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Windsurf

“Manage fleets of local and cloud agents from one surface. Plan, delegate, review, and ship without leaving your editor.”

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Our review

Windsurf is an AI code editor whose Cascade agent can plan and make multi-step changes across your project, with autocomplete and chat built in.

Pros

  • Capable multi-step agent
  • Generous free tier

Cons

  • Smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code

Being used for

  • Writing and debugging code153 posts · X · Reddit · HN
  • Building apps and MVPs3 posts · Reddit · HN · HN

Based on 153 public posts on X, Reddit, and Hacker News that describe using it · checked Oct 23, 2026

Use cases · Hear from users

Real posts from people using Windsurf on X, sorted by engagement (English first).

  • Catalin @catalinmpit

    I used Cursor since January 2024. Never found a good alternative. I tried WindSurf, VS Code + Copilot, Zed, Kiro, and any other editor that was the hype of the day. Lately, I came back to @zeddotdev and now it's my main code editor. It's super fast and sleek. P.S: Not paid, j…

    312 likes · 11 reposts · 51 repliesView on X ↗

  • Florian Brand @xeophon

    I tried it and it works 🥹 This makes me unbelievably happy, I switched to Windsurf after coding my whole life in JetBrains IDEs, just because the AI stuff from JetBrains isn't as good. You made me very, very happy @windsurf_ai 🙏🏼 https://t.co/zca5RhA7c0

    72 likes · 2 reposts · 8 repliesView on X ↗

  • Baelor @baelor_32

    Windsurf Cascade is the first agent that doesn’t feel like it is visiting my editor. Context pickup is fast. Multi-file edits stay coherent. I can keep writing while it proposes the surrounding changes instead of dumping me into a separate chat tab and killing flow. That sounds…

    14 likes · 0 reposts · 0 repliesView on X ↗

  • Brendan Graham @brendanigraham

    Today I tried out Codeium’s new IDE, Windsurf. I’ve been using Cursor for the last few months, and Copilot prior to Cursor. My thoughts: Cursor Tab > Codeium autocomplete Cursor Tab feels faster and more accurate than Codeium. The next line prediction is nice, and it seems to…

    7 likes · 0 reposts · 1 repliesView on X ↗

  • abhk — performant sys arc @0xabhk

    okay, my dear followers, i've been a big time vscode user, since the start, still haven't switched to windsurf or cursor - i use claude as an intern in my browser ofcourse. how better is it using ai in the code editor itself? i know context transfer and all that is so much be…

    2 likes · 0 reposts · 1 repliesView on X ↗

  • Alexandre @charmide

    switched to windsurf and it was, in fact, better than what i tried before, can someone please solve the copilot-style AI-assisted code-writing workflow already, i'm too old to switch tools once every 3 weeks PLEASE

    2 likes · 0 reposts · 1 repliesView on X ↗
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  • Harsh Singhal @HiHarshSinghal

    I’ve been using @windsurf_ai and absolutely love it. I tried Cursor before but just couldn’t get into it. With Windsurf I love the Chat experience, seeing diffs, accepting the inline terminal commands and the overall look and feel. Coding has become addictive again.

    4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 repliesView on X ↗

  • Ashwini Singh | Software Developer @ashwiniumesingh

    Been using Windsurf AI Code Editor for a month - total game-changer! Seamless AI flows, instant code suggestions, and Cascade chat keep me in the zone. Multi-file edits and smart debugging make coding faster and smarter. Highly recommend! #Windsurf #AI #CodeEditor #AshwiniDev

    1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 repliesView on X ↗

  • Bagus @contactjavas

    I use WindSurf editor but still keeping Code-Insiders. I used to use @SupermavenAI for the VSCode. But now not sure if Supermaven itself is still in a good focus after they joined Cursor some months ago. Not sure if RooCode is stable enough. So, considering GitHub copilot now.

    0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 repliesView on X ↗

  • Saurabh G Ghatnekar @saurabh_works

    I tried the Windsurf Editor by @codeiumdev and I'm not going back to Pycharm @jetbrains your AI assistant is shit. I have been using Pycharm Pro for over 4 years now but might not renew it

    0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 repliesView on X ↗

  • BubbleBrain @BubbleBrain

    I've been using AI coding products like Cursor and Windsurf for weeks now, and they're truly amazing! Even with zero coding experience, you can build your own products. But does this mean learning to code is obsolete? 🤔 Not really. When I used them for programming languages I w…

    0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 repliesView on X ↗

  • Mark Faridani @siah

    A Guide to Vibe-Coding Large Projects I tried to come up with a guide for vibe-coding large greenfield project. Here's my suggestion—wondering what else we should add to this list: 0- You do not need to pay for an IDE Tools like Cursor, Windsurf, or Lovable are great for iter…

    0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 repliesView on X ↗

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