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Firebase Studio Review 2026 — Google's Free AI Browser IDE

Firebase Studio is Google's free AI-powered browser IDE using Gemini to generate full-stack apps with Firebase backend and one-click deploy. No install required.

In inglese

Firebase Studio provides browser-based workspaces for developing applications. Users can import repositories from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or a local machine, use templates, customize environments with Nix, and connect projects to Firebase services.

Its App Prototyping agent can generate applications from natural-language prompts, mockups, drawings, and screenshots. Gemini can help code, debug, test, refactor, explain, and document code. New workspace creation and signup are disabled as of June 22, 2026, and the service is scheduled to shut down on March 22, 2027. Firebase services and already-deployed apps are not affected.

Features

Create browser-based cloud development workspaces
Generate apps with the App Prototyping agent
Import projects from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or a local machine
Use templates for popular frameworks and languages
Customize development environments with Nix
Use Gemini for coding, debugging, testing, refactoring, and documentation
Share workspaces and app previews with collaborators
Connect workspaces to Firebase projects and services

Use cases

Prototype a web app from a prompt, screenshot, or drawing
Import an existing repository and edit it in a browser
Build and test full-stack apps with Firebase services
Share an app preview with testers for feedback
Collaborate on the same cloud workspace with teammates
Migrate an existing Firebase Studio project to Google AI Studio or Google Antigravity

Pros

Cons

Latest updates

2026-06-22 Workspace creation and user signup disabled
New workspace creation and user signup are disabled; existing users can access existing workspaces until March 22, 2027.
2026-03-19 Sunset Announcement: We're sunsetting Firebase Studio
Firebase Studio is sunsetting on March 22, 2027; migrate projects to Google AI Studio or Google Antigravity before that date.

Capabilities

Agent that edits files — “Complete a variety of tasks like coding, debugging, testing, refactoring, explaining, and documenting code with AI assistance that interacts with your codebase and takes actions on your behalf.” source
Knows the whole codebase — “AI assistance that interacts with your codebase” source
Choice of models — “Use the built-in model or select your preferred model.” source

Get it

Documentation

Pricing

Starting price: Subscription
Prices checked: 2026-09-25

No Google Developer Program profile

No cost

3 Firebase Studio workspaces per user
Standard Gemini quota for the App Prototyping agent

Google Developer Program (Standard plan)

No cost

10 Firebase Studio workspaces per user
Standard Gemini quota for the App Prototyping agent

Google Developer Program (Premium plan)

Subscription

30 Firebase Studio workspaces per user
Increased Gemini quota for the App Prototyping agent

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