Flame IDE Launches Free Desktop IDE with Multi-Repo, AI Agents, and Git Worktree Support

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A developer has released Flame IDE, a free desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux designed to consolidate common development tasks into a single workspace. The IDE allows users to manage multiple repositories simultaneously, grouping related projects and keeping their branches and changes visible without opening separate windows. Flame includes an Agents Manager for creating, scheduling, and monitoring AI tasks across projects, and supports providers such as Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Ollama, and OpenRouter. A built-in browser lets developers select UI elements directly and instruct an AI agent to diagnose and fix visual bugs using DOM inspection, screenshots, and console errors. Additional features include automated Git worktree setup, a Broadcast terminal, database tools, REST and GraphQL testing, Docker support, debugging, and an image editor.

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