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Aperant vs bb: catalog facts
Aperant	bb
Free Free and open source under AGPL-3.0.	Free Free and described as fully open source; the agents it drives may have their own costs.
macOS	macOS, Linux, Command line
Several agents work on separate tasks at the same time Covers planning, coding and testing, not only code generation	Works with many coding agents from one interface Runs tasks in isolated Git worktrees
2.x app is in maintenance mode while 3.0 is rebuilt Pull requests are paused and 3.0 has no release date	No native Windows build; Windows needs WSL Relies on external agents and their subscriptions or API keys
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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