Cline
Open-source coding agent inside VS Code that plans, edits files and runs commands
- Made by
- Cline
- Category
- Coding
- Last change
- Oct 26, 2026
Changelog
October 2026
- New feature
Cline Desktop adds a Changes pane with diffs, a project files panel, and an integrated terminal panel.
What this means for you: Cline Desktop now shows what the AI changed. A Changes pane lists the files edited in the last turn or the whole session, with a diff (a side-by-side view of what was added and removed) for each. A project files panel shows your folder tree beside the chat, and a terminal panel opens at the bottom of the window.
How to use it: Click the Changes button in the session header. Click the folder button in the session header for the project files panel. Toggle the terminal with Ctrl+backtick. This is in Cline Desktop v0.0.49.
- New feature
Cline adds a Local or Cloud toggle in API settings to pick the model for cloud tasks, plus a progress card when a cloud sandbox starts.
What this means for you: If you use Cline's cloud tasks, you can choose which model they run on. The choice is saved separately from your local models. When a cloud sandbox starts, a progress card shows the repo, branch and steps, then collapses once the agent starts.
Why it matters: Cloud sessions began a gradual rollout on Oct 16, which run tasks in a hosted sandbox on a chosen GitHub repo and branch.
How to use it: Open Settings, then API Configuration, and use the Local | Cloud toggle. It appears when cloud sessions are on. You can also click the model label in a cloud session's composer. This is in Cline v4.1.26.
- New model
Cline Desktop makes Claude Sonnet 5.5 the default model for the Cline provider again and adds the CommandCode and Reflection providers.
What this means for you: Cline Desktop, the coding assistant app, goes back to Claude Sonnet 5.5 as the model it picks by default when you use the Cline provider. It also adds two new providers, CommandCode and Reflection. GPT-6 models such as gpt-6-sol now work on OpenAI and Azure OpenAI-compatible endpoints. Before, every request to them was rejected.
Why it matters: Cline made Claude Sonnet 5.5 its default on Oct 13, and this update puts it back at the top of Cline's recommended list.
How to use it: Update Cline Desktop to v0.0.48.
- Launch
Cline begins a gradual rollout of Cloud sessions, which run tasks in a hosted sandbox on a chosen GitHub repo and branch.
What this means for you: Cline can now run a coding task on a hosted sandbox (a separate computer in the cloud) using a GitHub repo and branch you pick. Cloud tasks appear in Recent and History with their status, notify you when they finish, and keep running after you close your editor.
Why it matters: It follows Oct 2, when Cline Desktop cloud sessions gained support for Cline Usage-Billing, ClinePass and ClineFree models.
How to use it: Cloud sessions are rolling out gradually in Cline v4.1.25. Turn them on in Settings, then pick a GitHub repo and branch.
- New feature
Cline Desktop adds an outline along the left edge of the conversation that lists each prompt sent and jumps to it on click.
What this means for you: In Cline Desktop, a thin outline now runs along the left edge of a conversation with one mark for each prompt you sent. Hover over a mark to preview that prompt. Click it to jump straight to that spot, so you don't have to scroll through a long chat.
How to use it: The outline is in Cline Desktop v0.0.46, released Oct 13. Update the app to get it.
- New model
Cline adds Claude Haiku 5.5 and the AI/ML API, LowRouter, and Prime Inference providers, and defaults to Claude Sonnet 5.5.
What this means for you: Cline now offers Claude Haiku 5.5 and three new providers, which are the services that supply the AI models: AI/ML API, LowRouter and Prime Inference. If you haven't chosen a model, the Cline and OpenRouter providers now use Claude Sonnet 5.5. For Cline, that is the first model in its recommended list.
Why it matters: The default model has changed again. On Sep 30, Cline made GPT-6.1 Sol the default for OpenAI, OpenRouter and several other providers.
How to use it: This is in Cline v4.1.24. Several other providers also got new defaults, mostly Claude Haiku 5.5 or Muse Wonder 1.0. If you use one of them without pinning a model, expect a different default. Choose a model yourself to keep the one you use now.
- New feature
Cline Desktop now renders Mermaid diagrams inline in chat as interactive diagrams with copy, download, fullscreen, and pan and zoom.
- New feature
Cline Desktop cloud sessions can now use Cline Usage-Billing, ClinePass, and ClineFree models, the same as Cline on the web.
- New feature
Cline Desktop adds a /compact command to free up context and makes Connectors the default Customize tab with a browsable catalog.
September 2026
- Availability
Cline Desktop now supports Linux on ARM, with arm64 .deb and .rpm packages that auto-update.
- New model
Cline adds the Bee and Pareto Inference providers and makes GPT-6.1 Sol the default model for OpenAI, OpenRouter, and several other providers.
- New feature
Cline adds the ai& provider, an OpenAI-compatible endpoint serving open-weight models from Japan, and refreshes default models for some providers.
- Availability
Cline Desktop now runs on Linux, with x64 .deb and .rpm packages, and plugin slash commands such as /goal now work in the app.
- Availability
Cline Desktop on a Mac can now connect to a Mac as an SSH remote, and Composio connectors load all their tools.
- New feature
Cline Desktop can start a task in its own git worktree on a new branch, so the agent leaves your working tree untouched.
- New feature
Cline now runs sub-agents spawned in the same step at the same time, and gives models with large output limits a bigger default output budget.
- New feature
Cline Desktop on Windows no longer fails to update with an 'Error opening file for writing' message, because the installer now closes processes holding its files.
- New feature
Cline Desktop can now work on a remote machine over SSH, with hosts added under Settings, Remote and chosen from the welcome screen.
- New feature
Cline now flags images attached to models that cannot read them, with a warning badge and a button to switch to an image-capable model.
- New feature
Cline Desktop now lets users press Enter with an empty composer to send the first queued message into the running turn.
- New feature
Cline's SDK now discovers Agent Plugins under ~/.agents/plugins on the hub host, exposing their skills and starting their MCP servers automatically.
- Launch
Cline introduces Cline Desktop, a native app for open-weight models with task import from Claude Code and Codex, scheduled runs, web search, voice input and a plugin marketplace.
- New feature
Cline Desktop no longer gets stuck on 'Desktop backend unavailable' when the backend starts slowly, and Chinese or Japanese IME confirmation no longer sends messages.
- New feature
Cline Desktop now shows the current branch's GitHub pull request in the composer, including merge status, changed lines and CI checks.
- New feature
Cline Desktop's ChatGPT Subscription (Codex) provider now lists only models the user's plan can use, with the default changed to gpt-5.6-terra.
- New model
Cline added GPT-6 Astra, which users can select with the /model command in the Cline CLI.
- New feature
Cline moved all 11 million users of its extension to a new SDK harness built for open weights models, cutting task mistake rates from 6.34% to 0.62%.
- New model
Cline made LongCat-2.0, a 1.6T open weights model with 1M context from Meituan, available for free under free models.
August 2026
- New model
Cline added Tencent Hy4 Preview, a 770B open weights model with 1M context, selectable with the /model command.
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