GIDE Features — Offline AI Code Editor Tools
Key Features
A local-first, private, agentic IDE with your choice of model. Everything below runs on your own machine.
Agentic Coding
Describe a goal in plain English and GIDE takes it end to end, planning the work, editing across multiple files, running commands, and checking its own output. Not single-line edits: real multi-step tasks, done for you.
Runs Fully Offline, 100% Private
GIDE runs a real AI model directly on your machine. Your code, prompts, and context never leave your device: no telemetry, no cloud round-trip. Privacy isn't a setting; it's the default.
Your Model, Your Choice
Run a fast on-device model (Ornith, Qwen, Gemma, DeepSeek) with zero setup, or connect a frontier model (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini) with your own API key. Private by default, cloud power when you want it.
Whole-Codebase Awareness
GIDE indexes your entire project and understands how files and functions relate, so its answers and edits are grounded in your real code, not generic guesses.
Persistent Project Memory
GIDE remembers what you were working on, the decisions you made, and your project's context across sessions, so you never have to re-explain your codebase.
Custom Skills & Rules
Teach GIDE your team's conventions once with simple skill files. It applies the right guidance automatically when you touch a matching file: consistent code, your way.
Connect Your Tools
Extend the agent beyond the editor. Connect shells, services, and external tools over MCP (Model Context Protocol) so GIDE acts across your whole workflow, not just your files.
Safe Structural Refactoring
Rename, extract, move, and restructure across files with AST-aware precision. GIDE runs complex multi-step refactors and shows a clear diff before anything changes.
Why Offline?
Local-first computing unlocks more than just performance.
Data Sovereignty
Your code and data never leave your machine.
Speed & Efficiency
AI responses and generations happen instantly.
Cost Saving
No recurring cloud usage fees or API bills.
Privacy by Default
Nothing is sent to the cloud, ever.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GIDE really 100% offline?
Yes. All AI processing happens locally via llama.cpp. Your code and prompts never reach external servers. Read the documentation for architecture details.
What programming languages does GIDE support?
The Universal Refactoring Engine has AST-level support for 21 languages — JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Go, Rust, C++, C#, and more — using Tree-sitter, not text replacement. Built on VS Code OSS, GIDE also inherits language support for virtually every language via extensions.
How does GIDE compare to GitHub Copilot or Cursor?
Unlike cloud-based tools, GIDE runs entirely on your local machine — zero token costs, complete privacy, no internet required for AI features. It also includes a plan-gate safety system, self-verifying agent, full MCP client, and AST-level Universal Refactoring Engine across 21 languages. No competitor ships all of these. Download GIDE free to compare for yourself.
Does GIDE support MCP servers?
Yes. GIDE has a full MCP (Model Context Protocol) client built in, with a gallery and management UI. GIDE also ships its own Context Memory Server, giving the local model effectively unlimited working memory across sessions. Have questions? Contact us.