoff
From a local session to a cloud agent without leaving the editor
Editor configuration backwards-compatible
With Windsurf and VS Code
What you can use Devin Desktop for
- Running several coding agents in parallel and reviewing their work from one board
- Delegating long-running work to a cloud agent while continuing locally
- Keeping one editor for both hand-written code and agent-produced changes
- Running third-party agents such as Codex or Claude Agent inside a single editor
- Migrating an existing Windsurf setup, since extensions and keybindings carry over
Who is Devin Desktop for?
- Engineers who want to supervise several agents rather than chat with one
- Teams that already standardise on Devin or on Cognition's platform
- Windsurf users, whose setup, plan and extensions carried over automatically
Who is Devin Desktop not for?
- Anyone who wants a free, open-source editor — Zed and VS Code are the alternatives
- Users who do not want a subscription, since the useful quotas sit behind the paid tiers
- Anyone who needs a Windows or Linux guide: Cognition ships desktop builds for both, but this entry documents the macOS build
Limitations
- Renamed from Windsurf on 2 June 2026 and now sold under Cognition's Devin branding; documentation and download URLs still use windsurf and codeium domains
- The legacy Cascade agent was supported only through 1 July 2026, so configurations built around it have had to migrate to Devin Local
- The free tier is described as a light quota with limited model availability, which is not enough for regular agentic work
- Usage beyond a plan's quota is charged at API pricing on top of the subscription
- Closed source, and there is no perpetual licence
- Cognition's download page states no macOS requirement at all; the floor recorded here comes from the documentation's install page, which gives OS X Yosemite for the Mac build
Strengths and trade-offs
What Devin Desktop does well, and what to weigh before choosing it. Points marked developer-stated come from the developer’s own material and have not been independently confirmed.
Strengths
- The Agent Command Center manages several local and cloud agents from one board instead of one chat panel.Developer-stated
- Speaks the open Agent Client Protocol, so Codex, Claude Agent, OpenCode and in-house agents run in the same interface.Developer-stated
- Existing Windsurf and VS Code extensions, keybindings and language servers keep working after the rename.Developer-stated
- Separate Apple Silicon and Intel macOS builds, so neither kind of Mac runs the app under translation.
- A free tier exists, so the editor can be evaluated without paying.
Trade-offs
- The free tier has a light quota and limited model availability, so agentic work quickly needs a paid plan.
- Subscriptions start at $20 a month and run to $200 a month, with usage beyond the quota billed at API pricing.
- The rename left the product spread across several domains: downloads still come from windsurf-stable.codeiumdata.com.
- The legacy Cascade agent was supported only through 1 July 2026, so it is no longer available.Developer-stated
First-use experience
What the app asks of you when you set it up. Only established facts appear here; anything we could not confirm is left out rather than guessed at.
- Installation
- Download the disk image for your Mac from devin.ai/download and drag the app into Applications. Apple Silicon and Intel builds are published separately, and the current release is 3.10.48.
- First launch Developer-stated
- An existing Windsurf installation updates over the air and keeps its plan, pricing, extensions and settings. New users sign in to create an account before using the cloud agents; the local agent works from the editor.
- System integration Developer-stated
- Installs as a standalone IDE with its own extensions, language servers and keybindings, backwards-compatible with Windsurf and VS Code, and can hand a session off to a cloud agent running on Cognition's infrastructure.
- Apple Silicon
- Supported
What it is
Devin Desktop is Cognition’s AI code editor. Until 2 June 2026 it was called Windsurf, and the rename was more than a new name: the product was reorganised around an Agent Command Center, a Kanban board that shows every coding agent you have running and what each one is doing. Statuses read like a project board — running, waiting for review, done — and the point is supervising several agents rather than conversing with one.
Underneath, it is still an IDE. Syntax highlighting, autocomplete, debugging, extensions, language servers and keybindings are all there, and the developer states they are backwards-compatible with both Windsurf and VS Code, so an existing setup carries over.
Agents, not a chat panel
Two ideas do the work. Spaces group sessions, pull requests, files and context so several agents can share the same working state rather than each starting from nothing. And Agent Client Protocol is an open protocol that lets any compatible agent run inside any compatible editor — at launch that means Codex, Claude Agent and OpenCode alongside Cognition’s own Devin, plus agents a team builds in-house. Third-party agents appear in the same board and share the same Spaces.
On the local side, Devin Local replaces the old Cascade agent. Cognition rewrote it in Rust, says it supports the same settings, and claims it is up to 30% more token-efficient while adding subagents. Cascade itself is only supported through 1 July 2026, so anyone with a Cascade-dependent setup needs to migrate.
What it costs
There is a free tier, but the developer describes it as a light quota with limited model availability — enough to evaluate, not enough to work in. Pro is $20 a month, Max is $200 a month, Teams is $80 a month plus $40 a month per full developer seat, and Enterprise is quoted. Usage beyond a plan’s quota is billed at API pricing, so the effective cost depends on how much you let the agents run.
There is no perpetual licence. This is a subscription product, and the tier you need depends on agent volume rather than on seats.
Practical notes
The rename left the product spread across several domains, which is worth
knowing when checking what you are downloading: installers come from
windsurf-stable.codeiumdata.com, documentation lives at docs.devin.ai, and
the old windsurf.com domain now serves the Devin Desktop page. The release
notes themselves still say “Devin Desktop (Windsurf)”.
Separate Apple Silicon and Intel macOS builds are published, and the current release is 3.10.48 from 29 September 2026. The download page states no macOS requirement, but the documentation’s install page gives OS X Yosemite — macOS 10.10 — as the floor for the Mac build, which is far lower than most modern IDEs ask for. Windows and Linux installers are published too, so this is not a Mac-only product; this entry covers the macOS build.
Release history
Dated releases recorded for Devin Desktop, newest first, each with the source it was read from.
3.10.48
Current release, published for macOS, Windows and Linux with separate Apple Silicon and Intel macOS builds.
Source: Documentation
3.10.35
Point release in the 3.10 line, which shipped several updates across September 2026.
Source: Documentation
3.6.27
First release line to publish installers under the Devin name rather than Windsurf, following the June rename.
Source: Documentation
Questions about Devin Desktop
Is Devin Desktop the same product as Windsurf?
Yes. Cognition renamed Windsurf to Devin Desktop on 2 June 2026. The IDE foundation is the same, extensions and keybindings carry over, and existing installations update over the air with their plan and pricing unchanged. The release notes and some download URLs still use the Windsurf name.
How much does Devin Desktop cost?
There is a free tier with a light quota. Pro is $20 a month, Max is $200 a month, and Teams is $80 a month plus $40 a month per full developer seat. Enterprise is quoted. Usage beyond a plan's quota is billed at API pricing.
What is the Agent Command Center?
It is a Kanban board that shows every agent you are running, local and cloud, with statuses such as running, waiting for review and done. It is the default surface of the editor rather than a panel inside it.Developer-stated
Can Devin Desktop run agents other than Devin?
Yes. It supports the Agent Client Protocol, and at launch that covers Codex, Claude Agent, OpenCode and any ACP-compatible agent, including ones a team builds itself. Third-party agents appear in the same Kanban view and share Spaces context.Developer-stated
What happened to the Cascade agent?
Cascade has been replaced by Devin Local, a local agent rewritten from scratch in Rust that supports the same settings and adds subagents. The legacy Cascade agent was supported only through 1 July 2026, so it is no longer available.Developer-stated
Which macOS version does Devin Desktop need?
The documentation's install page gives OS X Yosemite — macOS 10.10 — as the minimum for the Mac build, which is far below what most modern IDEs require. The product's download page states no requirement at all. Separate Apple Silicon and Intel disk images are published.
Competitors
Direct competitors: overlapping features aimed at the same users.
Cursor
AI code editor with autocomplete, chat, and coding agent features.
Both are AI-first code editors aimed at the same agentic coding workflow, but Cursor is priced from $20 a month while Devin Desktop adds an agent board and cloud handoff.
Zed
Fast, collaborative code editor written in Rust, with built-in AI agents.
Both are modern code editors with built-in agents, but Zed is free and open source while Devin Desktop is closed source with subscription tiers.
Visual Studio Code
Free MIT-licensed code editor with a large extension marketplace.
Both are extensible editors with the same extension ecosystem, but VS Code is free from Microsoft while Devin Desktop is a paid AI-first fork of that lineage.
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