guIDE
The local-first AI IDE for serious development.
Run agents on your hardware. Your code stays yours—cloud is optional, never required.
Local GGUF
On-device inference on CUDA or CPU. No API keys required to start.
Agent tools
Full ask-plan-agent loop with native filesystem, terminal, and git.
Privacy
Code and context stay on your machine unless you opt into cloud.
Optional cloud
GraySoft Cloud or 26 BYOK providers when you need hosted models.
Product
See the workspace
A calm, full-screen environment built for long sessions—click a capture to swap the hero preview.
Features
Everything built in
Not a chat panel bolted onto an editor. guIDE ships the full stack — inference, agents, editor, terminal, and automation — offline-capable by default.
Local LLM
Run GGUF models on CUDA or CPU with llama.cpp—no API keys required to start.
Agentic loop
Ask, plan, and agent modes with tool calls, approvals, and diffs you review before apply.
RAG
Ground answers in your repo with retrieval that stays on disk unless you opt into cloud.
Monaco
The editor you already know, with LSP hooks for TypeScript, Python, Rust, Go, and more.
Terminal
Integrated shell where agents run builds, tests, and scripts in your real environment.
Git
Status, diff, stage, and commit in-tree—agents understand branch and staging state.
Browser automation
Playwright-powered navigation and snapshots for docs, QA, and local web work.
Voice
Chunked offline Whisper STT—dictate prompts without sending audio to the cloud.
Code runner
Execute snippets and project scripts with guardrails that match your workspace trust.
Hardware-aware
guIDE Lite or Full CUDA installs sized to your GPU, RAM, and how much you want bundled.
Agent tools
69+ tools, wired in
Agents in guIDE use the same primitives you trust—bounded by workspace policy, reviewable before they land.
Pocket guIDE
Same agents, zero install
Pocket guIDE runs in your browser at pocket.graysoft.dev—no installer, no separate toolchain.
Open a tab and work: the same agent tool surface as desktop, tuned for quick sessions.
Filesystem, terminal, git, search, and browser automation—not a stripped-down chat toy.
Use hosted models when you want speed without shipping your whole repo.
Bring keys for 26 providers when policy or contracts require your own endpoints.
Compare
How guIDE fits the landscape
A straight comparison against tools teams already evaluate.
| Capability | guIDE | Cursor | Windsurf | VS Code + Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local GGUF | Yes | Limited | Limited | No |
| Offline | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Price | Desktop $0 | Subscription | Subscription | Copilot add-on |
| Agent tools | 69+ native | Yes | Yes | Extensions |
| Browser automation | Playwright | Limited | Limited | No |
| Privacy | Local-first | Cloud-first | Cloud-first | Cloud-first |
| Pocket browser edition | pocket.graysoft.dev | No | No | No |
| BYOK | 26 providers | Some | Some | Copilot-centric |
| Voice | Offline STT | No | No | Extension |
Cloud & providers
Optional when you need it
Stay local by default. Turn on hosted models only when latency or capability calls for it.
GraySoft Cloud
Managed models with the same agent UX—toggle per workspace when policy allows.
26 BYOK
Wire existing contracts and quotas; guIDE does not resell your provider relationship.
Offline capable
GGUF on GPU or CPU keeps working when travel or policy cuts you off the network.
Editions
Pick the install that fits your machine
guIDE Full CUDA
Everything bundled for NVIDIA GPUs—local models, tools, and the full agent stack out of the box.
guIDE Lite
Smaller installer with optional components downloaded on first use — CUDA, voice models, browser engines, and more. Ideal when bandwidth or disk space matters.
Pricing
Free desktop. Fair cloud.
The IDE and local inference are free forever. GraySoft Cloud is an optional subscription when you want hosted models — no account required for desktop.
Desktop
Full IDE, local models, 69+ tools, unlimited local inference. No account required.
DownloadFree
GraySoft Cloud hosted chat to get started. Private, uncensored — no credit card required.
Try ChatCloud plans are optional and separate from the desktop app. Local inference and agent tools remain free with no subscription.
Local-first
Your machine. Your rules.
guIDE was built for developers who want AI assistance without surrendering their codebase. Local inference runs on your hardware. Context stays in your project. Cloud is a switch you flip — not a requirement you accept.
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