Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

What it is

This section summarises Cognition's own documentation. It is not a hands-on assessment.

Windsurf is the AI code editor that Cognition, the company behind the Devin coding agent, renamed Devin Desktop on 2 June 2026. Cognition says only the name and branding changed for existing users: plans, settings, extensions and keybindings carried over in an automatic update. The app now installs as Devin.app, Devin.exe or devin, so allowlists that name "Windsurf" need updating.

• Agent Command Center: the default view, a board for managing local and cloud agents.
• Devin Local: the local agent that replaced Cascade. The legacy Cascade agent was available until 1 July 2026.
• Tab: completions from Cognition's own model, with Tab to Jump and Tab to Import.
• A full IDE with a VS Code-style interface that imports VS Code or Cursor settings and uses the Open VSX registry for extensions. It runs on macOS, Windows and Linux.

The Windsurf plugin for JetBrains IDEs is in maintenance mode; Cognition recommends running Devin in JetBrains through the Agent Client Protocol instead.

Pricing

Model	freemium
Paid plans from	$20/month (Pro)
Notes	Shares plans with Devin and Devin CLI. Free has a light quota and unlimited Tab completions. Pro $20 and Max $200 a month. Teams $80 a month minimum, $40 per full seat. Pro quotas refresh daily and weekly; extra usage at API pricing. No free trials of paid plans.
Checked	October 29, 2026