Conductor is one of the best-loved ways to run several coding agents at once: you give each agent a task, it works in its own isolated copy of your repository, and you review and merge what comes back. If you're on a Windows PC, you've probably already found the catch.
I build Morphy, one of the options below, so I'll be upfront about where it fits and where it doesn't.
Does Conductor run on Windows?
No. As of its October 2026 release (0.90.0), Conductor is a macOS app, plus an iOS app and an API for its paid cloud workspaces. Its installation page says: "Conductor is not available for Windows or Linux yet. Sign up here and we will let you know when it is ready." There's no public timeline, and since it's a Mac app, there's no workaround like running it under WSL.
What should a Conductor alternative do?
What makes Conductor good is worth keeping in mind when you compare:
- Isolation. Every task gets its own workspace (a git worktree on its own branch), so agents in different workspaces can't overwrite each other's files, and you merge each result when it's ready.
- More than one agent. It runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode, on your own subscriptions and keys.
- Review before merge. You see what each agent changed before it lands.
- Free to start. Local workspaces are free; Pro ($50/month) adds cloud workspaces and multiplayer.
The alternatives at a glance
| Conductor | Orca | Emdash | Paseo | Pane | Claude Code desktop | Morphy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on | macOS (plus an iOS app and an API for its paid cloud workspaces); not on Windows or Linux yet | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, web | Windows (x64, ARM64), WSL, macOS, Linux | macOS, Windows (x64, ARM64), Linux beta (Debian/Ubuntu) | Windows 10/11, macOS 11+, Linux (beta) |
| Agents | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode | Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, Copilot, OpenCode, Amp and any other CLI agent | 25+ coding agent CLIs, including Claude Code and Codex | Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi, Antigravity and 30+ more | Any terminal agent | Claude models only | Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Antigravity (Gemini), Grok, OpenRouter, Ollama, and services with OpenAI's Responses API |
| Keeps agents apart | A workspace (git worktree on its own branch) per task | A git worktree per task | Git worktrees, plus remote work over SSH | Git worktrees | A git worktree per task | Optional git worktree per session | None built in: chats in a project share its folder (point a chat at another folder yourself) |
| Price | Free for local workspaces; Pro $50/mo adds cloud workspaces and multiplayer | Free | Free | Free | Free, no paid plan | A paid Claude plan: Pro ($17–20/mo) or higher (companies can bill through the API or a cloud provider instead) | Free during early access; you use your own AI plans |
| Open source | No | Yes (MIT) | Yes (Apache-2.0) | Yes (Apache-2.0) | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | No | No |
The options, one by one
Orca
The closest like-for-like replacement: a free, MIT-licensed app with native installers for Windows, macOS and Linux. Every task runs in its own git worktree, and it supports a long list of agent CLIs (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, Copilot, OpenCode, Amp and any other command-line agent). If you liked Conductor's model and just need it on a PC, start here.
Emdash
Free and open source (Apache-2.0), backed by Y Combinator, with Windows installers (.exe and .msi). It runs 25+ agent CLIs in git worktrees and can also work on remote machines over SSH, which helps if your code lives on a Linux box.
Paseo
Free and open source. Paseo runs as a background service on your computer, with desktop, web, phone and command-line clients on top, so you can start a task on your PC and check on it from your phone. Worktree-based, with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and dozens more agents.
Pane
A simple, free app (AGPL-3.0) with Windows builds for both x64 and ARM64, and WSL support. It runs any terminal agent, one git worktree per task, with no paid plan at all.
T3 Code
A free, open-source control surface for several agent harnesses (Codex, Claude, Cursor, Grok Build, OpenCode, Antigravity) with desktop, web and mobile clients, installable on Windows with winget install T3Tools.T3Code. Each thread can run in your own checkout or in its own git worktree.
CodeAgentSwarm
A native Windows app (also macOS and Linux) that runs agent CLIs side by side, with a kanban board the agents update themselves. Worktrees are optional per session. It's free during its open beta, but it isn't open source and its later pricing isn't published.
BridgeMind
A paid app ($20 to $100 a month, no free plan) for Windows, macOS and Linux that runs any terminal agent in panes you split and tile, with an optional git worktree per agent, git in the app, agents on routines and, on Pro, voice control. Its docs still call the Windows version unreleased, but the download and changelog show it's current. We compare it in detail in BridgeMind vs Morphy.
The Claude Code desktop app (Claude only)
If Claude is your only AI, Anthropic's own app now covers most of this on Windows: parallel sessions in a sidebar, an optional git worktree per session, a visual diff you can comment on, and pull requests. It needs a paid Claude plan and runs Claude models only. We compare it in detail in Claude Code desktop vs Morphy.
Codex in the ChatGPT app (OpenAI)
OpenAI's Codex now lives in the ChatGPT desktop app on Windows and macOS (Linux in preview), and runs independent chats in separate git worktrees. It's built around OpenAI's models (other providers take hand-editing its config), so it's the natural pick if you're all-in on OpenAI.
Morphy
Morphy takes a different approach: a canvas where every chat is an agent, on whichever AI you choose. Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Gemini (Antigravity), Grok, OpenRouter and local models through Ollama can sit side by side, and you see all of them at once, with focus views, an assistant that starts and checks on the others, live cards and control from your phone. It's free during early access and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux (beta).
The honest trade-off: Morphy doesn't create worktrees. Agents in one project share its folder, and there's no built-in diff or pull-request review. If you want agents fully isolated, give each one its own clone or worktree and point its chat at that folder. If isolation is the main thing you're after, Orca or Emdash is the better fit.
What doesn't work well on Windows?
- Superset has no Windows build yet (macOS, plus experimental Linux), only a notify list.
- Claude Squad is a terminal app built on tmux. It works on Windows only through WSL; the native Windows download fails to start sessions.
- Vibe Kanban still installs on Windows, but the company behind it shut down in April 2026 and retired its kanban board; only its local agent workspaces remain, community-maintained.
- cmux has no Windows build (its terminal is macOS-only).
Can you run parallel agents on Windows without any app?
Yes. Conductor's core idea is git worktrees, and git has them built in. In Windows Terminal, give each agent its own folder on its own branch:
git worktree add ..\myapp-search -b search
git worktree add ..\myapp-billing -b billingThen open a terminal tab in each folder and start an agent (claude, codex, …) in each. When a branch is done, merge it and remove the worktree with git worktree remove ..\myapp-search. You lose the overview and the review screens, but it costs nothing and works with every agent.
Which one should you pick?
- You want Conductor, on Windows: Orca or Emdash.
- You want it free, simple and open source: Pane.
- You want to steer agents from your phone too: Paseo, T3 Code, Orca or Pane (from anywhere), or Morphy (on the same Wi-Fi).
- You only use Claude: the Claude Code desktop app.
- You only use Codex: Codex in the ChatGPT app.
- You use several AIs and want to see every agent at once: Morphy. See the full roundup for more options.
References
- Conductor: installation ("not available for Windows or Linux yet"), pricing, homepage (agents, version 0.90.0)
- Orca and its GitHub; Emdash and its GitHub; Paseo; Pane; T3 Code; CodeAgentSwarm; BridgeMind and its pricing
- Anthropic: Claude Code desktop; OpenAI: Codex in the ChatGPT app and worktrees
- Superset (Windows "not yet available"); Claude Squad Windows issue #275; Vibe Kanban shutdown notice
- Git: git worktree
