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Aperant vs Emdash: catalog facts
Aperant	Emdash
Free Free and open source under AGPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source; the coding agents you connect may have their own costs.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Several agents work on separate tasks at the same time Covers planning, coding and testing, not only code generation	Runs several coding agents in parallel in isolated Git worktrees Works with many agents rather than locking you to one
2.x app is in maintenance mode while 3.0 is rebuilt Pull requests are paused and 3.0 has no release date	Needs separately installed and paid-for coding agents to do the actual work Young product that is still changing quickly
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 1, 2026

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