Hey everyone! 👋 If you’ve been scrolling through X or Hacker News today and saw “Google Antigravity” blowing up, you’re probably wondering if it’s some kind of sci-fi gadget. Nope! 😂 It’s the brand-new AI coding tool Google dropped yesterday (November 18, 2025) alongside Gemini 3, and honestly… it feels like cheating at programming.

I’ve been messing with the public preview non-stop for the last day, and this is the guide I desperately needed when I first launched it. Zero jargon, no “you should already know Git” assumptions—just pure hand-holding for absolute beginners, weekend tinkerers, or anyone who’s curious. Let’s dive in! 🌊

1. So What on Earth Is Antigravity? 🤔

Imagine VS Code, but it hired a squad of super-smart AI interns who actually finish tasks while you sip coffee ☕.

• You open a project folder

• You tell an AI agent (or five) what you want in normal English

• They write code, run terminals, open browsers, take screenshots, and even record videos of what they did

• Everything is saved as “artifacts” so you can check their work like a boss

It’s 100% free right now (with generous daily limits on Gemini 3 Pro), runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and feels ridiculously smooth for something that launched 24 hours ago. 🔥

2. Download & Install – Literally 2 Minutes ⏱️

1. Head straight to https://antigravity.google 🚀

2. Smash that big “Download for [your OS]” button

3. Run the installer (it’s just like installing any app—no terminal required yet 😅)

4. First launch → sign in with your Google account (this unlocks the free Gemini 3 Pro credits)

5. Boom! You’re staring at something that looks exactly like VS Code. That’s intentional—don’t freak out, it’s friendly.

3. Your First Project – Hello World on Steroids 🌍✨

Let’s make something you can actually show your friends.

1. File → New Folder → name it “countdown-party-2026” 🎉

2. Open that folder in Antigravity

3. Bottom-left corner → click the little rocket icon (Agent Panel) or hit Ctrl+Shift+P → type “Show Agent Panel”

You’ll now see two modes: Editor (classic coding view) and Manager (your AI mission control 🕹️)

4. Spawning Your First Agent (This Is the Magic Moment) 🪄

In the Agent Panel:

1. Click “+ New Agent”

2. Give it a fun name like “Party Planner” 🥳

3. In the prompt box, copy-paste this:

Build a single-page website with a live countdown to New Year’s Eve 2026. Make it beautiful with Tailwind CSS, add confetti when it hits zero, use only HTML/CSS/JS in one index.html file, and open it in the browser when done.

4. Hit Enter → grab popcorn 🍿

What happens next is wild:

• The agent writes a plan (you’ll see bullets appear)

• It creates the file automatically

• Code flies in faster than you can read

• Browser tab opens → countdown running with confetti ready to explode at midnight 2026! 🎆

You wrote zero lines of code. Welcome to the future.

5. What Are These “Artifacts” Everyone’s Talking About? 📎

Click the paperclip next to any agent message:

• Plan.md → their step-by-step thinking

• index.html → the actual code (click to jump there)

• screenshot.png → proof it looks good

• Sometimes a full screen recording if it used the browser 🤯

This is why trust is sky-high—no more “where did this code come from?” moments.

Toggle to Manager view (top-right) and your agent appears as a card. You can:

• Pause ⏸️

• Chat mid-task (“Add fireworks emojis!! 🎆”)

• Spawn another agent to work on something totally different at the same time

6. Level Up: Build a Real To-Do App in Minutes ⏰

New agent → prompt:

Create a modern React to-do app with Vite + TypeScript. Let me add, check, and delete tasks. Save to localStorage. Make it look clean and colorful, then run it so I can play with it.

Watch it:

• Run all the npm commands for you

• Write every component

• Start the dev server

• Open localhost in your browser

You now have a fully functional app without touching the terminal once. Mind = blown. 🤯

7. Pro Tips I Learned the Hard Way 😅

• Rate limits hit? It politely switches to free models or waits ~5 hours. Pro tip: start small, don’t spam 10 agents at once on day one.

• Undo literally everything → Ctrl+Z works on agent changes too!

• Not happy? Just reply “The button should be purple with sparkles ✨” → it fixes only that part.

• Run multiple agents like a CEO: one researching APIs, one writing tests, one styling → pure chaos in the best way.

• Extensions still work! GitHub, themes, everything from VS Code marketplace.

8. Who Is This Actually For? (Real Talk)

• Total beginners who want to build cool stuff tomorrow → YES 1000% ✅

• Seasoned devs tired of boilerplate hell → life-changing ⚡

• People who just wanna have fun on weekends → you’ll be addicted in 15 minutes ⏳

If you love total control and hate AI touching your code, maybe wait. But if you’re excited to direct instead of micromanage… welcome to liftoff. 🚀

Final Thoughts ❤️

I’ve been coding for over a decade and yesterday I shipped three full side projects before noon. Not because I got faster—because Antigravity ate all the boring parts for breakfast. 🥞

Go download it right now. Break something on purpose. Tell an agent to turn your doodle into a Flappy Bird clone. You won’t regret it.

Direct link one more time: https://antigravity.google

See you in the Manager view—happy building! 🎈

– A very caffeinated human who suddenly has free evenings again ☕✨