Windsurf is a standalone AI-powered code editor built on VS Code, with over 2.5 million installs.
It features intelligent tab completion, inline editing, and a built-in AI agent designed to enhance coding efficiency from the ground up.
With its 1-click “deploy to web” capability and broad plugin support for JetBrains, Vim, Emacs, and more, Windsurf streamlines the entire development process.
In July 2025, Cognition — the company behind the AI coding agent Devin — acquired Windsurf.
Testimonials:
“Every single one of these engineers has to spend literally just one day making projects with Windsurf and it will be like they strapped on rocket boosters.” – Garry Tan, President & CEO
Windsurf is so much better than Cursor. It just makes the steps easier, like creating new folders within the flow. I like how I just type my prompt, go away for a bit, come back and theres a web preview waiting. – Avi Schiffmann, Friend.com
Windsurf UX beats Cursor for novices like me. Just click “preview” – it sets up a server and keeps it active. Same goes for MCPs and extensions. Click a button in Windsurf, done. – Jon Myers
Unreal. I just built an app with 1 prompt. – Alex Finn
The reason I chose Windsurf is because you guys are on a constant mission of streamlining, improving and generally making the experience better for your users. The recent pricing rework with the clear and fair token usage plans are what convinced me to convert. It makes me feel like you care about users and builders. – TheBodegaMan
