alternatives
Veflow alternatives
TL;DR
Veflow (veflow.ai, built solo by Lucas "Los" Souza) is a desktop workspace where each project is a tab and your own agents, such as Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and OpenCode, run side by side in git worktrees. Review happens next to a built-in editor, terminal and source control. It sets up each worktree for you: env files, node_modules, submodules and setup scripts. The solo desktop app is free; paid plans add managed agents, cloud environments and team sync.
People look elsewhere because the only download is an Apple Silicon Mac app. Its changelog said on September 29, 2026 that it "now builds for Linux", but no Linux download exists. It's also closed source.
Pane does the same worktree prep in the open. Each agent gets its own terminal and git worktree (a separate copy of your repo on its own branch), with .env files, agent folders and node_modules copied in. It's free, open source and needs no account, on macOS 12 and up (Intel too), Windows, WSL (Linux inside Windows) and Linux.
the alternatives
Like Veflow, each of these gives every task its own worktree, and unlike Veflow, each one publishes its source code. The chips show where each one runs: green is native, amber has a catch, red is no.
1.Pane
Best for a free, open-source app with a worktree per task, on every OS.
New worktrees get your .env files, agent folders and node_modules, and a setup script from pane.json runs the rest (Pane also reads conductor.json or a devcontainer file). Every agent has its own terminal, and a Session chat can start and steer the others. Free, AGPL-3.0, no account.
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2.Orca
Best for an all-in-one with an editor, a browser and phone apps.
Orca comes nearest to Veflow's all-in-one feel: worktrees with setup scripts, about 40 agents in real terminals, a diff viewer, commit and PR buttons and a built-in browser. It adds SSH hosts, an iOS app and an Android beta APK, and runs agents in WSL repos. MIT.
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3.Emdash
Best for tasks from Linear, Jira and 10 other trackers, plus SSH remotes.
Veflow saves Linear and Jira sync for paid plans. Emdash pulls tasks from 12 issue trackers, both of those included, for free. It runs about 35 agents in worktrees and reaches remote machines over SSH. Apache-2.0, no account needed. It has no WSL mode.
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4.Paseo
Best for your agents on your phone, with no account.
Veflow's iPhone companion is still in early access. Paseo has iOS and Android apps, plus desktop, web and CLI clients, for 40+ agents running on your own machine. Apache-2.0, with no account and no telemetry. When we tested in October, its Windows app couldn't run agents in a WSL repo.
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which one should you pick?
stay with veflow if
- → you're on an Apple Silicon Mac and want worktrees that come ready to run, with env files, dependencies and submodules set up
- → you juggle several related repos, like app, API and infra, in one project tab
- → you want shared project memory, a plans tab and a scripts panel that finds your dev servers
- → you may later want managed agents, cloud previews or Linear and Jira sync from the same tool
pick pane if
- → your machine runs Windows or Linux, your Mac is Intel, or your code sits in WSL
- → you want an open-source app you can read and build
- → you want one chat that starts and steers your other agents
- → you want setup scripts that also read an existing conductor.json or devcontainer file
pane vs veflow at a glance
yespartly, or with a catchno
| pane10 yes · 0 partly · 0 no | veflow2 yes · 4 partly · 4 no | |
|---|---|---|
| basics | ||
| what it is | a desktop app | a Mac app plus a web app |
| platforms | ||
| Windows | yes, native (x64 and ARM64) | no |
| repos inside WSL | yes, in the same app | no |
| macOS | yes, macOS 12 and up | Apple Silicon only |
| Linux | yes (AppImage, .deb) | announced, no download |
| agents | ||
| agents | any CLI | 7 named CLIs, plus paid managed agents |
| how agents run | the agent's own terminal UI | an agent terminal tab per session |
| everyday work | ||
| worktree per task | yes | yes, with env and dependency setup |
| safety and setup | ||
| license | AGPL-3.0, open source | closed source |
| price | free | free solo; paid team and cloud plans |
| account needed | no | for web and paid plans |
basics
what it is
pane
veflow
a Mac app plus a web appplatforms
Windows
pane
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norepos inside WSL
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nomacOS
pane
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Apple Silicon onlyLinux
pane
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announced, no downloadagents
agents
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7 named CLIs, plus paid managed agentshow agents run
pane
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an agent terminal tab per sessioneveryday work
worktree per task
pane
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yes, with env and dependency setupsafety and setup
license
pane
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closed sourceprice
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free solo; paid team and cloud plansaccount needed
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for web and paid plansVeflow facts checked on November 5, 2026 (1.1.5), from its site, docs, changelog, privacy policy and Mac download. Pane facts checked against Pane v2.4.214.
why people look for a veflow alternative
Apple Silicon only, Linux announced but not shipped, and closed source.
The only download is Veflow-mac.dmg, and its binaries are arm64 only. Changelog 1.1.1 on September 29, 2026 said "Veflow now builds for Linux alongside macOS", but the site links no Linux download and the app's update manifest lists only Apple Silicon Macs. There's no Windows build or mention.
Veflow is closed source, with no public repo or license. Worktrees share one symlinked node_modules, and the docs warn "Package changes can affect that shared copy". Managed agents spend Veflow credits even when they run on your Mac, and the Free plan's task board holds up to 100 tasks.
moving from veflow to pane
Your agents and worktrees carry over. Each Veflow session becomes a pane, Pane's word for one task.
Veflow found the agent CLIs you'd installed, and Pane runs those same CLIs with your existing accounts. Claude Code and Codex have one-click presets (Cursor too, outside native Windows), and Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Aider or anything else runs as a custom command. Each pane starts in its own worktree and branch.
To match Veflow's worktree setup, list the files to copy under Settings → Worktrees & Git (.env files, agent folders and node_modules are there by default), and put install steps in a pane.json setup script. Veflow's worktrees are plain git worktrees, so runpane panes adopt can bring an unfinished one into Pane. Pane doesn't bundle agents of its own; it runs the ones you already have.
our verdict
Veflow is a polished, free Mac workspace with careful worktree setup and a path to managed agents and cloud plans. Pane is the most direct alternative if you're off Apple Silicon or want open source. Orca suits you if you want phone apps too, Emdash if your tasks live in issue trackers or on SSH hosts, and Paseo if you want to steer agents from your phone.
how we checked
On November 5, 2026 we read Veflow's homepage, pricing, docs, changelog and privacy policy and its update manifest, and checked the binary architecture in its Mac disk image. The app itself was never opened.
Orca, Emdash and Paseo are described from our October 2026 research on each of them. The Paseo WSL result is from our hands-on test on October 4, 2026.
- What we ran
- → Desk research on November 5, 2026: Veflow's homepage, pricing, docs, changelog, privacy policy and update manifest, and the binary architecture inside its Mac disk image. The app was never installed or launched.
- Who wrote this
- We make Pane, so we have a stake in this. We checked every claim about Veflow 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. .