What's the difference between Pane and Jean?

Jean is an opinionated, GitHub-centred chat workspace for eleven agents. Pane runs any agent in its real terminal and worktree, on any git host.

Does Jean support GitLab?

Yes, since v1.0.13, through the glab CLI. GitHub has the deepest integration. Pane works with any git remote.

Which agents does Jean support?

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi, Command Code, Grok, Kimi Code, Antigravity, Muse and Devin. Pane runs any CLI agent.

Does Jean work on Windows?

Yes, as an x64 build its README calls not fully tested, with WSL as a beta switch. Pane is a native Windows app with per-repo WSL support.

Are Pane and Jean open source?

Yes. Jean is Apache-2.0 and Pane is AGPL-3.0.

Can I use my Claude or ChatGPT subscription with both?

Yes. Both run the official agent CLIs with your existing logins.

comparison

Pane vs Jean

TL;DR

Jean (jean.build, from the makers of Coolify) and Pane are both free, open-source apps that give each task its own git worktree. Jean shows Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and seven other agents as chat, with strong GitHub integration: start work from issues, PRs, failing workflows or Sentry, and let tuned prompts investigate, review, commit, open PRs and fix conflicts; it can also run as a server you reach from a browser. Pane runs any CLI agent in its real terminal, works with any git host, and runs natively on Windows and inside WSL. Pick Jean if you live in GitHub or GitLab on a Mac or a Linux server; pick Pane for any agent, any host, and Windows.

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which one should you pick?

pick jean if

→ you work out of GitHub issues and PRs and want the app to drive the chores
→ you want one always-on Linux server running agents that you reach from a browser
→ you like strong defaults and tuned prompts
→ you're on a Mac or Linux

pick pane if

→ you want each agent's own terminal UI, not a chat view
→ you use Gemini CLI, Copilot CLI, Amp, Aider or another agent Jean doesn't list
→ your code is on Gitea or Bitbucket, or inside WSL
→ you don't want a system prompt added to your sessions

at a glance

yespartly, or with a catchno

	pane12 yes · 1 partly · 0 no	jean8 yes · 5 partly · 0 no
basics
what it is	desktop app: real terminals for agents, side by side	desktop app or server: GitHub-centred agent chats in worktrees
made by	Dcouple	coolLabs (makers of Coolify)
license	AGPL-3.0, free	Apache-2.0, free
platforms
Windows	yes (x64 and ARM64)	x64, "not fully tested", unsigned
repos inside WSL	yes, per repo	beta, app-wide switch
macOS	yes	yes, its main platform
Linux	yes (AppImage, .deb)	yes, plus a headless server
agents
agents	any CLI	11 adapters
how agents run	the agent's own terminal UI	Jean's chat view
added system prompt	none	a global prompt by default
everyday work
worktree per task	yes	yes
git hosts	any; you or your agent push	GitHub and GitLab
start from issues	through your agent's MCP servers	GitHub issues, PRs, workflows, Linear, Sentry
review	Changes panel, commit, push, merge	diff with line comments, AI review, commit, PR, merge
remote and teams
browser access	Remote Pane in a browser	full UI from any instance, with a token
safety and setup
account needed	no	no

basics

what it is

pane

desktop app: real terminals for agents, side by side

jean

desktop app or server: GitHub-centred agent chats in worktrees

made by

pane

Dcouple

jean

coolLabs (makers of Coolify)

license

pane

AGPL-3.0, free

jean

Apache-2.0, free

platforms

Windows

pane

yes (x64 and ARM64)

jean

x64, "not fully tested", unsigned

repos inside WSL

pane

yes, per repo

jean

beta, app-wide switch

macOS

pane

yes

jean

yes, its main platform

Linux

pane

yes (AppImage, .deb)

jean

yes, plus a headless server

agents

pane

any CLI

jean

11 adapters

how agents run

pane

the agent's own terminal UI

jean

Jean's chat view

added system prompt

pane

none

jean

a global prompt by default

everyday work

worktree per task

pane

yes

jean

yes

git hosts

pane

any; you or your agent push

jean

GitHub and GitLab

start from issues

pane

through your agent's MCP servers

jean

GitHub issues, PRs, workflows, Linear, Sentry

review

pane

Changes panel, commit, push, merge

jean

diff with line comments, AI review, commit, PR, merge

remote and teams

browser access

pane

Remote Pane in a browser

jean

full UI from any instance, with a token

safety and setup

account needed

pane

jean

Facts checked on October 3 and 4, 2026: Jean v1.0.7 and Pane v2.4.157. Rechecked against Jean's site, docs and releases on November 5, 2026: Jean v1.0.13.

the real difference: an opinionated GitHub flow or any agent, any host

Jean automates the GitHub chores. Pane gives you each agent as it is.

Jean is deliberately opinionated: it picks worktrees, automated merging and structured context loading for you, and its Magic actions use tuned prompts to investigate issues, review, write commit messages, open PRs, fix conflicts and draft release notes. It re-renders each agent's output in its own chat through an adapter, so it runs eleven agents, and it works with GitHub and GitLab. By default it appends its own global system prompt to every session.

Pane stays out of the way: each pane is a worktree with the agent's own terminal, any CLI works, and git goes to whatever remote you use. It adds no system prompt. For issue-driven work, give your agent the GitHub or Linear MCP server, or use Pane's bundled skills for preparing and watching pull requests.

windows and wsl

Jean is macOS-first. Pane is native on Windows with per-repo WSL.

Jean's README says Windows is "not fully tested", there's no ARM64 build, and the installers aren't code-signed. WSL is a beta, app-wide switch, so you can't mix Windows and WSL repos in one window. Pane ships native x64 and ARM64 Windows builds and runs each repo in its own environment, Windows or WSL, side by side.

running on a server

Both can run away from your laptop.

Jean can run as a headless server on Linux and serve its full UI to a browser or phone with a token. Remote Pane runs Pane's host on another machine, reachable over SSH, Tailscale or HTTPS, from the desktop app or a phone browser.

our verdict

Jean is a well-tuned, free workspace if you live in GitHub or GitLab on a Mac or a Linux server and like strong defaults. If you want each agent's own terminal, any agent at all, any git host, or Windows with WSL, Pane is the better fit.

how we checked

We didn't run Jean hands-on. On October 3 and 4, 2026 we read its README, docs, release assets, release workflow and source, and its WSL issues. Pane 2.4.155 ran on Windows 11 with WSL2 (Ubuntu 24.04).

Facts about each product come from its own docs, release notes, issue tracker and source code, checked on the same dates.

What we ran

→ Pane 2.4.155 on Windows 11, native and WSL2 (Ubuntu 24.04) repos
→ Jean checked from its README, docs, release assets and source

Who wrote this

We make Pane, so we have a stake in this. We tried to be fair: Jean's strengths are listed as plainly as Pane's, every claim was checked against the product itself or its docs and source, and the screenshots are unedited captures from our own runs.

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

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By Parsa Khazaeepoul, co-founder of Pane. Last reviewed November 5, 2026.