Platform guide · macOS
AI agent managers for Mac
TL;DR
The Mac has the most choice, because most agent managers are built on Apple Silicon first. That means the question isn't whether a tool runs, but which kind you want.
Mac-first apps like Conductor and Superset are polished, but they're Mac-only or close to it, and some need an account. Cross-platform apps like Pane, Orca and Emdash run the same on Windows and Linux. Terminal tools like Herdr and Claude Squad suit people who already live in tmux.
Pane ships signed builds for Apple Silicon and Intel, runs any CLI agent, and needs no account.
Where each tool runs
Nearly everything runs on a Mac. The other columns tell you whether your setup carries over to other machines.
Desktop apps on every platform
| Tool | Windows | WSL repos | macOS | Linux | On macOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pane | yes | yes | yes | yes | Signed and notarized, Apple Silicon and Intel. |
| Orca | yes | yes | yes | yes | Signed and notarized, Apple Silicon and Intel. |
| T3 Code | yes | partly | yes | yes | Apple Silicon and Intel; iOS and Android apps. |
| Paseo | yes | no | yes | yes | macOS 13 or newer; iOS and Android apps. |
| Emdash | yes | no | yes | yes | Apple Silicon and Intel. |
| Maestri | yes | yes | yes | yes | Native Swift app, macOS 15.4 or newer. |
| Kandev | yes | partly | yes | yes | Apple Silicon and Intel. |
| Traycer | yes | partly | yes | yes | Signed and notarized, macOS 12 or newer. |
| Agent Orchestrator | yes | no | yes | yes | Apple Silicon and Intel. |
| Reliant | yes | no | yes | yes | Notarized, Apple Silicon and Intel. |
Orca
Signed and notarized, Apple Silicon and Intel.
Maestri
Native Swift app, macOS 15.4 or newer.
Kandev
Apple Silicon and Intel.
Traycer
Signed and notarized, macOS 12 or newer.
Agent Orchestrator
Apple Silicon and Intel.
Reliant
Notarized, Apple Silicon and Intel.
Mac-first apps
| Tool | Windows | WSL repos | macOS | Linux | On macOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conductor | no | no | yes | no | Apple Silicon and Intel. Closed source; paid cloud and team plans. |
| Superset | no | no | yes | partly | Its main platform. Needs an account. |
| cmux | no | no | yes | no | Native Swift terminal on Ghostty's engine; no worktrees. |
| super.engineering | no | no | yes | no | Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 14 or newer. |
| Agentastic | no | no | yes | no | Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 14 or newer. |
| Solo | yes | yes | yes | no | Mac app. |
| HumanLayer | partly | partly | partly | partly | Desktop app for Apple Silicon only. |
| Silo | partly | no | yes | partly | Signed and notarized. |
Apple Silicon and Intel. Closed source; paid cloud and team plans.
super.engineering
Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 14 or newer.
Agentastic
Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 14 or newer.
Solo
Mac app.
Silo
Signed and notarized.
Terminal and server tools
| Tool | Windows | WSL repos | macOS | Linux | On macOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herdr | yes | yes | yes | yes | A single binary for Apple Silicon and Intel. |
| Claude Squad | no | partly | yes | yes | Homebrew; needs tmux and gh. |
| Sidecar | no | yes | yes | yes | Apple Silicon and Intel tarballs. |
| claude-tmux | no | partly | yes | yes | Build from source with cargo. |
| recon | no | partly | yes | yes | Build from source with cargo. |
| Clor | partly | yes | yes | yes | Mac app and CLI. |
| Omnigent | partly | yes | yes | yes | Desktop app plus server. |
Sidecar
Apple Silicon and Intel tarballs.
Clor
Mac app and CLI.
Checked October 2026. Versions change fast; tell us if something here is out of date.
Three kinds of tool
On a Mac, the choice is about workflow, not compatibility.
Mac-first apps such as Conductor, Superset, cmux, super.engineering and Agentastic are built around macOS. Some are native Swift apps and feel at home there. The trade-off is that your setup stays on the Mac, and if your team also uses Windows or Linux, they can't share it.
Cross-platform desktop apps such as Pane, Orca, T3 Code, Paseo and Emdash give each agent its own git worktree, a diff viewer and git buttons, and work the same on all three systems.
Terminal tools such as Herdr, Claude Squad and Sidecar run inside your terminal. They're light and work over SSH, but you read changes as text and manage panes with keyboard shortcuts.
Apple Silicon and Intel
Every tool here runs on Apple Silicon. Intel Macs have fewer options.
Pane, Orca, T3 Code, Emdash, Conductor, Traycer, Reliant, Kandev, super.engineering and Agentastic ship Intel builds. Ghostex and Waku are Apple Silicon only. HumanLayer's desktop app is Apple Silicon only, and bb offers npx instead of its app on Intel.
Maestri is a native Swift app that needs macOS 15.4 or newer. super.engineering and Agentastic need macOS 14, and Paseo needs macOS 13.
Accounts and pricing
Check whether a tool needs its own sign-in before you build a habit around it.
Conductor and Superset both ask you to sign in to their own account before you start. Conductor is closed source, with paid cloud and team plans. Pane and Paseo open straight to work with no account, as do the terminal tools. Orca and T3 Code only ask for one when you pair a phone, and Emdash opens on a screen asking you to connect GitHub. You still sign in to the agent CLIs themselves, like Claude Code or Codex.
Which to pick
Pick by how many agents you use and whether you ever leave the Mac.
- → Claude Code only, Mac only: Conductor or Superset. See Pane vs Conductor.
- → Several agents, or Windows and Linux too: Pane, Orca or Emdash.
- → You want a terminal with agents in it: cmux on Mac, or Herdr anywhere. See Pane vs cmux.
- → You live in tmux: Claude Squad. See Pane vs Claude Squad.
- → You want to check on agents from your phone: T3 Code and Paseo have mobile apps; Pane's iOS and Android app is coming soon.
Sources
- Ce que nous avons testé
- → Each tool's download page, release assets and docs, checked October 2026
- → Windows and Linux builds of the same tools installed and run hands-on
- → Mac-only tools checked against their own install docs and checklists
- Corrections
- Si quelque chose ici est faux ou obsolète, dites-le-nous. Nous corrigerons et mettrons à jour la date en haut de la page. Ouvrir une issue sur GitHub
- Sources
questions fréquentes
Par Parsa Khazaeepoul, cofondateur de Pane. .