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# What Is Web Console

Web Console is a modern, lightweight, browser-based IDE designed to bridge the gap between outdated legacy tools and high-overhead development environments. It serves as a solution for the Salesforce ecosystem by addressing three specific pain points.

- Replacing legacy tools: Web Console provides a modern alternative to the aging Developer Console and the officially unsupported Workbench.
- Universal accessibility: Unlike the full-fledged Agentforce Vibes IDE, which is available only in paid orgs, Web Console is free and is available in all [supported editions and environments](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/webconsole/setup/supported-orgs.md). Web Console enables you to write Apex or query Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL) directly within the org.

![Web Console window](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/webconsole/web_console_screen2.png '{"class": "image-lg image-framed"}')

## Why Use Web Console

- **Browser-based IDE**: Available anytime and anywhere without any setup or local installation
- **Unified developer experience**: Provides a single environment for tasks like writing Apex and querying SOQL directly where developers work
- **Low-code accessibility**: Offers a free-tier, in-org tool that enables both pro-code and citizen developers to quickly modify Apex code without heavy overhead
- **Applied technology**: Built on proven foundations like VS Code for Web to ensure a stable, familiar, and rapidly evolving developer experience
- **Lower implementation costs**: Empowers customers and partners to make direct modifications, reducing the need for custom templates or complex new components