Conductor
FreemiumRun a team of coding agents on your Mac.
Published 27 September 2026Last updated 6 November 2026
Scores
Popularity3/5
Established
Cited as the comparison baseline by multiple newer entrants in its subcategory and backed by a $22M Series A, real mindshare within the still-young agentic-dev-environment niche rather than broad recognition outside it.
Learning Curve2/5
Easy
Creating a workspace is a single click that handles the underlying git worktree setup automatically, and starting an agent inside it reuses an existing Claude Code or Codex login with no separate configuration step.
Flexibility3/5
Configurable
Supports three agent CLIs today and layers workspace management, diff review, and PR automation on top, narrower in agent coverage than open, self-hostable alternatives in the same subcategory.
Performance4/5
Fast
Native macOS app dedicated to a single platform, generally reported as responsive when running several parallel agent workspaces at once.
Portability2/5
Mostly locked in
Closed-source and macOS-only with no self-hosting option, cloud workspace features and collaboration sit behind paid tiers, making it the more vendor-bound choice relative to open, cross-platform alternatives.
About Conductor
Conductor is a Mac desktop app from Melty Labs for running several coding agents in parallel on the same repository without them stepping on each other. Clicking "New Workspace" runs git worktree add on a fresh branch, then starts Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor inside that workspace using your existing login, so each agent gets an isolated copy of the repo, its files, and a terminal.
Each workspace has a visual diff viewer for reviewing an agent's changes, plus GitHub and Linear integration, so an agent can open pull requests, read review comments, and respond to them without leaving the app. Turning a finished workspace into an open PR takes one click or command. You bring your own Claude or Codex subscription or API keys rather than buying model access from Conductor, and an iOS app lets you follow agents and merge pull requests from a phone.
In November 2026 the team announced that Conductor is joining Meta. New users can no longer sign up or download the app, existing users can't upgrade, and Pro users keep Pro features for free. Conductor Cloud, its hosted workspaces, goes read-only on November 13 and shuts down on November 20, 2026, with refunds for active subscribers and a "Transfer to local" option for cloud workspaces. The local Mac app keeps getting new models and critical fixes until early 2027 and then winds down; Meta has said only that something new will follow. For a new setup, another agentic dev environment is the practical choice.
Key Features
- One-click workspace creation runs git worktree add on a fresh branch per agent task
- Runs Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor in parallel, each fully isolated in its own worktree
- Visual diff viewer for reviewing an agent's changes before merging
- Native GitHub integration lets agents open PRs, read diffs, and respond to review comments
- Linear integration for issue-to-PR workflows
- One-click or one-command PR creation from a finished workspace
- Transfer to local and full data export for leaving Conductor Cloud
- iOS app for following agents and merging PRs from a phone
Pros
- Existing users keep the app and Pro features for free until it winds down
- Git worktree automation removes the manual branch-juggling of running several agents at once
- Was the incumbent in its subcategory, so most alternatives document how they compare
- Native GitHub and Linear integration closes the loop from agent session to reviewable PR
Cons
- Closed to new users since November 4, 2026, after the team announced it is joining Meta
- Conductor Cloud shuts down on November 20, 2026, and the local app winds down in early 2027
- The desktop app is macOS-only, with no Windows or Linux build
- Closed-source, so there is no self-hosting or forking option to keep it running
Conductor Pricing
Freemium- No new sign-ups or downloads since November 4, 2026
- Pro features stay free for existing Pro users
- Local app gets new models and critical fixes until early 2027
Tools Related to Conductor
Works well with Conductor(3)
Claude Code is the primary coding agent Conductor is built to run — clicking "New Workspace" creates an isolated git worktree and starts a Claude Code session inside it using the developer's existing login.
Codex is one of the coding agents Conductor runs in its own isolated worktree, alongside Claude Code and Cursor, using the developer's existing OpenAI login.
Cursor's CLI agent is one of the coding agents Conductor can run inside an isolated git worktree alongside Claude Code and Codex sessions.
Alternatives to Conductor(7)
Paradev covers the same worktree-per-task workflow for parallel agents, open source under MIT, with remote hosts on your own servers, an iPhone app and its own cloud workspaces. It publishes migration guides for Conductor and Conductor Cloud users.
Both automate a git-worktree-per-task workflow for running parallel coding agents with a visual diff viewer — Conductor is closed-source and macOS-only, cited as the incumbent baseline by newer competitors; Orca is open-source, cross-platform, and self-hostable.
Both are GUI control surfaces that run multiple CLI coding agents in isolated git worktrees with a diff viewer — T3 Code is open-source and cross-platform with mobile clients, Conductor is closed-source and macOS-only but adds cloud workspaces on its paid tiers.
Both run parallel coding agents from a desktop app. Conductor is Mac-only and built around isolated worktrees, diff review, and PR creation; Herdr runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows, keeps terminals alive in a background server, and adds a terminal client.
Both are premium, well-funded products for running coding agents, but Warp bundles its own built-in agent inside a terminal, while Conductor is a dedicated Mac GUI for orchestrating Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor with no agent of its own.
Both orchestrate multiple coding-agent CLIs across parallel sessions — OpenHands is open-source and browser-based with an enterprise deployment path, Conductor a closed-source, macOS-only native app.
