TOOL PROFILE / EDITION 2026.09
Hermes IDE
A free desktop IDE for agent-assisted coding, source-available under BSL 1.1. It offers an Agent mode, multi-session and multi-project workflows, first-class git worktrees, and runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Latest release v1.3.2, May 18, 2026.
No ordinal score is published because comparable evidence is incomplete. No rank delta is shown because there is no prior numeric snapshot.
Best for
Parallel agent sessions across git worktrees in a desktop IDE
Price & access
Free desktop app; source-available under BSL 1.1 (not OSI open source)
Evidence summary
Feature evidence is first-party only and there is no frontend-specific evaluation, so the rubric cannot produce an honest ordinal rank. Tracked and searchable, deliberately unranked.
Edition status
New. May 18, 2026: v1.3.2 released.
Strengths
- First-class git worktrees make parallel agent sessions safe
- Multi-session and multi-project workflows in one desktop app
- Free to use across macOS, Linux, and Windows
- Source-available, so behaviour is inspectable
Tradeoffs
- BSL 1.1 is source-available, not open source
- No frontend or visual generation surface is documented
- No independent evaluation of output quality exists
- Distinct product from Hermes Agent despite the shared name
Linked evidence
Hermes IDE official site ↗Hermes IDE repository ↗Use the same published data, filters, and side-by-side metrics.