Windsurf

ApplicationCodeium

Dem still dey call am codeium windsurf, windsurf editor, devin desktop

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Visual Studio Code-based AI editor from Codeium. Di process na Windsurf.exe. E no be Cursor and e no be Microsoft Visual Studio Code.

Wetin you need know

Windsurf.exe na Codeium AI editor. Cursor.exe na Anysphere. Code.exe na Microsoft.

Windsurf na VS Code-based AI editor. Cursor na different Anysphere fork. Visual Studio Code na Microsoft Code.exe. Visual Studio di IDE na devenv.exe. Cognition later Devin Desktop name na di same editor family, no be VS Code.

Wetin e be?: Codeium VS Code-based AI editor
E be di same thing as Cursor?: No. Different vendor and exe
E be di same thing as VS Code?: No. Code.exe na Microsoft

Feex tok say

If Windsurf.exe dey busy, I go check extensions and di AI panel inside dis editor. I no go uninstall Cursor or Visual Studio Code to make am quiet. Three different exes: Windsurf.exe, Cursor.exe, Code.exe.

Wetin be Windsurf?

Windsurf na VS Code-based AI editor. E no be Cursor, no be Microsoft VS Code, and no be Visual Studio (devenv.exe).

If you never use am before

If person say make you try Windsurf, na Codeium VS Code-based AI editor be dis. Download am from windsurf.com. Windsurf.exe na dis product. Cursor.exe na Anysphere. Code.exe na Microsoft Visual Studio Code. To uninstall VS Code no dey comot Windsurf. Cognition later continue dis editor family as Devin Desktop. Older installs fit still say Windsurf.exe.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Edit folder with AI features

VS Code-like workspace. Settings dey live inside Windsurf, no be inside Microsoft VS Code and no be inside Cursor.

Cascade-style agent UI wey di vendor ship

Codeium features. Cursor get im own chat and composer. Dem na different accounts.

Extensions on top VS Code-compatible host

Di Marketplace story fit differ from Code.exe. VSCodium dey use Open VSX. Dis product still no be Microsoft VS Code.

Na who e dey for?

People wey dey compare AI editors wey dem direct go Windsurf, no be Cursor
Users wey no must confuse Windsurf.exe with Code.exe
Anybody wey im Start tile still dey show Windsurf after 2026 rename

Current status

Windsurf (2024) na current ai code editor from Codeium. Di vendor still dey direct Windows users go https://windsurf.com/.

How old e be?

Codeium launch di Windsurf editor for 2024. E new pass Cursor (2023) with one year and e new far pass VS Code (2015). For 2025 and 2026 di company story move through Cognition deal and Devin Desktop rename. Dis article keep di Windsurf name from di Start tile wey people still dey search.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Windsurf editor

Devin Desktop (later name)

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor download page
RAM	1 GB class editors dey run. Language servers and AI chat dey demand more

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
Windsurf.exe	Windsurf editor

Startup components

Windsurf fit open di last folder again. Dat na session restore, no be VS Code service and no be Cursor restore.

File locations

Common Windsurf locations
Typical install	C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Programs\Windsurf\

File formats

Plenty through extensionsJSONMarkdown

Common wahala dem

People dey close Code.exe or Cursor.exe to stop Windsurf

Three products. Open file location. Windsurf or Devin folders na dis family. Microsoft VS Code na Code.exe. Anysphere na Cursor.exe.

Settings no dey follow come from Cursor

To import VS Code settings na your choice. Cursor profiles no be Windsurf profiles.

How to get unstuck

Open file location ontop Windsurf.exe versus Code.exe versus Cursor.exe

Dis article na for di Codeium editor. Microsoft VS Code na Programs\Microsoft VS Code. Cursor na Programs\cursor.

Install am from windsurf.com or di vendor page wey replace am

Any listing wey dey claim Windsurf AI pro na junk. If di tile don turn to Devin Desktop, use di vendor download Cognition documents.

Off extensions inside Windsurf make you take test am

Use dis editor extension list. Cursor --disable-extensions no go start dis window.

Alternatives

Cursor if you want Anysphere AI editor. Visual Studio Code if you want Microsoft editor without dis AI shell. VSCodium if you want VS Code build wey no get telemetry and no get AI vendor.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	windsurf.com/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	docs.windsurf.com/ Vendor support
Official site	windsurf.com/ Start here, no be random exe host
Windsurf docs	docs.windsurf.com/ Editor docs for dis product wey base on VS Code
Devin download notes	devin.ai/download Cognition 2026 desktop line wey continue dis editor family

Related hardware

SSD and RAM dey help big repos. AI features need network link go reach di vendor. GPU for dis PC no fit replace dat account.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Windsurf official site · Vendor product page
Windsurf help · Vendor support
Windsurf documentation · Vendor docs for di Codeium editor
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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