Does Superset work on Windows?

No. There's no Windows build; Windows is planned with no date, and WSL isn't supported. Pane runs natively on Windows x64 and ARM64 and runs WSL repos inside the distro.

The desktop app is free for one user. Pro costs $20 per user a month ($15 billed yearly) and adds team features, automations, integrations, mobile and more. Pane is free with no paid plan.

Is Superset open source?

It's source-available under the Elastic License 2.0, which isn't an OSI open-source licence. Pane is open source under AGPL-3.0.

Does Superset need an account?

Yes. The desktop app and CLI need a GitHub, Google or Apple sign-in, even for local use. Pane needs no account.

Can I turn off Superset's telemetry?

Not in the current version: the telemetry setting in its code does nothing, and analytics are tied to your account. Pane's analytics turn off in Settings.

Yes, on a Mac. Both use plain git worktrees, so you can open the same repo in each.

comparison

Pane vs Superset

TL;DR

Superset and Pane are the closest pair in this space: both run CLI agents in their real terminals, each task in its own git worktree, with diffs, commits and pull requests in one window. Superset packs in more on top, like a pull request inbox with CI checks, an in-app browser, automations, Linear and Slack, and an iPhone app, some of it on its $20-a-month Pro plan. But it's Mac-first with Linux untested and no Windows build, it needs an account even for local use, its telemetry has no off switch, and it's source-available rather than open source. Pane is open source, needs no account, and runs natively on Windows and inside WSL as well as macOS and Linux.

which one should you pick?

pick superset if

→ you're on a Mac and want the most features in one window
→ you want a pull request inbox with CI checks and an in-app browser
→ your team wants automations, Linear and Slack, and can pay for Pro
→ you're fine signing in and having product analytics always on

pick pane if

→ you're on Windows, or keep code inside WSL
→ you want open source (AGPL-3.0), not source-available
→ you don't want an account or analytics you can't turn off
→ you want a lighter download: 133 MB on a Mac against Superset's 687 MB
→ you'd rather keep core features off a vendor's cloud

at a glance

yespartly, or with a catchno

	pane13 yes · 1 partly · 1 no	superset7 yes · 4 partly · 4 no
basics
what it is	desktop app: real terminals for agents, side by side	desktop agent workspace with real terminals, plus CLI, SDK and cloud services
made by	Dcouple	Superset Inc. (YC)
license	AGPL-3.0, open source	Elastic License 2.0, source-available
price	free	free for 1 user; Pro $20/user/month
platforms
native Windows	yes (x64 and ARM64)	no; planned, no date
repos inside WSL	yes: agents, terminals and git run in the distro	no
macOS	yes (Apple Silicon and Intel, signed)	yes, its main platform
Linux	yes (AppImage, .deb)	experimental and untested
agents
agents	any CLI; Claude Code, Codex, Cursor built in	any CLI; 22 presets, with deeper hooks for the big agents
how agents run	the agent's own terminal UI	the agent's own terminal UI, plus a chat pane
agents that run agents	Sessions, plus the runpane CLI and an MCP server	CLI, SDK, cloud MCP server and orchestration skills
everyday work
worktree per task	yes, on by default	yes
review changes	Changes panel and diff tabs	diff, commit and PR, plus a PR inbox with CI checks
browser, tasks, automations	no	in-app browser, Linear and GitHub tasks; automations on Pro
remote and teams
run on another machine	Remote Pane host over SSH, Tailscale or HTTPS	remote hosts through Superset's relay
phone	iOS and Android app coming soon; browser app via Remote Pane today	iPhone app on Pro (iOS 26+)
safety and setup
account needed	no	yes, even for local use
analytics	can be turned off in Settings	always on; the setting does nothing

basics

what it is

pane

desktop app: real terminals for agents, side by side

superset

desktop agent workspace with real terminals, plus CLI, SDK and cloud services

made by

pane

Dcouple

superset

Superset Inc. (YC)

license

pane

AGPL-3.0, open source

superset

Elastic License 2.0, source-available

price

pane

free

superset

free for 1 user; Pro $20/user/month

platforms

native Windows

pane

yes (x64 and ARM64)

superset

no; planned, no date

repos inside WSL

pane

yes: agents, terminals and git run in the distro

superset

macOS

pane

yes (Apple Silicon and Intel, signed)

superset

yes, its main platform

Linux

pane

yes (AppImage, .deb)

superset

experimental and untested

agents

pane

any CLI; Claude Code, Codex, Cursor built in

superset

any CLI; 22 presets, with deeper hooks for the big agents

how agents run

pane

the agent's own terminal UI

superset

the agent's own terminal UI, plus a chat pane

agents that run agents

pane

Sessions, plus the runpane CLI and an MCP server

superset

CLI, SDK, cloud MCP server and orchestration skills

everyday work

worktree per task

pane

yes, on by default

superset

yes

review changes

pane

Changes panel and diff tabs

superset

diff, commit and PR, plus a PR inbox with CI checks

browser, tasks, automations

pane

superset

in-app browser, Linear and GitHub tasks; automations on Pro

remote and teams

run on another machine

pane

Remote Pane host over SSH, Tailscale or HTTPS

superset

remote hosts through Superset's relay

phone

pane

iOS and Android app coming soon; browser app via Remote Pane today

superset

iPhone app on Pro (iOS 26+)

safety and setup

account needed

pane

superset

yes, even for local use

analytics

pane

can be turned off in Settings

superset

always on; the setting does nothing

Facts checked on October 3 and 4, 2026: Superset desktop 1.35.0 and Pane v2.4.157. Superset has no Windows build; its Linux AppImage ran under WSLg on our Windows 11 PC but stops at a required sign-in, which we didn't complete.

by the numbers

macOS download

pane133 MBsuperset687 MB

Linux download

pane140 MBsuperset947 MB

Release file sizes from each project's latest release. Shorter bars are better. Superset bundles its own copies of the Claude Agent SDK and Codex, which make up much of its size.

the real difference: more features, or fewer strings

Superset puts more into one window. Pane keeps the core open, accountless and cross-platform.

Superset's pitch is breadth. Next to terminal agents in worktrees it has a pull request inbox with CI checks, an in-app browser with a design mode, a file editor, tasks from Linear and GitHub, shareable pages, usage meters for Claude Code and Codex, hand-off between agents, automations, a Slack agent and an iPhone app. Its CLI, TypeScript SDK and cloud MCP server let agents drive it. Several of these are Pro features.

Pane covers the core loop, terminal agents in worktrees with review, git and an orchestrator, and keeps it open source, free of accounts and cloud dependencies, and available on every major platform.

windows, wsl and linux

Superset has no Windows build and calls Linux untested. Pane runs natively everywhere.

Superset's download page shows Windows visitors a waitlist: Windows is planned with no date, and WSL isn't documented. Linux builds exist but are labelled experimental and untested; on WSLg the AppImage needed extra libraries and took about 30 seconds to open, because it unpacks 2.8 GB on every launch.

Pane installs as a native Windows app on x64 and ARM64, runs agents, terminals and git inside WSL for repos you keep there, and ships signed macOS builds and Linux packages.

accounts, telemetry and licence

Superset requires a sign-in and always sends analytics. Pane needs no account and lets you turn analytics off.

Superset's desktop app and CLI need a GitHub, Google or Apple sign-in, even for free local work, and requests to drop that are still open. In its current code the telemetry setting is a no-op, so product analytics tied to your account always flow to PostHog. Core pieces like projects, remote access and the MCP server go through Superset's cloud. Even before sign-in, its launch wrote status hooks into the Claude Code, Codex and Cursor configs in our test home folder.

It's licensed under the Elastic License 2.0: you can read, fork and self-host it for your team, but it isn't OSI open source. Pane is AGPL-3.0, needs no account, and its analytics turn off in Settings.

pricing

Superset's free plan is one user; remote work for teams, mobile, automations and integrations are Pro.

Superset promises the desktop app stays free for running agents in parallel on your own machine. Pro, at $20 per user a month or $15 billed yearly, adds unlimited users, automations, Linear and Slack, the iPhone app and team collaboration, and those features have moved behind Pro over recent months. Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM and audit logs. Pane has no paid plan.

our verdict

If you're on a Mac, want the most features in one window and don't mind an account, always-on analytics and a paid plan for team features, Superset is one of the strongest apps in this space.

If you're on Windows or WSL, want open source, or want no account and no cloud in the loop, pick Pane. The core workflow is the same.

how we checked

Superset has no Windows build, so on October 4, 2026 we ran its Linux AppImage 1.35.0 under WSLg on Windows 11, with an isolated home folder. It stopped at a required sign-in, which we didn't complete because we don't sign in to products during tests. We measured it, read its unpacked app, and checked its docs, changelog, pricing, privacy policy and source code for the rest. We ran Pane 2.4.155 on the same PC. We'll add side-by-side screenshots after a Mac run.

Facts about each product come from its own docs, release notes, pricing 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
→ Superset desktop 1.35.0 Linux AppImage under WSLg, up to its required sign-in; the rest from its docs and source

Who wrote this

We make Pane, so we have a stake in this. We tried to be fair: Superset'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 October 4, 2026.