Desktop apps

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First-party desktop apps bundle a vendor's own agent with a GUI: side by side sessions, visual diffs, scheduled tasks. They reuse the subscription the agent already needs, so they rarely add a bill.

ChatGPT desktop app

OpenAI

Desktop app

OpenAI's desktop app with Chat, Work and Codex views. Codex runs parallel threads in worktrees, with scheduled tasks and Computer Use, on a ChatGPT login or an API key.

Free tier2026-08-23

Claude desktop app

Anthropic

Desktop app

Anthropic's desktop app with Chat, Cowork and Code tabs. The Code tab runs Claude Code sessions side by side with visual diffs and scheduled tasks. Linux is in beta.

From $20/mo2026-08-23

Also available as a desktop app (5)

Products whose primary form is something else but ship one of these too.

Dyad

Dyad Tech

App builder

Open source app builder that runs as a desktop app instead of a cloud service. Free with your own keys, Pro adds bundled AI credits, code stays in local git.

Free tier2026-08-24

Factory

Cloud agent

Factory's Droid agent runs from the terminal, a desktop app, the web and Slack, on your machine or managed Droid Computers, with models from several vendors and BYOK.

From $20/mo2026-08-23

Google Antigravity

Google

AI-native IDE

Google's agentic development platform. A desktop app, a VS Code based IDE, a CLI and editor extensions share one harness. Free, with higher limits on Google AI Pro and Ultra.

Free tier2026-08-23

goose

Block / Agentic AI Foundation

Terminal agent

Open source agent from Block under the Agentic AI Foundation. CLI and desktop app, MCP extensions, runs with your own keys or your Claude and ChatGPT subscriptions over ACP.

Free2026-08-23

OpenCode

Anomaly

Terminal agent

Open source terminal coding agent from Anomaly, with a desktop app in beta and a VS Code extension. Works with any provider through your own keys, plus the hosted Zen and Go plans.

Free tier2026-08-23