An Introduction to Antigravity for Writers
Google's agentic IDE, demystified for authors.
Antigravity is a free coding workbench with an AI agent on top, and it turns out the AIs that are best at code are also great at prose. This getting-started course is a no-jargon tour for writers who have never touched an IDE: what Antigravity is, how to set it up, and how to plan, research, outline, and market a book without leaving the chat window.
This isn't theory. I've written a lot of novels in Antigravity, fast, and the course teaches the same working setup I use every day. Google recently split Antigravity into two apps; everything taught here still works, and a newly added update section covers the split, upgrading to the latest 1.0 and 2.0 versions, and a look at VS Code as an alternative.
Enroll today and start watching right away at learn.inkandcode.ai. Lifetime access, updates included.
What you'll learn
- Installing Antigravity and customizing your workspace, editor settings, and themes
- Driving the Agent Manager, your mission control for AI helpers
- Hands-on projects: market research, story structure, and building a full outline
- Refining your outline and turning research into a real marketing plan for your book
- Voice commands and audio support for dictation-friendly writing
- The updates section: the Antigravity split explained, upgrading to the latest 1.0 and 2.0 versions, and a look at VS Code as an alternative
Format: 18 video lessons with full transcripts, notes, keypoints, and downloadable resources. Newly expanded to nearly double the original length, with an extra hour of video on the split and the latest versions. Antigravity may have changed, but it's still very usable, and the examples show that extensively.
Every lesson, listed 📋
No mystery box: this is the complete curriculum, straight from the classroom. Tap a module to peek inside.
Start Here ▶️ · 3 lessons
- Read This First 🗺️
- Notes and Transcripts 🗒️
- Introduction to Antigravity 💫
A First Look · 6 lessons
- What is Antigravity? ❓
- Installing Antigravity 1.0 (Original) 🛠️
- Installing Antigravity 1.0 (Updated) 🌟
- Customizing Your Workspace 🗃️
- Editor Settings and Themes 🎨
- Using the Agent Manager 🕵️♀️
Lights, Camera, Action! · 6 lessons
- Let's Do Some Market Research 📈
- Let's Research Story Structure 🏗️
- Let's Build an Outline ✍️
- Refining the Outline 📝
- Voice Commands and Audio Support 💬
- Let's Make a Marketing Plan 📋
Updates August 2026 · 5 lessons
- Let's Continue Pirate Grrl (Antigravity 1.0) 🏴☠️
- Antigravity 1.23 Install + Book Expansion 🦜
- Antigravity 2.0 on PC 🌟
- Antigravity 2.0 and IDE on the Mac 🌟
- A Look at VS Code 🐟
Wrapping Up · 4 lessons
- You Did It! 🎉
- More Resources 📚
- Intro to Antigravity Infographic 🖼️
- Coding Your Next Novel 👾
24 lessons in all · videos, transcripts, notes, and downloads — and updates are always included.
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