Linux IDE
Linux IDE for privacy-first local AI development
Linux developers who self-host tooling and care about transparency get a native offline AI IDE—Quietly ships AppImage, .deb, and .rpm builds and runs local models without a cloud account.
Linux-native installers
Download from quietlycode.org/download—pick AppImage or your preferred package format.
Works across major distros
Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, and rolling-release setups—pair Quietly with your desktop or window manager without a SaaS login.
Local LLM stack you control
Llama.cpp and AirLLM backends fit how Linux developers already run GGUF models on-device.
Why Linux developers pick a local AI IDE
Custom kernels, local-only workflows, and minimal cloud dependency make generic cloud assistants a poor fit—API keys, sync, and telemetry clash with how many Linux users work.
Quietly targets that mindset: control over models, offline use after setup, and an IDE that does not phone home with prompt content.
Getting started on Linux
Install from the download page, run the in-app auto-download for the Llama server, then fetch a coding model. After that, development is fully offline-capable.
For locked-down or air-gapped environments, see our air-gapped AI IDE page for deployment patterns.