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