Windsurf → Devin Desktop

Windsurf did not shut down. On June 2, 2026, Cognition renamed it Devin Desktop, and the official announcement describes the change as a regular over-the-air update to the same editor. The old windsurf.com address now redirects to the Devin Desktop page. What disappeared is the Windsurf name and, after a transition that ran through July 1, 2026, the older Cascade agent, which was replaced by a new local agent called Devin Local.

What changed and what did not

The editor itself is largely the same. Cognition says extensions, keybindings, language servers and workflows remain backwards-compatible with Windsurf and VS Code. The main visible difference is the default screen: Devin Desktop opens on an Agent Command Center, a Kanban-style board for managing local and cloud agents, with the full IDE one step behind it. It also supports the Agent Client Protocol, which lets agents such as Codex, Claude Agent and OpenCode run inside the editor.

Existing subscriptions are not affected. The Devin Desktop FAQ states that plans, pricing and access stay the same, including legacy Windsurf Enterprise plans, and that no move to a new billing model is required. Windsurf settings are ported automatically. Devin Local replaced Cascade at the same pricing, and Cognition describes it as up to 30 percent more token efficient.

Current pricing

The Devin pricing page lists five tiers: Free at $0; Pro at $20 per month; Max at $200 per month; Teams at $80 per month for the team plus $40 per month per full developer seat; and Enterprise at custom pricing. Free includes unlimited Tab completions and inline edits with a light agent quota. Pro adds higher quotas, frontier models and access to Devin Cloud, with extra usage billed at API pricing. Devin Cloud is a separate product from the desktop app, and the desktop app does not require it.

Platforms

The FAQ documents the app on macOS, Windows and Linux, naming Devin.app, Devin.exe and a Linux binary. The Devin Desktop page, however, offers a download for macOS only, so Windows and Linux users should confirm availability before relying on it. The JetBrains plugin is in maintenance mode, and the FAQ points JetBrains users to Devin over ACP instead.

Moving over

For current Windsurf users, migration is mostly automatic. After the update, the first-run prompt offers to migrate from Windsurf, which copies settings, keybindings, snippets, workspace state and installed extensions. Caches, logs and Local History are skipped, and nothing is copied if you choose to start fresh or if a Devin data directory already exists.

A few practical items remain. Extensions move to a new folder under the home directory, and the old Windsurf folder becomes read-only. The surf command is replaced by devin-desktop, so shell aliases and scripts need updating. Repositories can keep their .windsurf folder and .windsurfrules file, because both are still read, though .devin is now preferred. Organizations that manage devices should add the new app name to allowlists, since a policy permitting only Windsurf could block it.

Independent alternatives

Anyone who would rather leave the Cognition ecosystem has two common options. Cursor is an AI-first editor with a free Hobby tier and a Pro plan at $20 per month, matching Devin Desktop’s Pro price. GitHub Copilot runs inside VS Code and costs less: Free at $0, Pro at $10 per month and Pro+ at $39 per month. Copilot suits people who want to keep a standard editor, while Cursor is the closer match to the dedicated-IDE model.

Bottom line

Staying put is the low-effort choice: nothing about the plan changes, and the editor behaves as before. The trade-off is that the product is now organised around managing agents, which may be more than a person who only wants autocomplete and chat needs. That user may find Copilot Pro cheaper.