PI-Desktop
PI-Desktop is a desktop app that runs a local AI coding agent and lets you manage projects, sessions, and plugins for it.
What it is good for
- Writing, fixing, and reviewing code with an AI agent
- Running several AI agents in parallel on one project
- Switching between cloud and local AI models in one workspace
- Keeping long-running agent work organized across projects
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Install a desktop app or browser extension
Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, LM Studio, MCP servers
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 7,600
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is PI-Desktop free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (LGPL-3.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use PI-Desktop?
- No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- What does PI-Desktop work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, LM Studio, and MCP servers.
- What is PI-Desktop good for?
- Writing, fixing, and reviewing code with an AI agent, running several AI agents in parallel on one project, switching between cloud and local AI models in one workspace, and keeping long-running agent work organized across projects.
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