Devin Desktop by Cognition
Overview
Agentic IDE from Cognition, built on the Windsurf editor, that adds an Agent Command Center for managing local and cloud coding agents and supports third-party agents through the Agent Client Protocol. A JetBrains plugin continues under the Windsurf name.
Status: Renamed from Windsurf to Devin Desktop on 2026-06-02; Cognition signed the Windsurf acquisition in 2025-07.
It was mentioned in 16 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
Recent developments
- 2026-06-02: Windsurf renamed Devin Desktop, with an Agent Command Center for local and cloud agents.
- 2026-04-15: Cognition published 'Devin in Windsurf', bringing Devin cloud agents into the editor.
Devin Desktop usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: devin-desktop.csv
Install Devin Desktop
| Homebrew | brew install --cask devin-desktop |
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These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer; see the official documentation.
Key facts
| Maker | Cognition |
|---|---|
| Type | AI IDE |
| First released | November 2024 |
| License | Proprietary |
| Interfaces | Desktop IDE, IDE plugin |
| Platforms | macOS |
| Models | Frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and SpaceXAI plus open-source models, and Cognition's own SWE-2 (free in Devin Desktop and CLI through 2026-10-16). |
| Homebrew installs | 262 in 30 days · 2,180 in a year |
Pricing
Free $0 (light quota, unlimited Tab and inline edits); Pro $20/mo; Max $200/mo; Teams $80/mo plus $40/mo per full seat (up to 200 users); Enterprise custom. Extra usage is bought at API pricing; the same plans cover Devin Cloud.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 5, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Reliability
From the vendor's public status page · now: All Systems Operational
1 incidents reported in the last 30 days.
| Sep 11, 2026 | GPT 5.6 Sol Partial Degradation · none |
|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | Elevated errors on Windsurf · minor |
| May 21, 2026 | SWE-1.6 Fast Elevated Error rate · minor |
| May 18, 2026 | Windsurf Authentication Slowness · none |
| May 10, 2026 | Windsurf Signup Outage · minor |
| May 4, 2026 | Windsurf Connectivity Issues · minor |
Devin Desktop alternatives
| # | Agent | Pulse | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | VS Code installs | Stars | Latest release | Price | Last 90 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |
CursorAnysphere (owned by SpaceX) |
71 | — | — | — | — | 33.3K+3/day | — | Free + $20/mo | ||
| 9 |
GitHub CopilotGitHub (Microsoft) |
70 | — | — | — | 78.6M | — | — | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 19 |
ZedZed Industries |
59 | — | — | — | — | 91.3K+54/day | 1.22.06d ago | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 28 |
WarpWarp |
54 | — | — | — | — | 65.4K+25/day | 0.2026.06.03.…4mo ago | Free + $20/mo | ||
| 36 |
JunieJetBrains |
51 | 318 | down 58.6% | — | — | 469+1/day | 3651.1yesterday | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 44 |
Amazon Q DeveloperAmazon Web Services |
49 | — | — | — | 1.9M | 51 | 2.8.05d ago | Free + $19/mo | ||
| No agents match that filter. | |||||||||||
Head to head: Devin Desktop vs Cursor
Devin Desktop FAQ
How much does Devin Desktop cost?
Free $0 (light quota, unlimited Tab and inline edits); Pro $20/mo; Max $200/mo; Teams $80/mo plus $40/mo per full seat (up to 200 users); Enterprise custom. Extra usage is bought at API pricing; the same plans cover Devin Cloud.
Is Devin Desktop open source?
No. Devin Desktop is a proprietary product from Cognition.
How popular is Devin Desktop?
It was mentioned in 16 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
What are the alternatives to Devin Desktop?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Zed, Warp.
Where these numbers come from
Homebrew: devin-desktop. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: devin.ai, docs.devin.ai, cognition.com, en.wikipedia.org, formulae.brew.sh, open-vsx.org, plugins.jetbrains.com.