iPolloWork

Build with agents. Edit everything.

The next-generation, source-available alternative to Codex and Claude Code — built not only for coding, but for getting real work finished.

iPolloWork turns AI agents into a complete visual workspace for code, office work, websites, presentations, design, and video. Describe the outcome, let the agent build it, then keep editing the result yourself: rewrite text in place, replace images, change colors and typography, move and resize elements, switch between desktop and mobile views, or refine video scenes on a timeline — as naturally as editing a slide in PowerPoint.

This is not another chat wrapper. iPolloWork brings conversation, files, browser, editable canvas, design tools, video studio, task history, permissions, Skills, plugins, and MCP into one local-first desktop experience.

One agent workspace. Every kind of work.

• Code — understand repositories, plan changes, write code, run tools, and review the result with a full agent workflow.
• Office — research, draft documents, work with spreadsheets, and turn ideas into polished presentations instead of stopping at a text response.
• Design — generate websites, slides, and visual assets, then directly edit text, images, colors, typography, layout, and responsive states on the canvas.
• Video — create and refine visual scenes in an integrated studio with editable content and timeline controls.
• Extensible agents — connect any model and expand the workspace with Skills, plugins, MCP servers, and browser automation.
• Local-first by default — work directly with your files on macOS, Windows, or Linux; use the desktop app, browser UI, or headless server, and connect iPolloCloud only when you need team and commercial capabilities.

This source-available repository contains the Work client and its local runtime integration. Accounts, organization administration, hosted worker management, payments, and mobile Apps are separate iPolloCloud capabilities and are not required for local use.

Install iPolloWork

Download a desktop build

When public installers are published, they appear on GitHub Releases. This repository does not currently have a public release, so the source workflow below is the available installation path today. For future releases, choose the file that matches both your operating system and CPU:

System	CPU	Installer to use
macOS	Apple Silicon (M-series)	ipollowork-mac-arm64-<version>.dmg
macOS	Intel	ipollowork-mac-x64-<version>.dmg
Windows	Intel/AMD 64-bit	ipollowork-win-x64-<version>.exe
Windows	ARM64	ipollowork-win-arm64-<version>.exe
Linux	Intel/AMD 64-bit	ipollowork-linux-x64-<version>.AppImage
Linux	ARM64	ipollowork-linux-arm64-<version>.AppImage

The macOS .zip and Linux .tar.gz files are portable/update artifacts; most users should choose .dmg, .exe, or .AppImage. If the Releases page does not yet contain an installer for your system, run or package the app from source below.

Installation after downloading:

• macOS: open the .dmg, then drag iPolloWork into Applications.
• Windows: run the .exe installer. A locally built, unsigned installer may trigger Microsoft Defender SmartScreen.
• Linux: make the AppImage executable with chmod +x ipollowork-*.AppImage, then run it. The .tar.gz package can be extracted and run without installation.

Requirements for source development and packaging

• Git
• Node.js 22 or newer
• pnpm 11, enabled through Corepack with corepack enable
• Bun 1.3.10 or newer, used to build the local Orchestrator sidecar
• macOS: Xcode Command Line Tools (xcode-select --install)
• Windows: Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools with Desktop development with C++ and the Windows SDK; use PowerShell or Command Prompt
• Linux: a standard Electron build environment with a C/C++ toolchain, Python 3, pkg-config, and the desktop libraries required by Electron; the release build uses Ubuntu 22.04

OpenCode is downloaded and prepared as a separate sidecar during the first desktop build. iPolloWork does not fork or rewrite OpenCode, and OpenCode can continue to be upgraded independently.

Start from source

macOS and Linux

git clone https://github.com/Devin-AXIS/iPolloWork.git
cd iPolloWork
corepack enable
./ipollowork setup
./ipollowork dev

Windows PowerShell

git clone https://github.com/Devin-AXIS/iPolloWork.git
Set-Location iPolloWork
corepack enable
.\ipollowork.cmd setup
.\ipollowork.cmd dev

The setup command installs the locked workspace dependencies. The dev command prepares the OpenCode and Orchestrator sidecars, starts the UI, and opens the Electron desktop client. Development mode uses isolated iPolloWork/OpenCode state and does not overwrite the user's normal OpenCode configuration.

Development commands

Purpose	macOS / Linux	Windows
Start desktop app	./ipollowork dev	.\ipollowork.cmd dev
Start browser UI only	./ipollowork dev:ui	.\ipollowork.cmd dev:ui
Connect local Cloud	./ipollowork dev:cloud http://localhost:3100	.\ipollowork.cmd dev:cloud http://localhost:3100
Type checks and desktop tests	./ipollowork check	.\ipollowork.cmd check
Production build	./ipollowork build	.\ipollowork.cmd build

Windows development builds do not register the production ipollowork:// handler automatically. When testing Cloud sign-in through an external browser, use the repository's protocol switcher and restore the production handler when you finish. See Windows protocol switching.

Build and package

There are three different build levels:

Command	Result
build	Compiles the production UI, server, Electron shell, and sidecars; does not create an installer
package:dir	Creates the fastest unpacked desktop app for local verification; does not change the release version
package	Runs checks, advances the client version, then creates native installer and portable/update artifacts for the current system and CPU without publishing them

macOS and Linux

./ipollowork check
./ipollowork package:dir
./ipollowork package

Windows PowerShell

.\ipollowork.cmd check
.\ipollowork.cmd package:dir
.\ipollowork.cmd package

All outputs are written to apps/desktop/dist-electron/:

package is the local release command. It keeps the App, Desktop, Orchestrator, and Server versions in sync, and uses the sequence 0.1.0 through 0.99.0, then 1.0.0 (the source checkout starts at the unshipped baseline 0.0.0). Use ./ipollowork package --dry-run to inspect the next version, or --skip-check only when the checks have already passed. Local packaging never commits, tags, pushes, or publishes a release.

• macOS: .dmg, .zip, and an unpacked .app
• Windows: NSIS .exe and win-unpacked/
• Linux: .AppImage, .tar.gz, and linux-unpacked/

Local packaging targets the machine's current operating system and CPU architecture. Use the GitHub release workflow to produce the complete signed/notarized matrix for macOS ARM64/x64, Windows ARM64/x64, and Linux ARM64/x64. Local packages are unsigned unless the appropriate Apple or Windows signing credentials are supplied; they are suitable for development testing but should not be presented as official releases.

Connect to iPolloCloud

Start your local iPolloCloud control plane first, then run:

./ipollowork dev:cloud http://localhost:3100

This command creates an isolated development profile, points authentication and Cloud APIs at the supplied URL, and requires Cloud sign-in. It does not change the normal local iPolloWork profile. A remote or self-hosted Cloud URL works the same way:

./ipollowork dev:cloud https://cloud.example.com

Architecture boundary

iPolloWork desktop/UI ── local API ──> iPolloWork server ──> OpenCode
          │
          └── optional account/control requests ──> iPolloCloud

• Agent execution and streaming stay on the Work/Worker path.
• iPolloCloud handles identity, organizations, entitlements, hosted worker lifecycle, administration, and commercial Apps.
• The Cloud connection is optional. Local iPolloWork works without an account or commercial service.
• OpenCode remains its own component and can continue to be upgraded independently.

Repository layout

• apps/app — shared React user interface
• apps/desktop — Electron desktop shell and packaging
• apps/server — iPolloWork server API
• apps/orchestrator — headless runtime orchestration
• packages — shared types, components, docs, and integrations

Contributing

Read AGENTS.md, VISION.md, PRINCIPLES.md, PRODUCT.md, and ARCHITECTURE.md before making product changes. Run the narrow relevant test first, followed by:

./ipollowork check
git diff --check

See CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, and SECURITY.md for contribution, community, and security policies.

License

iPolloWork uses the iPolloWork Source Available License 1.0:

• Free for personal, non-commercial, evaluation, and company-internal use.
• A commercial license is required for customer-facing SaaS or hosting, paid delivery or deployment, resale, white-label distribution, or use as a material part of an external commercial product or service.
• Separately licensed third-party components and code previously released under MIT retain their original licenses and existing rights.

See LICENSE for the controlling terms and LICENSES/MIT-legacy.txt for the historical MIT notice. This is a source-available license, not an OSI-approved open-source license.