Open-source coding agents & app builders

Open-source coding agents and prompt-to-app builders. 12 projects, sorted by GitHub stars.

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12 open-source coding agents & app builders

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abi/screenshot-to-code

★ 80.4kMITOSI-approvedCommit 2026-10-09

Drop in a screenshot or mockup and get HTML/Tailwind/React/Vue code generated by GPT, Claude or Gemini models.

Install: Run backend (Poetry) + frontend (yarn) or docker compose per README; hosted version at screenshottocode.com.

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goose

aaif-goose/goose

★ 55.4kApache-2.0OSI-approvedCommit 2026-10-17

Extensible local AI agent (CLI + desktop) that can install, run, edit and test code with any LLM and MCP extensions.

curl -fsSL https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/releases/download/stable/download_cli.sh | bash
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Aider

Aider-AI/aider

★ 49.6kApache-2.0OSI-approvedCommit 2026-05-22

Terminal AI pair programmer that edits files in your git repo and auto-commits changes; works with most cloud and local models.

python -m pip install aider-install && aider-install
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Tabby

TabbyML/tabby

★ 33.9kApache-2.0 (ee/ dir proprietary)Open coreCommit 2026-06-30

Self-hosted AI coding assistant (code completion + chat) you run on your own GPU or CPU server, with IDE extensions.

Says it is an open-source alternative to GitHub Copilot (from its README)

docker run -it --gpus all -p 8080:8080 -v $HOME/.tabby:/data tabbyml/tabby serve --model StarCoder-1B --device cuda --chat-model Qwen2-1.5B-Instruct
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Open Lovable

firecrawl/open-lovable

★ 28.7kMITOSI-approvedCommit 2026-10-09

Clone and recreate any website as a React app from a URL or prompt, using Firecrawl for scraping and your choice of LLM.

git clone https://github.com/firecrawl/open-lovable.git
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Qwen Code

QwenLM/qwen-code

★ 28.5kApache-2.0OSI-approvedCommit 2026-10-17

Open-source terminal coding agent from the Qwen team, tuned for Qwen coder models but usable with other OpenAI-compatible APIs.

npm install -g @qwen-code/qwen-code@latest
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Onlook

onlook-dev/onlook

★ 26.9kApache-2.0OSI-approvedCommit 2026-07-22

Visual, AI-first editor for React/Next.js + Tailwind apps: design in the browser and edit the real code.

Says it is an open-source alternative to Bolt.new, Lovable, V0, Replit Agent, Figma (from its README)

Install: Hosted at onlook.com; local dev setup in docs.

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OpenUI

wandb/openui

★ 22.6kApache-2.0OSI-approvedCommit 2026-06-30

Describe a UI in plain language and see it rendered live as HTML, with export to React/Svelte; works with OpenAI, Groq, Ollama and LiteLLM models.

docker run --rm --name openui -p 7878:7878 -e OPENAI_API_KEY -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY -e OLLAMA_HOST=http://host.docker.internal:11434 ghcr.io/wandb/openui
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bolt.diy

stackblitz-labs/bolt.diy

★ 20kMITOSI-approvedCommit 2026-10-14

Community open-source version of Bolt: prompt, run, edit and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser with any LLM you choose.

git clone https://github.com/stackblitz-labs/bolt.diy.git
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LlamaCoder

Nutlope/llamacoder

★ 7.1kMITOSI-approvedCommit 2026-10-15

Open-source "generate a small app from one prompt" tool (artifacts-style) built on Together AI-hosted open models.

Says it is an open-source alternative to Claude Artifacts (from its README)

Install: git clone, then npm install && npm run dev (needs Together AI key).

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Fragments by E2B

e2b-dev/fragments

★ 6.4kApache-2.0OSI-approvedCommit 2026-10-13

Next.js template for apps fully generated by AI, executing generated code safely in E2B sandboxes.

Says it is an open-source alternative to Claude Artifacts, v0, GPT Engineer (from its README)

git clone https://github.com/e2b-dev/fragments.git
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twinny

twinnydotdev/twinny

★ 3.7kMITOSI-approvedCommit 2026-10-16

VS Code extension for code completion, chat, edits and reviews using local (e.g. Ollama) or hosted models.

npx twinny-server quickstart

Stars, licences and last-commit dates come from the GitHub REST API, fetched 17 Oct 2026. Archived repos, repos with no commit in 12 months and non-open licences are excluded. Install commands are copied from each README.

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