Here’s what I did to move from AI Studio to Antigravity
Step 1: Get the Editor
- Download and install Google Antigravity on your computer.
Step 2: Extract and Rename (Crucial!)
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Download your project .zip file from AI Studio and Extract it into a new folder.
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Make sure your folder name has NO special symbols or brackets (like [Project]). Antigravity’s terminal gets completely confused by symbols and will crash when you try to run the app. Keep the name simple and plain.
Step 3: Open the Project
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Open Google Antigravity.
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Go to the top menu, click File > Open Folder…, and select your freshly extracted folder.
Step 4: Install and Run
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Open the terminal inside Antigravity (Click Terminal > New Terminal at the top).
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Type npm install and hit Enter. (Wait a minute for this to finish—it is downloading all the background parts your app needs to run).
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Once that finishes, type npm run dev and hit Enter. This turns on your app! Just click the http://localhost… link it gives you to view it in your browser.
Important Note: API Keys and Online Services
This exact move worked for me because my app is largely self-contained. I don’t have AI Features like AI Assistant or AI Image Generations.
If your app heavily relies on online services (like the Gemini API), it might break when you run it locally.
Here is why: For security reasons, Google AI Studio safely hides your secret API keys in the cloud. When you download your .zip file, your keys are left behind so they don’t get stolen. To get your AI features working in Antigravity, you will eventually have to learn how to create a local .env file to securely paste your API keys back into the project