cook Alternatives

Apps similar to cook include Superset, which is free and open source. Other options are Waku, SuperHQ, CodeShellManager and Optio. You can choose from more than 10 AI Coding Assistants like cook for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Superset icon
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    Coordinates multiple AI coding agents in parallel, each in its own isolated git worktree, with built-in diff viewer, terminal, agent monitoring, notifications, rapid context switching, IDE integration, workspace presets, CLI agent support, and open-source compatibility.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Waku icon
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    Waku is a fast, native desktop app for working with local coding agents. It is built in Rust with GPUI and keeps projects, sessions, transcripts on your machine.

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    • Mac
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  3. SuperHQ icon
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    A sandboxed AI agent orchestration platform built with Rust and GPUI. Run multiple AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, etc.) in isolated sandbox environments with full terminal access.

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  4. A Windows desktop app for running multiple AI coding agents side-by-side — Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, or any CLI tool — in a tabbed and grid-layout terminal host.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
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  5. Optio icon
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    Optio turns coding tasks into merged pull requests — without human babysitting. Submit a task (manually, from a GitHub Issue, or from Linear), and Optio handles the rest: provisions an isolated environment, runs an AI agent, opens a PR, monitors CI, triggers code review...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  6. Abralo icon
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    Run several Claude Code agents simultaneously. Manage multiple agents in one window, see which need your attention and monitor token usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  7. Aizen icon
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    Aizen is a macOS workspace for parallel development. Bring order to your projects, environments, and day-to-day work. Give each project or branch its own environment, with its own terminal, files, browser, agents, and state.

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    • Mac
    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China
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  8. maki icon
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    An AI coding agent optimized for minimal use of context tokens, while providing a great user experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. Baton icon
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    Baton is the professional desktop app for orchestrating multiple AI coding agents. Run Claude Code, Gemini, and Codex CLI in parallel with git-isolated worktrees. No merge conflicts, just shipping. Mac, Windows, Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  10. A more capable model just sounds more convincing. team.management is an open-source Claude Code plugin that enforces a step-by-step protocol, blocking tool calls your agent hasn't earned.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Claude Code
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  11. Dromeas icon
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    AI-powered code review and release management: security and compliance scanning, documentation generation, and observability instrumentation, from PR to production.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  12. Offrun icon
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    Manage every coding agent from one workspace. Run Claude Code, Codex, AGY, and Grok Build side by side. See who is working, who needs you, and what every account has left.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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