Comparison

Conductor app vs Termdeck: one Mac, or every machine.

Conductor is a Mac app that runs several Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode agents in parallel, each in its own git worktree, and helps you review and merge what they did. Termdeck is a browser UI for Claude Code, Codex and Grok sessions on every machine you connect, macOS, Linux or Windows, with approvals on your phone. If you work on one Mac and want parallel branches, Conductor is built for exactly that. If your agents are spread across machines, read on.

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Context

What Conductor is today

Conductor (conductor.build) is a desktop app for running coding agents side by side. Its pitch is "Run parallel coding agents on your Mac." Every task gets a workspace: a separate checkout of your repository, made with git worktrees, on its own branch, with its own terminal and diff. You start a few agents on different tasks, see at a glance what each is doing, then review the diff, run checks, open a pull request, merge and archive the workspace.

As of 23 October 2026 (release 0.91.0):

Agents: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode. Grok models are available through Cursor.
Platform: a Mac app. Agents and commands run on your Mac with your user permissions. We found no Windows or Linux desktop build.
Workspaces: git worktrees, with setup scripts and per-workspace variables such as CONDUCTOR_PORT so each copy of your app can run its own server.
Cloud: Conductor Cloud (July 2026) runs workspaces in hosted Linux sandboxes on paid plans. Local chats stay on your device; cloud chat messages are stored on Conductor's servers.
Phone: an iOS app (October 2026) to chat with agents and merge pull requests, described as working with cloud workspaces.
Price: Free for local workspaces with your own subscriptions or API keys. Pro is $50 a month (cloud workspaces, multiplayer, API, mobile app); Teams is $60 per user a month.

Side by side

Conductor vs Termdeck, feature by feature

Feature	Conductor	Termdeck
What it is	Desktop app on your Mac	Web UI in any browser, small agent on each machine
Agents	Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode	Claude Code, Codex and Grok CLI, picked per chat
Machines	The Mac it runs on, plus Conductor Cloud sandboxes on paid plans	Every machine you connect: macOS, Linux, Windows
Parallel work in one repo	A git worktree and branch per workspace, created for you	A chat can move itself into a worktree; Termdeck lists it under its repository
Review and merge	Diff viewer, checks, pull request, merge, archive	Rendered diffs, checkpoint restore, pull request from browser or phone
Phone	iOS app, tied to cloud workspaces, on Pro	Installable web app on any phone, Web Push for approvals
Sessions started in a terminal	Not covered on its site	Shown in the sidebar, view-only while the terminal holds them
Where chats live	Local: on your Mac. Cloud: on Conductor's servers	In the engines' own files on your machine
Price	Free locally; Pro $50/mo; Teams $60/user/mo	14-day trial, then $9.99 or $19.99 a month

Conductor facts checked on conductor.build, its docs and changelog on 23 October 2026. Conductor ships often; tell us if a row is out of date.

Straight answer

Where Conductor wins

Conductor's core loop is better than Termdeck's for parallel work on one repository. It makes the worktree and branch for each task, gives each copy of your app its own port, and walks the result through diff, checks, pull request and merge in one window. Termdeck does not create a worktree per chat for you; an agent can make one, and Termdeck keeps that chat filed under the right project, but the orchestration is on you.

It also runs Cursor and OpenCode agents, which Termdeck does not, and the local app is free. If you want agents in hosted sandboxes so your laptop can sleep, Conductor Cloud offers that on Pro; Termdeck always runs agents on machines you own.

The delta

Where Termdeck wins

Every machine, any OS

Conductor drives agents on the Mac it is installed on. Termdeck's agent runs on macOS, Linux and Windows, including headless servers and VMs, and every session on every machine lands in one sidebar you open from any browser.

Approvals from the phone you have

Termdeck installs as a web app on iPhone or Android. When a tool call waits for approval, Web Push reaches you and the notification opens that chat, with allow and deny right there, on either Termdeck plan, with no cloud workspace involved.

Your terminal sessions too

Chats you started with claude or codex in a plain terminal show up alongside the ones started in the browser. A live lock keeps them view-only while another process writes, so two writers never fork one transcript.

Grok CLI and several logins

Grok runs as its own engine, not as a model inside another agent. You can also connect several Claude or ChatGPT logins per machine, watch their rate limits side by side, and switch mid chat when one runs out.

Decision

Who should pick which

Pick Conductor if you work on one Mac, want three or four agents on separate branches of the same repository, and care most about turning their output into reviewed, merged pull requests. Also pick it if you use Cursor or OpenCode agents, or want hosted sandboxes instead of your own hardware.

Pick Termdeck if your agents run on more than one machine, any of them is Linux or Windows, you want to answer permission prompts from your phone for agents on your own machines, or you mix Claude Code, Codex and Grok and want one view of all of it. It is also the better fit if you keep starting sessions in a terminal and want the browser to see them.

For the multi-machine setup in detail, see how to manage Claude Code on multiple machines and approving permissions remotely. Other tools in the same space: cmux, Claude Squad and Vibe Kanban.

FAQ

Conductor vs Termdeck, answered

What is the Conductor app?

Conductor is a Mac app for running several coding agents at once. Each task gets its own workspace, a separate checkout made with git worktrees on its own branch, and Conductor helps you review the diff, open a pull request and merge. It runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode agents.

Is Conductor free?

The Free plan costs nothing and covers local workspaces on your Mac with your own subscriptions or API keys. Pro is $50 a month and adds cloud workspaces, multiplayer, the Conductor API and the mobile app. Teams is $60 per user a month. Prices checked on conductor.build on 23 October 2026.

Does Conductor work on Windows or Linux?

Conductor's site and docs describe a Mac app, and we found no Windows or Linux desktop build. Its cloud workspaces run on Linux sandboxes, but you still drive them from the Mac app or the iOS app. Termdeck's agent runs on macOS, Linux and Windows, and you drive it from any browser.

Does Conductor work with Claude Code and Codex?

Yes. Conductor runs Claude Code and Codex, plus Cursor and OpenCode, and you can bring your own subscriptions or API keys. Grok models are offered through Cursor rather than as their own CLI.

Can I use Conductor from my phone?

Conductor released an iOS app in October 2026 that lets you chat with agents and merge pull requests. Its announcement ties it to cloud workspaces, and the mobile app is listed under the Pro plan. Termdeck installs as a web app on any phone and pushes when a tool call needs approval.

Can I use Conductor and Termdeck together?

Conductor's local workspaces are ordinary Claude Code and Codex sessions on your Mac, so a Termdeck agent on the same Mac may list them. We have not tested that combination, so treat it as unsupported. The simpler split is Conductor on the Mac you sit at and Termdeck for the other machines.

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