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Choose Your Install Path

  • Desktop App — Cline as a native app
  • IDE Extension — VS Code, Cursor, JetBrains, Windsurf, VSCodium, Antigravity
  • CLI — terminal workflows
  • Kanban (preview) — easily manage multiple agents through a kanban board
  • SDK — build with @cline/sdk

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Desktop App

Use this if you want Cline outside your editor, as a native desktop app with a dedicated workspace for running and managing agent sessions.
1

Download Cline Desktop

Get the installer for your platform from cline.bot/desktop. Available for macOS and Windows (Windows is currently in beta).
2

Choose a provider and model

Select the provider and open weight model of your choice. Cline Desktop is an open source app for open weight models, so you bring your own model access.
3

Start a session

Run sessions in parallel, schedule recurring tasks, and import sessions from other coding agents to continue in Cline.
More details: Cline Desktop, and for remote machines Cline Desktop SSH

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IDE Extension

Use this if you want Cline inside your editor UI.
1

Open Extensions

Press Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + X.
2

Search for Cline

Type Cline.
3

Install

Click Install on the Cline extension.
4

Open Cline

Find Cline in the extension sidebar.
5

Authorize with Cline

After installing the extension, complete provider setup in Cline settings. Use the Cline Provider for pay-as-you-go access, ClinePass for a flat monthly subscription, or bring your own provider key.Authorize with Cline
Windsurf and VSCodium use Open VSX. The install flow is the same.

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CLI

Use this if you want Cline in terminal workflows (interactive + automation).
1

Install Node.js

Install Node.js 20+ (22 recommended).
2

Install CLI

3

Authenticate

4

Run Cline

More details: CLI Installation & Setup

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Kanban

Use this if you want task-board workflows with agent execution.
1

Install Node.js

Install Node.js 18+.
2

Launch Kanban

More details: Kanban

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SDK

Use this if you are building your own app/agent on top of Cline.
1

Create project

2

Install SDK

3

Build and run

Browse SDK examples to run your first agent.
Start here: SDK Examples

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