Quickstart

Install Coditan and set up your first model.

Download the right installer for your system, finish the first-run setup, then choose a cloud API key or a local model.

1. Download

Choose the correct installer for your system.

Go to the downloads page and select the installer that matches your system.

Windows currently supports x86 PCs only. Snapdragon processors are not supported yet.

2. Install

Run the installer.

MacOS

You'll be greeted with a standard MacOS installer. Drag & drop Coditan into your Applications folder and wait for it to finish copying.

Windows

You'll be greeted with a standard Windows installer. Click Continue, agree to the license, and wait for it to finish installing.

Linux

On Linux (Ubuntu & Linux mint), you'll be greeted with a simple "Install this package?" prompt. Click install and enter your password.

On Debian or other distros without an easy installer, run this command from Downloads:

cd ~/Downloads/
sudo apt install ./Coditan.deb
3. First Run

Open Coditan and finish setup.

Search for Coditan in your apps. Coditan (Beta) should appear.

Language

Select your language of choice. Scroll with your mouse or trackpad to see more options.

Select your theme

Pick from either Light mode (default) or Dark mode.

Sign-up/Login

It's recommended to login with Google or GitHub for the most stable and easy experience. Click "Continue with...", choose an account in your browser, and you'll be redirected back to Coditan.

4. Connect a model

Add your API key or use a local model.

Using an API key

Paste your API key in the input box and click continue. Your API key stays private and is stored locally.

Open the API guide

Using a local model

If you're using local models you can leave the API key empty and click continue.

Open the local model guide

Recommended models

Google Gemini models

Gemini models may be weaker in coding but they offer the biggest tier for a frontier model.

  • gemini/gemini-3.5-flash-preview
  • gemini/gemini-3.1-preview
Ollama cloud

Ollama cloud may not offer the best models, but it has very generous free usage.

  • ollama/gpt-oss:120b-cloud
  • ollama/qwen3-coder-next:cloud
Mistral AI

Mistral offers free access to their frontier models with near unlimited usage with their Experiment plan.

  • mistral/mistral-medium-3.5
  • mistral/devstral-latest
5. First Projects

Try a beginner project.

Now that you've fully set up Coditan you can try our Recommended beginner projects to learn how to use Coditan for your workflow.

Simple Tic Tac Toe game

Learn how to give Coditan prompts, use built in artifacts to test in Coditan itself, and use Coditan's interface.

Make a 2 Player Tic Tac Toe game using HTML, i want a turn based system with a premium interface and responsive UI on PC & mobile. Make an artifact of it when you're done.

Simple system resources Display

Learn how Coditan can use get_os to make an app designed for your operating system.

Make a Python + HTML app that displays the resource usage for my PC Parts (CPU, GPU, RAM, Temps) i want it to display in a slick modern premium interface with constantly updating graphs to show accurate system usage

Roll the dice game

Learn how Coditan can make, test and fix Apps all on its own with minimal interaction.

Make a roll the dice game using Python, i Want a premium UI and a 3d dice With the option to change from 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20. Once done please launch the app for me to test.