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Devin Desktop (ehemals Windsurf)

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3.9 / 5Editorial ratingDocument review

Current note: Windsurf has been called Devin Desktop since June 2, 2026. According to the FAQ, the JetBrains plugin is now maintained only.

AT A GLANCE

What should you know about Devin Desktop (ehemals Windsurf)?

Windsurf has been called Devin Desktop since June 2026. The development environment combines editor features with management of local and cloud-based coding agents.

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Our editorial assessment

3.9 / 5Editorial ratingDocument review

AI code editors · toolkompass.io editorial team · 11/11/2026

Devin Desktop continues the former Windsurf IDE with local and cloud-based agent management. The transition and existing settings are documented. This helps existing Windsurf users; variable usage allowances and the maintenance status of the JetBrains plugin remain relevant limitations.

Editorial assessment of the documented software offering. No business relationship disclosed. No hands-on product test or assessment of the company's creditworthiness. The assessment covers publicly documented properties. Usability, reliability and result quality have not been tested in practice.

Fit for the use case40 % weighting

The editor and Agent Command Center suit developers who want to manage multiple coding agents. The vendor describes continuity with the Windsurf IDE; compatibility with existing extensions was not tested in practice here.

Devin Desktop FAQ - Devin Docs ↗
4 / 5
Workflow & integration25 % weighting

The FAQ describes migration of existing settings, existing rules and new agent workflows. The transition is understandable; the old JetBrains plugin, however, is now in maintenance mode only.

Devin Desktop FAQ - Devin Docs ↗
4 / 5
Costs & limits20 % weighting

Plans, additional usage at API prices and team costs are visibly described. Included usage is sometimes expressed qualitatively as a higher allowance; this alone is insufficient to reliably calculate a specific workload.

Plans and Pricing | Devin ↗
3.5 / 5
Control & operation15 % weighting

Local agents remain usable; team plans list cost controls and SSO, while Enterprise adds roles and deployment options. These capabilities are tiered and do not mean that every offered feature runs entirely locally.

Plans and Pricing | Devin ↗
4 / 5
Criteria, weighting & independence

Fits Devin Desktop (ehemals Windsurf) for your project?

Suitable for

Development with coding agents · Code editing

Less suitable for

Not yet sufficiently reviewed.

The classification is derived from the claims below and is not an independent quality assessment.

Features at a glance

  • Windsurf has been called Devin Desktop since June 2026. The development environment combines editor features with management of local and cloud-based coding agents.

    Provider documentation · no hands-on test · Source ↗ · Review status 11/10/2026

Documented strengths

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Drawbacks and limitations

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Pricing & billing model

Check price. No confirmed plan amounts available.

Review status 11/10/2026. No price guarantee. For paid plans, check tax and usage terms in the source.

Integrations

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Privacy information

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Support

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Sources & review status

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  1. Devin Desktop FAQ - Devin Docshttps://docs.devin.ai/desktop/devin-desktop-faq · retrieved on 11/10/2026
  2. Devin Desktop | Devinhttps://devin.ai/desktop · retrieved on 11/10/2026
  3. Plans and Pricing | Devinhttps://devin.ai/pricing · retrieved on 11/11/2026

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