OpenADE
The facts below are what the maker publishes about OpenADE, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From OpenADE's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Open-source software · No subscription · No per-seat licensing · Free and open source. Always. |
| Free and open source | Free | Free and open source · no subscription or per-seat licensing · requires your own Claude Code or Codex API access |
The facts
Each one read from OpenADE's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Agent engines
- It supports Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, and can switch engines per task or run both in parallel with HyperPlan.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Built-in tools
- The app includes a diff viewer, file browser, fast search, full terminal, and process manager.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Chat assistance
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Codebase indexing
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Code completion
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Coding agent
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Data handling
- Repositories, files, prompts, task output, credentials, and local tool access stay on the desktop host unless sent to a configured third-party AI provider.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists 15+ MCP integrations, including Linear, Notion, Asana, Stripe, Vercel, and GitHub.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- OpenADE is released under the MIT License.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local operation
- The desktop app runs locally, and the maker says it works offline without cloud storage or syncing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- Users cannot edit code directly in OpenADE; they direct agents to make changes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OpenADE is an open-source desktop environment for planning, running, monitoring, and reviewing AI coding-agent sessions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Recovery
- Each execution creates a git patch snapshot that can be rolled back to a prior point.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs questions, ideas, and bug reports to its Discord community and accepts privacy questions through GitHub issues.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Telemetry
- Optional anonymous desktop telemetry and crash diagnostics can be disabled in settings.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Terminal access
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Workflow
- Its workflow is to plan a task, revise the implementation plan with comments, then execute it with one click.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- iOS companion
- The iOS companion app controls a paired desktop instance over a local or configured network and stores pairing tokens in iOS secure storage.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Windows support
- The Windows build is experimental and largely untested, and the maker suggests Linux through WSL for a more reliable experience.checked 11 Oct 2026
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