NowK

Desktop IDE (Electron) for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Open a project, edit code, run a terminal, manage Chrome profiles, and use Agent so AI can read and change the real repo on disk — models (Gemini, ChatGPT, DeepSeek) run in a Chrome tab; NowK executes the tools.

Version: 1.2.7 · License: ISC

System requirements

| Component | Requirement | | --- | --- | | Node.js | 18 or later (required) | | npm | Bundled with Node.js | | OS | macOS (darwin), Windows, Linux | | CPU | x64 or arm64 | | Google Chrome | Required for Agent and browser profiles | | RAM | 4 GB or more recommended when running the IDE plus Chrome |

On first launch, NowK downloads Electron. On Linux, if the GPU causes errors:

NOWK_DISABLE_GPU=1 nowk start

Installation

Install Node.js 18+ first. Check:

node -v
npm -v

Quick install (npm global)

npm i -g nowk-ide
nowk start

Run from source

git clone <repo-url>
cd NowK
npm install
npm run build:ui
npx nowk start

Development mode (Vite + Electron):

npm run dev

Package installers (NSIS / DMG / AppImage):

npm run build

Features

Workspace

• Open a project folder; recent projects list
• New project from templates: Vue 3, Node.js, Electron, Chrome Extension (MV3), HTML/CSS/JS
• Clone a Git repository into a chosen folder
• Explorer: create / rename / delete files and folders; multiple editor tabs
• CodeMirror editor (JS, Vue, HTML, CSS, JSON, Markdown, Python, XML, and more), find/replace, format
• Markdown preview
• Web pane: open a URL in the IDE (back, reload, open in an external browser)

Terminal

• Integrated terminal (PTY when node-pty is available)
• Multiple tabs; cwd follows the project
• Agent can run commands and read logs to confirm results (HMR, server errors, and so on)

Agent (AI coding)

UI slogan: You think it. Agent writes the code.

1. Open Chrome and a model tab (Gemini / ChatGPT / DeepSeek).
2. Select a project in NowK.
3. Describe the work (UI changes, bug fixes, paste a console stack…).
4. Agent routes through AG Kit (.agents/): match rules / skills / workflows / specialist agents, load only those files, then edit the real repo and verify with terminal output.

• Tools: read, edit (edit_file), create files, search, retrieve via index, git status, browser / screenshot when needed
• Diff after a successful write; checks that disk content matches
• Does not mark work done merely by editing files — a run/test/start with real output is required
• Destructive shell commands are blocked by the AG Kit hook before they run
• Slash workflows such as /debug or /create select the matching procedure from .agents/workflows/

Chrome profiles

• Isolated profiles, independent of the IDE folder
• Proxy and fingerprint (native / stealth / custom / consistent)
• Open the web or an LLM tab for Agent

UI

• Vietnamese and English
• In-app settings

License

Distributed under the ISC license.

You may use, copy, modify, and distribute the software provided you keep the copyright and license notice. The software is provided as is, without warranty of any kind, including but not limited to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The authors are not liable for damages arising from use of the software.

Donate

If NowK is useful, you can support it via PayPal:

[email protected]