Cline Desktop App
An open-source app for open-weight models
Cline Desktop App launched on September 8, 2026 with 265 votes, #48 of 8,042 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Cline Desktop App is an open-source coding agent that runs as a standalone application on macOS and Windows without requiring a code editor. Users can manage multiple agent sessions, automate tasks, and extend functionality through a marketplace while choosing their preferred AI models and providers—whether proprietary services like Anthropic or OpenAI, or open-weight alternatives. The app reads, edits, and executes code directly in a workspace and is free for individual developers, with costs only for AI inference on a pay-as-you-go basis.
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From the sources
Cline Desktop gives you an open-source workspace to put your favourite model to work - run multiple agent sessions, automate recurring tasks, extend their capabilities through Cline’s Marketplace, and continue work from agents like Claude Code and Codex. Choose the models and providers that work best for you, while Cline’s agent harness, optimized for open-weight models, powers the work behind them. All without being tied to a closed ecosystem.
Download the Cline for Desktop beta: the open-source coding agent as a standalone desktop app for macOS and Windows.
The Cline coding agent as a native desktop app. No editor required — open a workspace, talk to your agent, and ship. The core Cline experience, rebuilt as a native desktop app. New builds ship frequently — expect rough edges. Cline for Desktop is a standalone app. Point it at a workspace and it shows the full workspace name and git branch while the agent reads, edits, and runs your code — no VS Code window needed. The same open-source Cline agent you know from the IDE and CLI. Bring your own API key and connect natively to any provider — Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, open-weight models, or a local endpoint — and switch models mid-project. Queue follow-ups mid-task. They collect in a list above…from cline.bot
Pricing, as stated on its site
Free tier, paid plans — Cline Desktop App is free for individual developers with open-source extension. Users pay only for AI inference on a usage basis with no subscriptions. Enterprise plans available with custom pricing f
checked September 2026 · prices change
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