Conductor alternatives in 2026

Disclosure up front: I built LetThemBuild. It is one option in this list, not the only one, and it is not a requirement for getting your work out of Conductor Cloud.

This is a guide for people who used Conductor (conductor.build, by Melty Labs) and now need a next step. It is about that product, not Netflix Conductor or the SEO platform of the same name.

I checked each product's official site or public GitHub repository on November 12, 2026. I have not run a bake-off and I am not publishing scores, win rates, or "best overall" rankings. Where a site does not state a fact, I leave it out.

First: preserve the work

Conductor's own announcement and 0.93.0 changelog (November 4, 2026) are the source for the dates:

• November 4, 2026: no new sign-ups; existing users keep the local app.
• November 13, 2026: Conductor Cloud goes read-only. You can still read old chats and export data, but you cannot send new messages.
• November 20, 2026: Conductor Cloud shuts down and deletion of cloud user data begins. Export before this date.
• Until early 2027: local Conductor keeps getting new models and critical bug fixes.

Two official export paths:

1. To move a cloud workspace and its chats to your Mac, right-click the workspace and choose Transfer to local.
2. To download all your data, open Settings → Account → Export data.

Do both if both matter to you. Then check git itself: branches, unpushed commits, and unfinished files. A chat that says a task is done is not a substitute for a commit or a pull request. Do not paste secrets into an export, a handoff note, or a prompt.

Staying on local Conductor is a valid choice for now. If the Mac app already does what you need, transferring cloud workspaces locally may be the least disruptive step.

How to choose, once the work is safe

People leaving Conductor are usually solving one or more of these problems:

• Parallel agents on your own machine, each in its own git worktree, on Mac and often on Windows or Linux.
• A machine that keeps running when the laptop is closed, which is the part Conductor Cloud was for.
• The vendor's own app, if you only use Claude Code or only use Codex.
• A second pair of eyes on the change, so you are not trusting a single agent's story that the tests passed.

Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and Grok Build are coding agents, not replacements for a workspace app. Several of the tools below run those agents. I also run them as seats inside LetThemBuild. I am not treating them as competitors.

Local and self-hosted workspaces

These are the closest in shape to Conductor's local app: several coding agents, usually in git worktrees, on a computer you control.

Orca

Orca (Stably AI; github.com/stablyai/orca, MIT) calls itself an agent development environment. The site says you can run Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor CLI, and other CLI agents in parallel across isolated worktrees, on macOS, Windows, and Linux, with a mobile companion for iOS and Android. It is free and open source.

Emdash

Emdash (General Action, YC W26; github.com/generalaction/emdash, Apache-2.0) is an agentic development environment for running coding agents in parallel. The current homepage emphasizes team use on your own servers, on Emdash's cloud, or locally, with the subscriptions you already have. Emdash Classic, the open-source desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, is still available; the site says it still gets fixes, but new development has moved to the newer product. Check which edition you are evaluating.

T3 Code

T3 Code (github.com/pingdotgg/t3code, MIT) calls itself "the open-source control plane for coding agents." The site offers a macOS download and iOS and Android apps, and describes the project as open source under MIT. Other write-ups list Windows and Linux as well; confirm current desktop builds on the download page before you depend on a platform I could not personally verify from the homepage copy alone.

Paseo

Paseo (github.com/getpaseo/paseo) is an open-source app for running many agents in parallel on machines you control. The site lists Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi, and additional agents, with an editor, terminals, diffs, pull requests, and a browser in one window, plus the full app on iOS and Android. It is a strong fit if you want to self-host and steer agents from a phone.

RunPane (Pane)

RunPane (Greenfield, formerly Dcouple; github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane, AGPL-3.0) is an open-source agent manager for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The site says you can run Claude Code, Codex, Aider, or any CLI coding agent in parallel, including inside WSL. It is terminal-first rather than a full IDE.

Termic

Termic (github.com/simion/termic, AGPL-3.0) is an open-source, local app with no account and no backend. It spawns the real CLIs in terminals, each in its own git worktree. The site lists claude, codex, antigravity, copilot, grok, opencode, pi, Meta's muse, and devin as built in, and you can add other PTY commands. Downloads cover macOS, Linux, and Windows. If you want the vendor CLI itself, not a wrapper SDK, this is the idea it is built around.

If you needed Conductor Cloud specifically

Local worktrees do not replace a machine that keeps working after you close the laptop. These products are aimed at that gap. None of this is a claim that any of them is a full copy of Conductor Cloud.

Paradev (formerly Superset)

Paradev (superset.sh redirects here; github.com/ParadevAI/Paradev, MIT) is an open-source workspace for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and other CLI agents. The site emphasizes running tasks in parallel on separate branches, with a macOS download and cloud workspaces. Treat Linux and Windows support as something to verify on the current download page; several independent roundups still describe it as Mac-first, with Linux experimental.

Superconductor

Superconductor describes itself as "the multiplayer AI workspace for teams and coding agents." The site says you can run many Claude, Codex, and other agents in the cloud, in shared sessions the whole team can join, with live previews and a mobile app.

Prized

Prized sells cloud computers for agents. The homepage pitches a box you set up for Claude Code and Codex, with files in sync and the box's ports on your localhost, and it currently flags the Conductor Cloud deadline ("Move before Nov 13"). It is closer to "a machine in the cloud you already know how to SSH to" than to a full multiplayer workspace.

Cloudroom

Cloudroom is an open-source app (Apache-2.0, per the site) for running agents locally or in Cloudroom's cloud, on the plans you already pay for. The site lists Claude Code, Codex, and other harnesses, and advertises a free plan with cloud credits. Confirm current plan limits on its pricing page before you budget around them.

AQ

AQ is a team product for running Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and other coding agents. The site says each task gets its own branch, its own machine, and a live preview, and it offers an Import from Conductor path for workspaces, scripts, and chats. If you have a lot of Conductor history to bring over, that import is worth reading about in their docs before you choose anything else.

If you only needed one vendor's agent

You do not have to pick a third-party workspace.

• Claude Code has a desktop app and cloud sessions on Anthropic's own plans. This is Claude only.
• Codex runs in the ChatGPT desktop app and as Codex Cloud on OpenAI's plans. This is Codex only.

Those are first-party ways to keep using the same agents, including unattended cloud runs. They are not "Conductor clones," and I do not treat them as competitors to LetThemBuild. If one vendor already matches how you work, start there.

LetThemBuild (the tool I built)

LetThemBuild is a desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux, plus the ltb CLI. On Mac:

brew install --cask gpulogyai/tap/ltb

The workflow is: one lead model makes a change in its own git worktree; other models re-run your build and tests; a receipt records each command and its exit code so you can inspect what actually ran before you merge. You can bring your own Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, or Grok Build CLIs, or your own keys, including OpenRouter.

For work that should keep going with the laptop closed, LetThemBuild has a Cloud Computer. That is a hosted machine for a run, not a claim of parity with Conductor Cloud's persistent workspaces. As of the pricing page, Pro is $20 a month and Team is $40 per member a month; Free starts at $0 with a small credit and a short bring-your-own-key trial. Read the pricing page for the current allowances, including Cloud Computer hours.

A second model re-running your tests does not prove the code is correct. Incomplete tests and shared blind spots still matter. Start with one small, reversible change, read the diff, and inspect the receipts.

I put the Conductor dates, the official export steps, and a side-by-side comparison on the migration page.

A short way to decide

1. Export and transfer first. November 13 is the cutoff for new cloud messages; November 20 is the cutoff for keeping the data.
2. If the Mac app is enough, staying on local Conductor until early 2027 is reasonable.
3. If you want open-source worktrees on a computer you already have, look at Orca, Emdash Classic, T3 Code, Paseo, RunPane, or Termic.
4. If you needed the laptop-closed part, look at Paradev's cloud workspaces, Superconductor, Prized, Cloudroom, AQ, or LetThemBuild's Cloud Computer, and read what "cloud" actually means in each product.
5. If you only use Claude, or only use Codex, try that vendor's own desktop and cloud apps first.
6. If you want one change reviewed by other models, with a command receipt, evaluate LetThemBuild.

Whatever you choose, preserve the work first. A verified export and a clean branch inventory will help more than a rushed tool switch.