# Magpie (open-source AI desktop app)

> Magpie is a free, open-source AI desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Every agent's model. One place. Codex on DeepSeek, Claude Code on Kimi, from the menu bar. It has 24,208 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.

Claude Code on Kimi. Codex on DeepSeek. Gemini CLI on GLM. OpenCode on your ChatGPT plan. Switch any of them from the menu bar. One local gateway serves them all, and when a quota runs out, it quietly moves on to the next account.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/yetone/magpie |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 24,208 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Go |
| Website | https://usemagpie.ai |
| Official | no |
| Category | AI desktop apps |
| Latest release | v0.1.1852 (Oct 28, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 28, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/yetone/magpie/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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