defract
defract is a local-first desktop app that orchestrates parallel Claude Code agents through a full development lifecycle — story, design, architecture, review, ship.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
EUPlatforms
- Mac
- Windows
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Distraction-free
- Lightweight
Features
Git Support- Code Formatting
- Autocompletion
- Real time collaboration
- Ad-free
- Command line interface
- Works Offline
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- File Versioning
- Live Preview
- Full-Text Search
- Support for scripting
- No registration required
- Recurring Tasks
- Syntax Highlighting
- Support for MarkDown
- Dark Mode
- No Tracking
- Agentic AI
- AI-Powered
- Code generation
- Workflow Automation
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What is defract?
defract is a macOS and Windows desktop app that turns Claude Code into a structured software development lifecycle. Instead of spawning more terminals, it carries one story from idea to shipped through a gated pipeline — story, design, architecture, implementation, review, release — with agents doing the work between the gates and you signing off on intent at each one.
Competitors run agents in parallel; defract runs the process around them. It pairs parallel agents with the structure most tools leave to you:
• Gated lifecycle: story ? design ? architecture ? implementation ? review ? release • A built-in visual design stage before any code is written — rare in this category • Parallel Claude Code agents, each isolated in its own git worktree • Agent-reviewed merges — agents reviewing agents before code lands • Persistent project memory that compounds across every build
defract is local-first: your code and terminal transcripts never leave your machine. It runs on the Claude Code subscription you already pay for, with no separate model markup.