// what's new

Changelog

What's new in PolyIDE, newest first.

September 2026 · Free for everyone

Latest
  • Everything is free right now. We haven't switched payments on yet, so every plan is unlocked for everyone — no card, nothing charged.
  • Desktop app: Run and live preview fixed. Running a file and previewing HTML failed in the desktop app — especially on Windows, where every language ran with commands written for macOS/Linux shells. Both work now, on all three platforms.
  • Smarter editing everywhere. Autocomplete, hovers and error squiggles for HTML, CSS, JSON and TypeScript were silently failing to load. Restored.
  • Live preview on the web. Previewing an HTML file from a folder you opened in the browser now renders properly, with your CSS, scripts and images.
  • Contact form goes somewhere. Messages now reach us by email as well as being saved — and the addresses listed around the site actually work.

September 2026 · Local-first

Earlier
  • Your files stay on your computer. On the web, Open Folder, New Project, Save, and Save As now read and write directly on your own disk (via the browser's File System Access API) — nothing is stored on our servers. No sign-in required to edit and save.
  • Download my code. Pull your whole project down as a ZIP anytime.
  • New Project, done right. Choose where it lives; it creates its own folder on your computer and opens on a clean slate.
  • Sturdier accounts. Moved to Postgres with safe concurrent writes.

September 2026

Earlier this month
  • Connect your Git host. Sign in with GitHub and open a repository as your workspace — your code lives in your own repo; Save commits & pushes back. No forced cloud storage. GitLab, Bitbucket, and Hugging Face are coming soon.
  • Extensions & Feature Store. Install plugins — Word Count, TODO Explorer, Markdown Preview, Pomodoro Timer — or build your own with the PolyIDE extension API.
  • Draggable, dockable tool windows. Dock any tool left, right, or bottom independently. Right-click to move, hover for names.
  • Full Git. Branches, merge with in-editor conflict resolution, stash, and clone.
  • Two-factor authentication. TOTP for sign-in.
  • Desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux. With a native Open Folder dialog — each opens a real workspace, not the app's own files.
  • Reliability & security. Per-user workspace sandboxing, fixed terminal resize/redraw, AI chat recovery, database NULL editing, and more.
  • New brand mark and a consistent site. FAQ, Privacy, Terms, and Contact.

Earlier

Foundations
  • Multi-language editor. 37+ languages with autocomplete, run, and debug.
  • Core tooling. Integrated terminal, live HTML preview, command palette, and search & replace.
  • AI assistant. Bring-your-own-key, free on every plan.
  • Teams & companies. Company accounts with roles and seats, plus an admin panel.