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stagewise

Open-source desktop app (Electron, AGPL-3.0) with a built-in browser and a built-in coding agent. Docs describe parallel agents, each with its own chat session and optionally a different model, and support for many providers and local models.

Reviewed by the Termdex team · facts checked 2026-10-21 against 11 vendor sources · how we check

Official site

stagewise review

stagewise is a desktop app that combines a browser and a coding agent in one window. The vendor is stagewise GmbH. We read its site, docs and GitHub pages on 10 November 2026. We did not install or run it.

Who it is for

Developers who want a desktop agentic IDE with a built-in browser, using their own model keys or local models. This is our reading, not a vendor claim.

What it does

The docs describe a full browser engine to preview apps and select DOM elements as context for the agent. The agent can inspect pages, take screenshots and run shell commands. Every file edit is tracked and can be accepted, rejected or undone.

Several agent instances can run in parallel, each with its own chat session and optionally its own model. The homepage FAQ names Claude, GPT and Gemini, open-weight models such as DeepSeek and Qwen, and Ollama, vLLM and Llama.cpp for local use.

Price and licence

The README says the code is offered under AGPL-3.0. The repository showed 6,831 stars on 10 November 2026, and release 1.31.1 came out on 4 November. On the pricing page, Hobby is free with limited access to 3 standard models, or you can bring your own key. Individual is $20 a month, also labelled Pro and Ultra. Enterprise is custom.

Where it falls short

Alternatives

Related tools in the index: Conductor and OpenCode.

stagewise at a glance: on macOS, Windows, Linux, freemium, AGPL-3.0 licence.
Platforms, price and licence at a glance, from the vendor pages we read.

Facts: platforms, price and licence

platforms
macOSWindowsLinuxInstall docs list: macOS DMG (Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 12+), Windows installer (x64 only, Windows 10+), Linux AppImage (x64 only, Ubuntu 20.04+/Debian 11+ or compatible). The latest GitHub release also carries .deb, .rpm and zip assets, which the install page does not mention. Docs call it a native desktop app, not a web app or browser extension.
price
FreemiumPricing page (seen 2026-11-10): Hobby free, limited access to 3 standard models (Default, Quick, Smart) or bring-your-own-key; Individual $20/mo (heading also shows 'Pro Ultra', header says 'upgrade to Pro or Ultra'); Enterprise custom. The README and install docs say the stagewise account service and its managed model library will be sunset at the end of November 2026; from then on use your own subscription or API keys. The pricing page itself shows no sunset notice, so what paid plans cover after that date is unclear.
source
Open sourceLicence: AGPL-3.0
github
stagewise-io/stagewise 6.8k stars, seen 2026-11-13

stagewise features

✓ documented · – absent or not in its feature list · ? not verified

stagewise strengths

  • AGPL-3.0 source on GitHub, with desktop installers for macOS, Windows and Linux
  • Docs describe parallel agent instances, each with its own chat session and able to use a different model
  • Model access is broad: bring your own key, a custom endpoint, or local models via Ollama, vLLM, Llama.cpp or LM Studio; homepage FAQ names Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi and MiniMax
  • Docs say the agent can inspect pages, take screenshots and use shell commands, and that every file edit is tracked and can be accepted, rejected or undone

stagewise weak points

  • The stagewise account service and managed models will be sunset at the end of November 2026, per README and install docs; the pricing page still lists paid plans without a notice
  • Docs pages read do not mention git worktrees or MCP, and the parallel-agent description gives no isolation detail
  • Install page lists macOS 12+, Windows 10+ x64 and Linux x64 AppImage; Windows and Linux ARM builds are not listed
  • Docs mention terminal tabs in the workspace, but no SSH, SFTP or remote-host feature was found in the pages read

Who stagewise is for

best for
Developers who want a desktop agentic IDE with a built-in browser and who want to bring their own model keys or run local models (reviewer's reading of the docs, not a vendor claim).
look elsewhere if
Users who need SSH or SFTP features or git-worktree management; none are described in the pages read.

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Sources and what we could not verify

Checked 2026-10-21. Prices and features change; the vendor's page is the authority.

Not verified