Tidet review
A free desktop IDE for developers who need agents, infrastructure access, and model choice.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Tidet is a desktop agentic IDE for software developers and engineering teams working across code, infrastructure, and AI-assisted workflows. Tidet Desktop runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux and combines an editor with language servers, an integrated terminal, Git, Docker, Chromium-based live previews, and AI agent sessions. Its agent features include sub-agents, persistent teams, deterministic workflows, unlimited forges and sessions, and support for local models or connected providers. Developers can also connect AWS and SSH infrastructure, MCP tool servers, and compatible model endpoints.
The free Tidet Desktop plan is unusually broad for a desktop editor. It includes the agent engine, local model support, inline code actions, terminal tabs and splits, Windows WSL support, Git worktrees and checkpoints, Docker dashboards, live preview inspection, and usage and cost records by provider and model. Model options include Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, AWS Bedrock, Ollama, OpenRouter, Together AI, Fireworks, Groq, Cerebras, DeepSeek, Mistral, Moonshot, xAI, and vLLM. Users pay model providers directly, so the software plan and AI consumption are separate considerations.
Tidet also emphasizes control around agent activity. Permission modes, approvals, protected paths, secret redaction, reviewable plans, isolated worktrees, validation evidence, diffs, and guarded merges support workflows where changes need inspection before they reach code or infrastructure. Tidet Cloud adds encrypted continuity for sessions, profiles, and credentials across personal computers; Business adds shared configuration, a sealed key vault, enforced policy, and AI Usage; Enterprise adds architecture and security review, private-inference and provider-key path review, plus deployment and support planning. Developers who want one workspace spanning code, containers, previews, and infrastructure should consider Tidet. Those seeking a narrower editor or a single bundled AI billing model may prefer a simpler alternative.
Tidet pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free desktop plan includes editor, agents, terminal, Git, Docker, and previews
- Supports local models and many providers, including AWS Bedrock and Ollama
- Approval-gated AWS and SSH access with permissions and secret redaction
- Where it doesn't
- Cloud, Business, and Enterprise pricing is available by request
- Model-provider costs are paid directly to the selected providers
- Its broad infrastructure scope may exceed the needs of simple coding workflows
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