Observed arrival · 2026-08-27
Dune, the IDE that puts the desert in the chrome
Dune is a native desktop IDE for macOS, Linux, and Windows, combining Monaco, Open VSX extensions, Git, terminals, debugging, themes, and a built-in coding agent.
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The homepage frames Dune as a desktop workbench rather than an editor add-on, combining Monaco and Open VSX with Git views, a PTY terminal, LSP/DAP support, semantic codebase indexing, and remote workspace claims. Its agent is divided into Ask, Agent, Plan, and Debug modes, with slash starters such as /fix, /test, and /docs. The displayed release is v1.7.0, and the theme system extends beyond syntax colors into window chrome, floating cards, and traffic lights.
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