Recent Update from Antigravity crashes the system. Unable to launch after installation

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1. The Initial Issue

After reinstalling Antigravity, the user interface looked completely different. Instead of the classic VS Code-based editor layout (with files on the left and code in the center), you only saw a simplified chat panel for orchestrating agents and projects.

2. The Investigation

To figure out if the editor was hidden or disabled, we dug into the application files:

  • Analyzing the source code: We downloaded and analyzed the main frontend bundle (main.js).
  • Keyboard shortcuts: We discovered that a shortcut to toggle the editor existed (Ctrl + E / toggleEditor), but it was disabled because the application was running without the editor module (editorFeature).
  • Inspecting program files: We checked the installation directory on your PC (AppData/Local/Programs/antigravity) and verified that it did not contain any editor binaries (like Code.exe). The application you had installed literally did not contain a code editor.

3. The Discovery (Version 2.0.0 Update)

We performed a web search regarding recent updates and discovered that with the release of version 2.0.0 in mid-May 2026, Google split the platform into two separate applications:

  • Antigravity 2.0 (Agent Manager): A standalone “command center” application designed exclusively for orchestrating and monitoring autonomous agents (the chat-only window you had open).
  • Antigravity IDE: The traditional, fully-featured code editor based on a fork of VS Code.

4. The Solution

When looking at the official download page on antigravity.google, we confirmed you had downloaded the installer from the top section (the standalone Agent Manager).

We guided you to scroll down the page to the Antigravity IDE section and download the Windows -> Download for x64 installer. Once installed, you will have your classic coding interface back!

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Should I uninstall the antigravity 2.0 first?

I tried to download and install the Antigravity IDE. Tried the ctrl + e toggle but no respond.
Still stuck in the agent orchestrator without any signs of able to switch the IDE view.

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Even when I ask the gemini in the orchestrator, I cant do the things that the model guide me to do.

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I’m on Windows. Both the Antigravity 2.0 and Antigravity IDE installers use a default installation path without letting me choose. Because of this, the IDE installation actually seems to fail or get overwritten: when I click the IDE shortcut, it just opens the 2.0 management interface instead of the IDE itself. How can I resolve this issue?

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on redit there is workaround

  1. Press WIN+R and type %APPDATA% in the search bar

  2. Find the Antigravity folder, back it up — or just move it to your Desktop

  3. Go to antigravity.google/download and scroll all the way to the bottom — you’ll see Antigravity IDE, download it

  4. Install it, open it, sign in, then close it

  5. Copy the contents of your backup Antigravity folder (everything inside it)

  6. Open the Antigravity IDE folder and paste the copied backup files inside

  7. Breathe out

For MacOS, replace steps 1 and 7 (to open the folder containing the Antigravity folder) with the following:

Open Finder, press Cmd+Shift+G and paste “~/Library/Application Support” (without the double quotes) and then press Return.

you need to uninstall antigravity 2.0 then download IDE, and install it, Both are not working together…

hope this helps

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also there is issue with extensions
you need to replace marketplace urls

marketplacevisualstudio

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original post

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agent in IDE not saving history when IDE closed

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Can you please help me with the urls ?

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just backup “antigravity” folder under %APPDATA% on windows, then rename to antigravity IDE. Uninstall both antigravity and antigravity IDE, reboot and install them again.

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To make matters worse, I’m a paid user and it’s telling me that I’ve run out of tokens. It’s been happening across all AI models massively; it’s insane.

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I just stop the antigravity and then retry it works perfectly.

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try this -= worked for me : Fix 1: Bypass the Local Certificate Block (For Black Screens)

Often, the app’s internal security sandbox gets hung up on a local SSL certificate error and halts the launch entirely.

  1. Right-click your Antigravity 2.0 shortcut (on your Desktop or Start menu) and select Properties.

  2. Go to the Shortcut tab.

  3. Look at the Target box. Click into it, go to the very end of the text, add a single space, and paste this exact flag:

    --ignore-certificate-errors

  4. Click Apply, then OK.

  5. Launch the app using that shortcut. If this was the culprit, it should boot instantly.

Fix 2: Force Software Rendering (For White Screens)

If you’re still seeing a blank screen, the internal rendering engine is likely fighting with your system’s hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling, causing a fatal crash before the UI can draw. We need to tear down the sandbox and force CPU rendering.

  1. Open those same shortcut Properties again.

  2. In the Target box, delete the previous flag and replace it with this specific combination (leave a space after the closing quote of the file path) :

    --disable-gpu --disable-gpu-sandbox --no-sandbox --disable-features=GpuProcessHighPriorityPerWindow

  3. Click Apply and OK, then launc h.

Why this works: The --no-sandbox flags remove the internal engine barriers, while the final flag stops the app and your Windows desktop manager from fighting over GPU priori ty.