Alternatives to Perch
Perch: A Mac notch app that reports what your AI coding agents did and lets you approve or reply to them from there. Here are 24 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 19 have a free plan, 3 sell for a one-off price.
- Jackalope
A desktop app that runs coding agents like Codex and Claude Code in separate Git worktrees and lets you review each change.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- littleguys
A Mac app that lets developers chat with, approve and schedule their AI coding agents as if they were messaging contacts.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Scape
A Mac app that runs many AI coding agents side by side in separate git worktrees, using model subscriptions you already have.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers
- Synara
A free local desktop workspace that runs coding agents in parallel tasks with worktrees, diffs and pull request handoff.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Alchemist Coder
Desktop app for watching, automating and resuming Grok, Gemini CLI, Codex and Claude Code sessions across many projects.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- back2vibing
Mac app for developers using several terminal coding assistants: talk to each in one window and return to any running session.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- CloudCLI
Cloud containers where developers run Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI and pick up sessions from phone, browser or VS Code.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Notch So Good
A Mac app that shows Claude Code and Codex sessions in the notch so you can approve commands and reply without the terminal.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Orca
A desktop app for running several coding agents side by side, each in its own git worktree, with diffs and terminals.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Agentmux
A phone and tablet SSH app for developers to resume tmux sessions, browse remote files and start coding agents with a tap.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Aster
A Mac terminal app with split panes, file previews, local autocomplete and a view of running AI coding agent sessions.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Baton
Desktop app that runs several AI coding agents in separate git worktrees and tells you when each needs input.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- bb
Open source desktop workspace for running several coding agents side by side, extended with plugins and prompts.
Developer tools · Developers
- Cadre
Local Kanban board for handing tasks to coding agents like Claude Code and Codex, then reviewing plans and diffs before merging.
Since 2026
Free plan · Projects and tasks · Developers
- Calyx
Mac terminal for running several coding agents side by side, with status, approval prompts and diff review in one window.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Chatcode
Lets developers reach Claude Code or Codex sessions running on their own server from a browser tab or Telegram.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Claudete
Mac app that lets developers run lots of Claude Code, Codex and Grok agents in a grid view, with usage tracking and alerts.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Mirafold
Gives terminal coding agents like Claude Code and Codex a visual interface with diffs, task checklists and a view of every session.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Paradev
Desktop workspace where developers run several coding agents side by side and review their changes in one place.
Since 2025
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Threadlines
An open source desktop app that puts several AI coding agents in one chat thread, with pull requests, Git and a browser alongside.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Toolport
Desktop app where you set up MCP servers once and every AI coding agent on your machine can use them.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Traycer
Open-source desktop app that runs Claude Code, Codex and Cursor agents in parallel, each with its own worktree and shared specs.
Since 2025
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Twill
Lets developers move Claude Code or Codex tasks from their Mac to cloud sandboxes and get pull requests back.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Shikigami
Desktop app that runs several AI coding agents at once, each in its own git worktree, with tools to review their changes.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers