alternatives
agentglass alternatives
TL;DR
agentglass, by David Pallares (sirallap.github.io/agentglass), is a free MIT desktop app that gathers your agents' terminals, diffs, pull requests and permission prompts in one window. Its Lantern queue lists the agents waiting on you, and it can hold a risky tool call until you say yes. This page is about David Pallares's app, not BjoernSchotte's agentglass, a separate terminal UI for browsing agent sessions.
Two limits send people looking. On Windows, the terminal and agent panes are switched off by design, and nobody has confirmed that build on a real PC. And it names just four agents: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and OpenCode.
Pane fixes both: any agent CLI, each in its own terminal and worktree, natively on Windows, in WSL, on macOS and on Linux. Herdr suits a terminal-first workflow, Orca covers about 40 agents, and Paseo lets you answer agents from your phone.
the alternatives
Each of these runs more than one coding agent at a time. The chips show where each one runs: green is native, amber has a catch, red is no.
1.Pane
Best for a full Windows build and any agent CLI, with git built in.
Where agentglass's Windows build has no terminal, Pane gives every agent its real terminal and its own worktree on Windows, WSL, macOS and Linux. Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode start in one click, and any other CLI runs as a custom command.
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2.Herdr
Best for staying in your terminal, as tmux users like to.
A free Apache-2.0 multiplexer whose sidebar shows which agent is working, waiting or done. Native on Windows, macOS and Linux; for repos inside WSL you run its Linux build in WSL, hence the amber chip.
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3.Orca
Best for about 40 agents and phone apps for iOS too.
An MIT app with real terminals, worktrees and a built-in browser, plus iOS and Android companions where agentglass has Android only. The install comes to about 1 GB.
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4.Paseo
Best for approving agents from any device, with no telemetry.
An Apache-2.0 background service you reach from desktop, web, CLI or phone over an end-to-end encrypted relay. Like agentglass, it needs no account and sends no telemetry.
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which one should you pick?
stay with agentglass if
- → you run agents in tmux already and want a window that attaches to them, so they keep going after you close it
- → you want risky tool calls held for your approval, from your desk or an Android phone
- → Linux is your main machine, since that's agentglass's best-tested platform
- → you value PR review, an agent-driven browser and per-session cost tracking in one MIT app with no telemetry
pick pane if
- → you need working agent terminals on Windows or in WSL
- → your agents include anything past Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and OpenCode
- → you'd rather not install Python 3 and the Claude Code CLI just to run the app
- → you want commit, push and merge on shortcuts next to each agent
pane vs agentglass at a glance
yespartly, or with a catchno
| pane8 yes · 2 partly · 0 no | agentglass6 yes · 3 partly · 0 no | |
|---|---|---|
| basics | ||
| what it is | a desktop app | a desktop app; agent panes use tmux if installed |
| platforms | ||
| Windows | yes, native (x64 and ARM64) | unverified; terminals and agent panes off |
| repos inside WSL | yes, in the same app | not documented |
| macOS | yes | yes, Apple Silicon and Intel; unsigned, so run one xattr command first |
| Linux | yes (AppImage, .deb) | yes, x86_64 (AppImage, .deb) |
| agents | ||
| agents | any CLI | Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode |
| what needs you | status dots and notifications | Lantern queue; holds risky tool calls |
| everyday work | ||
| worktree per task | yes, by default | yes, from a task or GitHub issue |
| remote and teams | ||
| phone | Remote Pane in a phone browser | Android companion; no iOS |
| safety and setup | ||
| license | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| account needed | no | no |
basics
what it is
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agentglass
a desktop app; agent panes use tmux if installedplatforms
Windows
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unverified; terminals and agent panes offrepos inside WSL
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not documentedmacOS
pane
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yes, Apple Silicon and Intel; unsigned, so run one xattr command firstLinux
pane
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yes, x86_64 (AppImage, .deb)agents
agents
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Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCodewhat needs you
pane
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Lantern queue; holds risky tool callseveryday work
worktree per task
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yes, from a task or GitHub issueremote and teams
phone
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Android companion; no iOSsafety and setup
license
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MITaccount needed
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noagentglass facts checked on November 5, 2026 (agentglass v1.0.0); Pane facts from Pane v2.4.157, with its agent presets rechecked on v2.4.214.
why people look for an agentglass alternative
The Windows build is cut down and untested on real hardware, and only four agents are named.
agentglass ships a Windows installer that builds and passes CI. Its install guide says four things are off there by design: the terminal, the tmux agent panes, the notification mirror and self-update. They need Unix-only pieces. The git and PR panels still work. Issue #231, a request for someone to try it on real Windows hardware, was still open on November 5, 2026, and WSL isn't mentioned.
The agent list is short: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and OpenCode. You need the Claude Code CLI and Python 3 even if you mostly use another agent. tmux is optional, but without it agents run in a plain shell instead of live panes you can attach to. The phone companion is Android only.
moving from agentglass to pane
Your four agents and their logins come with you. Each agentglass task becomes a pane.
In agentglass, a task or GitHub issue turns into a worktree, a branch and an agent. A pane in Pane is the same unit: one task, one worktree on its own branch, one agent. Your .env and agent config files are copied in, much like agentglass's .worktreeinclude file. Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode start in one click, and Gemini CLI runs as a custom command with the logins you already have.
Pane has no queue like Lantern, and its presets start agents with their permission prompts off, so if you want each agent to ask first, launch it as a custom command, such as plain claude. Status dots and notifications tell you which agent is waiting. Each pane's Files and Changes sit in the inspector beside it, and you can add a browser tab from the + menu. You don't need tmux, and the same setup works on a Windows PC and a Mac.
our verdict
agentglass packs approvals, PR review and cost tracking into one free app, and it shines on Linux with tmux. If you're on Windows or use agents outside its four, Pane is the most direct alternative. Herdr if you want to stay in your terminal. Orca for about 40 agents and an iOS app. Paseo to approve agents from your phone.
how we checked
Everything here about agentglass comes from reading its README, install guide, GitHub releases, issue tracker and site on November 5, 2026. We haven't run the app ourselves.
Herdr, Orca and Paseo facts are from their own docs, releases and issue trackers, researched on October 3, 2026 and rechecked on October 4.
- What we ran
- → Desk research: agentglass's README, docs, releases, issue tracker and site, checked November 5, 2026. We didn't install or run it.
- Who wrote this
- We make Pane, so we have a stake in this. We checked every claim about agentglass against its own site, docs, releases and issues on the dates above.
- Corrections
- If anything here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we'll fix it and update the date at the top. Open an issue on GitHub
- Sources
frequently asked questions
By Parsa Khazaeepoul, co-founder of Pane. .