How to Install Antigravity IDE Back, the VSCode Fork Version

Google Antigravity is currently one of my favorite VSCode forks. It has the AI features I actually like for coding.

Recently, there was a notification for the new Antigravity 2.0 update, and my instinct was to immediately update it to get the latest features and improvements.

But to my surprise, Antigravity 2.0 is NOT the full IDE I’m familiar with anymore. They turned it into more of an AI agent orchestrator.

I still don’t fully understand the obsession tech companies have with forcing everyone into agentic tools. I mean, I’m sure it’s useful for some people, but personally I still want full control—not just a conversation-based app.

Thankfully, Google still provides the full IDE version. They just don’t call it “Antigravity” anymore.

It’s now called Antigravity IDE.

So here’s how to get back the full Antigravity IDE you’re familiar with.

Installing Google Antigravity IDE 2.0

If you’re on macOS and using the Homebrew package manager, you can install Antigravity IDE using this formula:

brew install antigravity-ide

For Windows users, you can install it using winget:

winget install Google.AntigravityIDE

If you prefer to download it manually, open the Google Antigravity official download page.

Then scroll down until you see the Antigravity IDE section. Select your platform and click the download button.

Once it’s downloaded, just open the installer and follow the instructions. I don’t think I need to explain this part—it’s very straightforward.

Final Thoughts

Nowadays, it’s honestly starting to feel like not updating an app is sometimes the safer choice.

Google probably should’ve given the new agentic Antigravity 2.0 a more distinctive name, something like Antigravity Code or Antigravity Agent, instead of replacing the IDE people were already comfortable with.

But anyway, as long as the full IDE still exists, I’m happy enough.

Thanks for reading, and see you next time!

References

• Google Antigravity Download