Trae.ai
Introduction: Trae.ai is an AI-powered Integrated Development Environment (IDE) developed by ByteDance, designed to act as a collaborative partner in software development.
What is Trae.ai?
Trae.ai is an adaptive AI IDE built on a fork of VS Code, integrating models like GPT‑4o and Claude 3.5/3.7 Sonnet to assist with code generation, debugging, and project automation. Positioned as a more intelligent successor to first‑gen AI coding tools—capable of reasoning, analyzing your entire workspace, and collaborating proactively.
Main Features
- AI Code Completion & Q&A: Provides context-aware suggestions and answers queries about your codebase.
- Builder Mode: Automatically decomposes complex tasks (e.g. “build a landing page”) into step-by-step operations with previewed changes before applying.
- Multimodal Inputs: Supports uploading files, folders, images, or screenshots to enhance contextual understanding.
- Conversational Chat: Offers Side Chat and Inline Chat—interact via code tips, debugging help, or terminal integration.
- Real-Time Previews & Execution: See live changes in a built-in webview and insert/run terminal commands via chat.
- VS Code Compatibility & Extensions: Imports existing VS Code extensions and settings seamlessly.
- Free Access to Top-Tier AI Models: Offers GPT‑4o and Claude 3.5/3.7 Sonnet at no cost.
Ideal Users
- Developers building prototypes, Frontend engineers working with HTML/CSS/JS .
- Teams wanting AI‑assisted workflows without switching away from familiar VS Code setups.
- Anyone seeking free, high-quality AI model access in coding.
Ideal Users
- Install & Setup: Download for macOS/Windows (Linux coming soon), run the installer, and import your VS Code extensions. Then sign in or create an account for full feature access.
- Enable AI Features: In settings, activate AI tools: code suggestions, debugging support, Builder and Chat modes.
- Use Builder Mode: Prompt tasks conversationally (e.g., “Generate a login page”) and preview stepwise progress before committing changes.
- Interact via Chat: Use Side Chat (⌘+U) or Inline Chat (⌘+I) with files, code snippets, terminal output, images—ask questions or request fixes.
- Leverage Context Awareness: Let Trae index your workspace (<5,000 files automatically) to provide holistic suggestions.
- Preview & Execute: Launch your app in the built-in webview, and run terminal commands from chat suggestions.
- Iterate & Refine: Use AI Q&A to debug, refactor, or understand code; Builder Mode for structural enhancements; Chat for quick fixes.
