Agentic AI code editor from Codeium with Cascade, Flows, and deep repository awareness across multi-file changes.
What is Windsurf?#
Windsurf is Codeium's agentic AI code editor, designed from the ground up for large-codebase work. It combines deep autocompletion with Cascade, a multi-file agent that can plan and apply repo-wide changes; Flows that chain multiple edits; and enterprise-grade privacy and deployment options including self-hosted installs.
What can Windsurf do?#
- 01
Cascade agent
Codes, fixes bugs and plans 10 steps ahead with codebase context
- 02
Windsurf Tab
One tab press moves cursor, imports deps or completes whole edits
- 03
Memories
Cascade remembers codebase conventions and your workflow rules
- 04
Auto lint fixing
Detects and fixes linter errors it generated
- 05
MCP support
One-click setup for MCP servers like Figma, Slack, Stripe, Playwright
- 06
Drag and drop images
Drop a design image into Cascade to build the layout
- 07
Turbo mode
Lets Cascade auto-run terminal commands end to end
- 08
JetBrains plugin
Cascade is also available inside JetBrains IDEs
Use Cases#
- Individual developers — Download the Windsurf editor and let Cascade refactor or extend a project in flow.
- Teams — Adopt Windsurf so Cascade plans multi-step changes across a shared codebase.
- Enterprises — Roll out Windsurf to thousands of engineers with the enterprise plan, trusted by 4000+ companies.
- Front-end developers — Drop a design image into Cascade to generate the matching layout code.
- DevOps-leaning users — Turn on Turbo mode to let Cascade run terminal commands, builds and deploys unattended.
Quick facts about Windsurf#
- Pricing
- Free$0/moPro$15/moTeams$35/moEnterpriseContact salesas of Apr 18, 2026View official pricing
- Platforms
- macOS·Windows·Linux
Frequently Asked Questions#
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