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This tutorial walks through installing the Cline Desktop beta on Windows and using its coding assistant to create an expense tracker. The download page shown lists Windows and Mac versions. The presenter signs in to a Cline account, selects a model, sets its effort level to high, and chooses a project folder.
The demonstration uses DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, which the presenter identifies as a free option available through ClinePass at the time of recording. The model picker describes limited usage at no cost, and the speaker notes that availability and usage limits change. The tutorial also explains that users can bring an API key from another provider. It does not demonstrate how to run models locally or configure a self-hosted backend.
The prompt asks for a responsive expense tracker in one HTML file, with a dark design, expense categories, and total spending. Cline writes the file into the selected folder; the presenter explains that it may request permission to create files. The agent also captures desktop and mobile screenshots during its checks.
The presenter opens the generated app and adds expenses of 5 and 50. The displayed total reaches 55 across two entries, with 50 as the largest expense. Currency choices include EUR, GBP, and INR. The tutorial closes by showing where to request fixes or additional features in the same session.
The creator links to the official Cline Desktop download and asks viewers to support his channel.
