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Alternatives to Starcat
Starcat: Mac app for developers that indexes their starred GitHub repos, tags and summarises them with AI, and tracks new releases. Here are 24 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 19 have a free plan.
- Basevolt
A desktop app that turns your app database into a back office with grids, boards, dashboards and webhooks.
Since 2024
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
- Cockpit
A free Mac app that puts all your Claude Code, Codex and Kiro sessions in one window so you can see which need a reply.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Dyad
Free desktop app that builds web apps from plain descriptions using any AI model, leaving you with code you own.
Since 2025
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families
- Echolon
Open-source API client that keeps collections as local files synced through Git, for testing REST and WebSocket APIs offline.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- GitComet
Fast desktop Git client with line-level staging, structural diffs and drag-to-rewrite history.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Kilo
AI agent that writes code inside VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal or browser, open source, with hundreds of models at no markup.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- PowerSync
Keeps a local SQLite copy on each client in sync with your Postgres, MongoDB, MySQL or SQL Server backend for offline-first apps.
Since 2023
Free plan · 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
- Token Tracker
A local dashboard and desktop app that counts tokens and cost across AI coding tools like Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Yaak
A desktop app for sending and testing REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests, stored locally and synced through Git.
Since 2025
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Agen
Cloud coding agents take a task, change code across repos, fix failing CI and hand back a pull request with a live preview.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Antifailure
Gives each pull request a throwaway copy of production with masked data so teams and agents can test migrations and load first.
Since 2026
Developer tools · Developers
- AnyHook
Sits in front of your server to receive webhooks from Stripe, Shopify and others, logging each one so missed events can be resent.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Apply.Build
Hosts apps from a GitHub repo on European servers, with attack filtering, logs and metrics for a fixed monthly fee.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- AppVeyor
Builds, tests and deploys code on Windows, Linux and macOS machines, hosted or on your own server.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- AQ
A shared workspace where teams run Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents on tasks, scheduled bots and reviewed pull requests.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- ArchGenie
Describe or sketch a cloud setup and get a diagram, Terraform or Bicep code, a security grade and cost estimates.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Argos
Compares screenshots from your test runs so software teams can spot visual changes and approve them before merging.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Athas
A light open-source code editor with coding agents, terminals and Git built in, for Mac, Windows and Linux.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Autter
Reviews each pull request for risk and security issues, checks releases and turns production errors into fix PRs.
Since 2026
Subscription · Security and passwords · Developers
- bugzero
For developers: pulls crash reports out of Sentry or PostHog, drafts a fix in your own GitHub Actions with your AI key, and opens a PR.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Castforge
A Windows app that runs several AI coding agents as planner, coders, tester and reviewer on a shared board you control.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Choji
A set of AI agents that turn customer requests into tickets, code changes and reviewed pull requests for software teams.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers