OpenCode started as a terminal agent, and there are now three common ways to use it from a desktop window. The OpenCode team ships its own desktop app. OpenChamber is an independent workspace built on the OpenCode SDK. Orkas runs the OpenCode CLI as one agent in a team, next to Claude Code and Codex. All three are free and MIT licensed; what differs is what the window is for.
OpenCode Desktop is the shortest path: same agent, no terminal, from the same team.
OpenChamber's multi-run sends one task to up to five models at once and lets you keep the best result.
OpenChamber runs sessions on a machine you control and lets you pick them up from a browser, another computer or its mobile app.
If Claude Code or Codex also do part of the work, or the job includes documents, slides or video, Orkas puts them all in one chat.
This page is published by Orkas, and Orkas is one of the three; its row is marked. Licences and platforms were checked on each project's GitHub releases and OpenChamber's site on October 8, 2026.
The official window
The OpenCode team publishes a desktop app alongside the CLI, and every release includes builds for macOS, Windows and Linux. It is the same agent without a terminal, which makes it the obvious pick if that is all you need.
Project on GitHub →An independent workspace on the OpenCode SDK
OpenChamber is MIT licensed and made by an independent maintainer who is not affiliated with the OpenCode team. It has desktop builds for macOS, Windows and Linux, a browser view, editor extensions and an Android app in beta. Its multi-run gives one task to up to five models in parallel, each in its own git worktree, then keeps the best result or merges parts. Sessions run on a machine you control and can be resumed from another device.
It runs on the OpenCode SDK, so it works with OpenCode only; it does not drive Claude Code or Codex.
Project on GitHub →OpenCode as one member of a team
Orkas is MIT, with installers for macOS and Windows. It runs the OpenCode CLI you already have as one agent, next to Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw and Hermes, and a Commander hands each of them part of a task in parallel. Specialist agents cover research, documents, slides, images and video. Use your own API key or Orkas-hosted models; new accounts get 500 free credits.
What it does not do: it does not give each agent its own git worktree or race several models on one task the way OpenChamber's multi-run does, and the installer needs an account.
Read Orkas vs OpenCode →| Window | Best for | Platforms | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenCode Desktop | OpenCode without a terminal | macOS, Windows, Linux | MIT |
| OpenChamber | Comparing models on one task, and remote sessions | macOS, Windows, Linux, web, Android (beta) | MIT |
| Orkas Ours | OpenCode next to Claude Code and Codex, plus non-code work | macOS, Windows | MIT |
Platforms are the builds each project publishes in its GitHub releases. OpenChamber's web and Android versions are listed on its own site.
This comparison was last updated on October 8, 2026; check each vendor's site for current terms.
Orkas is free to download for macOS and Windows. Connect the OpenCode, Claude Code and Codex CLIs you already use, your own API key, or start with 500 free credits on Orkas-hosted models.
OpenCode is the coding agent. OpenChamber is an independent desktop and web workspace built on the OpenCode SDK: it adds multi-model runs, a walkthrough of large changes and remote access, and it still relies on OpenCode to do the work.
Yes. The OpenCode team publishes a desktop app with each release, with builds for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Not in OpenCode Desktop or OpenChamber, which work with OpenCode only. Orkas runs OpenCode, Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw and Hermes as agents in one chat.
All three are free and MIT licensed, and you pay your own model provider. Orkas also offers Orkas-hosted models, with 500 free credits for new accounts.
Orkas is free, MIT licensed, and available for macOS and Windows. New accounts get 500 free credits, or you can use your own API key.
