MiniMax Code Desktop Client Guide & Overview

MiniMax Code is the official desktop client software developed by MiniMax.

Download page: https://agent.minimax.cn/download

Installers are available for both Windows and macOS:

  • As of October 2026, there are currently no Linux or HarmonyOS client releases.
  • macOS supports both Apple Silicon (ARM64) and Intel (x64) architectures.

Windows installer example:
MiniMax Code Setup 3.1.1.exe (~554 MB)

Default installation path on Windows:

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C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Programs\MiniMax Code\MiniMax Code.exe

Key Features & What MiniMax Code Can Do

  • AI Q&A and Chat: Conversational AI for general questions, debugging, and ideation.
  • Web Search Integration: AI searches the live web and synthesizes comprehensive answers.
  • Text-to-Image Generation: Create illustrations, concept art, and graphics from text prompts.
  • AI Video Generation: Generate short video clips and vlog-style sequences.
  • AI PPT & Slide Maker: Automatically structure and create presentation slides.
  • Flexible Input: Supports text input, file attachments, and image uploads.
  • Voice Dictation: Features a built-in microphone button for real-time speech input (a capability missing in the web version).
  • Reusable Skills: Extract style guidelines, formats, or recurring workflows into custom “Skills”, eliminating the need to repeatedly paste long system prompts.

The interface supports both dark and light modes, making dark mode particularly comfortable during long working sessions.

Overall, the desktop client provides richer device integration and higher performance compared to the browser-based version. However, the web version remains convenient for quick queries, multi-tab multitasking, and multiple simultaneous accounts without needing disk access (see MiniMax Web Portal & Image Generation Guide).

Supported AI Models

  • M3.1-Flash-Preview
  • M3
  • M2.7
  • M2.7 HighSpeed

The M3.1-Flash-Preview model delivers noticeably fast inference and response times, making it well-suited for codebase QA and rapid development iterations.

MiniMax VS Code Extension

If you prefer coding directly inside Visual Studio Code, an IDE plugin is also available:

MiniMax Code CLI

For software engineers and terminal enthusiasts who find graphical interfaces less efficient, MiniMax also provides a Command-Line Interface (CLI), allowing seamless integration into automated scripts and developer terminal workflows.

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