Replit Desktop is now officially available for Mac and Windows, giving users a native app experience that pulls the full Replit IDE out of the browser tab and onto your OS. The pitch is simple: same cloud-powered workspace, same AI agent, fewer distractions. It is available to download right now at replit.com/desktop.
Replit has always been a cloud-first platform. Its core is a full-featured code editor in the browser, and that has been both its biggest strength and, for many developers, its biggest friction point. The desktop app does not change what runs under the hood, but it does change how you interact with it.
Same Replit, different container
After starting the app and logging in, you are dropped right into the Workspace, or the Replit IDE, which should look very familiar. The Workspace in the app is almost the same as what you are already used to on the web: a comprehensive set of development tools and features for creating, debugging, and managing your code.
The key differences are in the things that a browser simply cannot do well:
- Native keyboard shortcuts:
Ctrl/Cmd + Tto open a new pane andCtrl/Cmd + Wto close one, which are normally hijacked by the browser to open and close tabs. This alone eliminates one of the most common frustrations Replit users reported.
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