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ADE is a native macOS app. Download it, drag it to Applications, and launch — no account required. You can be in a project in under a minute.
Add your first repository from the ADE welcome screen

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Requirements

macOS 13+

Apple Silicon or Intel. ADE ships as a signed, notarized macOS app.

Git

Required — ADE uses branches and worktrees to run lanes.

One AI provider

Needed to run agents. Connect it after launch — guest mode lets you explore first.

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Install

The fastest path is Homebrew. Prefer a download? Grab the DMG from GitHub Releases.
  1. Open GitHub Releases and download the latest ADE macOS .dmg.
  2. Open the DMG and drag ADE.app into /Applications.
  3. Launch ADE from /Applications or Spotlight. If macOS asks for confirmation, choose Open.

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Launch and explore

Open ADE and you land on the welcome screen. ADE starts in guest mode — no sign-up, no account — so you can add a repository and look around right away. Connect a provider whenever you’re ready to run agents.
ADE keeps itself current with a built-in auto-updater: it downloads new releases in the background and applies them on relaunch. Installed via Homebrew? Run brew upgrade --cask ade instead.
ADE is macOS-only today. A Windows build is paused — releases ship for macOS.

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Next

Connect a provider

Add Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Factory Droid, or OpenCode.

Open a project

Point ADE at the Git repository you want it to manage.