StarkIDE
StarkIDE is a desktop development environment that brings coding agents and project tools into one workspace.
What StarkIDE is
StarkIDE is a desktop development environment that brings coding agents and project tools into one workspace. It has launchers for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor agent, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode, and can also run other command-line tools in a shell. Agents operate locally through your accounts or API keys, so provider charges and data practices remain with those providers. You can run multiple agent sessions in separate, resizable project-scoped terminal panes, then review diffs, stage changes, and commit approved work with the Monaco editor and git tools. The workspace also supports PostgreSQL connections, SQL queries, visual schema inspection, and connections to several S3-compatible storage services. StarkIDE is available for Windows x64, macOS Apple Silicon, and Linux x86_64. It has a free plan; Pro costs $19 a month, or $15 a month with annual billing, and Power User costs $39 a month. Paid plans raise project and agent-terminal limits and add Stark Capture and Planner. Stark Capture is not yet available on Linux.
Good
- Launchers cover five named agents and other shell CLIs.
- Multiple agent sessions can run in separate panes.
- Includes Monaco editor and git review tools.
- PostgreSQL and S3-compatible storage connections are supported.
- Free plan available.
Watch out
- Agent usage is not included; users pay providers directly.
- Stark Capture is not yet available on Linux.
Who it suits
StarkIDE suits developers who want to coordinate local coding-agent sessions alongside editor, git, database, and storage tools. It is also relevant to people who prefer using their own agent accounts or API keys.
Verdict
StarkIDE brings local agent sessions and project utilities into a single desktop workspace. Check platform compatibility and paid-plan limits, and account for separate provider charges for agent usage.
Plans and prices
From StarkIDE's own pricing page, checked 21 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free (Hacker) | Free | free workspace · limits on projects, agent terminals and workspaces · forever |
| Pro annual | $15 a month | higher project and agent-terminal limits · Stark Capture · Planner · $15 per month billed annually |
| Pro (annual billing) | $15 a year | Paid plans raise project and agent-terminal limits; add Stark Capture and Planner · Billed upfront for twelve months at the annual rate shown at checkout |
| Pro | $19 a month | higher project and agent-terminal limits · Stark Capture · Planner · monthly |
| Power User | $39 a month | everything in Pro · intended for agents across several products · monthly |
The facts
Each one read from StarkIDE's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- Agent billing
- StarkIDE does not include model usage; users pay each agent provider under their own subscription or API key.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Billing and cancellation
- Paddle processes payments as merchant of record, and subscriptions can be cancelled or changed through the billing page, with cancellation effective at period end.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Limit: provider costs
- Because model access is external, users pay agent providers separately from StarkIDE subscriptions.checked 21 Oct 2026
What it does
- Agent support
- It includes launchers for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor agent, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode, and supports other CLI tools that run in a shell.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Agent terminals
- It runs multiple Claude Code, Codex, Cursor agent, Gemini CLI or OpenCode sessions in resizable project-scoped terminal panes.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Automatic updates
- The desktop app uses signed updater manifests for release updates.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Capture
- Stark Capture supports region, window or display capture with annotation and redaction tools.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Capture feature
- Stark Capture can capture regions, windows, or displays, annotate and redact images, and stores captures locally without uploading them to StarkIDE servers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Code editor
- The built-in editor uses Monaco, the open-source editor component also used by VS Code.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Credential storage
- The maker says database passwords are stored in the operating system's credential store.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Database
- The database workspace supports PostgreSQL connections, SQL queries, and visual schema inspection.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Database workspace
- The database workspace currently supports PostgreSQL connections, schema browsing, SQL and a visual database manager.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Documentation covers installation, quickstart, shortcuts, projects, terminals, editor, explorer, search, agents, Git, database, storage, browser, tasks, notes, settings and troubleshooting.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Editor and review
- The workspace includes the Monaco editor and git tools for reviewing diffs, staging changes, and committing approved work.checked 8 Oct 2026
- File explorer
- The explorer tracks the project tree live as agents create, modify or delete files.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Git client
- Its Git view shows working-tree changes, file diffs, staging and commits for reviewing agent output.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Independent status
- LambdaBase describes StarkIDE as a public-beta native desktop IDE offered free during that beta.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The opened official pages do not state an open-source licence for StarkIDE.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: agent setup
- LambdaBase says users must manually install and configure the agent CLIs.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: backup responsibility
- The terms say StarkIDE is not a source-control host, backup service or deployment platform, leaving users responsible for backups.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: early beta
- LambdaBase warns that the early public-beta stage may bring bugs and limited features.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: extension ecosystem
- LambdaBase says Monaco does not provide the full VS Code extension ecosystem.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: no uptime guarantee
- The terms disclaim guarantees of uninterrupted service, error-free software, compatibility with every local tool or specific AI results.checked 21 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Embedded browser
- An embedded browser pane previews local development servers beside terminals and code.checked 21 Oct 2026
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