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17 catalogue entries use this topic; each Project's license policy is labeled separately.

Orca

OrcaAIOpen

Agent development environment running coding agents in parallel

Stars90.2K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Orca is a free, open-source agent development environment that runs Claude Code, Codex, and other coding agents in parallel, each in its own git worktree.

Multica

MulticaAI

Mission control for coding agents: assign tasks, track progress, review

Stars52.5K
Commitjust now
LicenseCustom: Multica License (Apache-2.0 with additional hosted-service condition)

Multica is a mission-control layer for AI coding agents: it assigns work from a shared board to agents such as Claude Code and Codex, tracks their progress, and returns results for human review and merge.

Alternative toOpenCode
Cherry Studio

Cherry StudioAIOpen

Desktop AI chat client for cloud and local models in one place

Stars52.3K
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Cherry Studio is a desktop chat client for cloud and local models in one interface. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and stores data on the local machine.

Alternative toLobeChatOpen WebUI
Tolaria

TolariaOpen

Desktop Markdown knowledge base with Git sync and AI agents

Stars20.1K
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Tolaria is a free, open source desktop app for Markdown knowledge bases, with wikilinks, an integrated Git client, and AI agent support.

Alternative toLogseq
Nuclear

NuclearOpen

Free open-source desktop music streaming player

Stars18.7K
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Nuclear is a free open-source desktop music player that streams from switchable sources with playlists, stats, and plugins.

Alternative toSpotify
Audacity

Audacity

Free open-source multitrack audio editor and recorder

Stars18.6K
Commitjust now
LicenseGPL-3.0-only

Audacity is a free, open-source multitrack audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, and Linux, used for podcasts, music, and field recording.

Eigent

EigentAIOpen

Open-source AI cowork desktop with single-agent and multi-agent workforce modes

Stars15.5K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Eigent is an open-source desktop app where AI agents work beside you on research, writing, coding, and file tasks across macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Alternative toOpenHands
Emdash

EmdashAIOpen

Open-source desktop app that runs coding agents in parallel

Stars5,904
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Emdash is an open-source desktop app that runs multiple coding agents in parallel, each isolated in its own Git worktree.

Alternative toClineAider
LibreOffice

LibreOfficeOpen

Free and open source office suite for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Stars4,490
Commitjust now
LicenseMPL-2.0

LibreOffice is a free open source desktop office suite with Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base, and Math for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Alternative toCollabora Online
Synara

SynaraOpen

Local-first desktop workspace for coding-agent runtimes

Stars2,097
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Synara is a free, open-source, local-first desktop workspace that hosts coding-agent sessions with projects, terminals, diffs, and Git delivery in one app.

Alternative toOpenCode
Kanri

KanriOpen

Offline open-source Kanban boards for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Stars2,051
Commitjust now
LicenseGPL-3.0

Kanri is a free, offline Kanban board app for Windows, macOS, and Linux that keeps boards and cards in local JSON files, with Trello import and full-workspace export.

Alternative toTrello
Conar

ConarOpen

AI-powered desktop database manager for Postgres and more

Stars1,449
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Conar is a desktop database manager with an AI copilot for schemas, queries, and row edits across Postgres, MySQL, and ClickHouse.

Jean

JeanOpen

Free open-source desktop workspace for running coding agents

Stars1,321
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Jean is a free, open-source desktop app that runs terminal-based AI coding agents from one window, isolating each task in its own git worktree.

Freeter

Freeter

Free open-source desktop organizer for project workflows

Stars1,024
Commit3mo ago
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later

Freeter is a free open-source desktop organizer that gathers each project's apps, files, commands, and notes into workflows one hotkey away.

Alternative toNotion
GitComet

GitCometOpen

Fast open source Git GUI in Rust for Linux, macOS, and Windows

Stars907
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

GitComet is a desktop Git client written in Rust for Linux, macOS, and Windows, tuned to stay responsive on very large repositories.

Alternative toGitButler
Tenacity

Tenacity

Free open-source multitrack audio editor forked from Audacity

Stars811
Commitjust now
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later

Tenacity is a free, open-source multitrack audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, and Linux, forked from Audacity with telemetry removed.

Alternative toAudacity
Darkwrite

DarkwriteOpen

Offline-first notebook with rich editing, themes, and local storage

Stars318
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Darkwrite is an offline-first notebook for Windows, macOS, and Linux that keeps every note on the device, with no account and no subscription.

Alternative toBeaver Notes