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JupyterLab Desktopmarimo
Free

Free and open source, maintained by the JupyterLab project.

 Free

The open-source application is available without a license fee.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
  • Runs JupyterLab in its own window without a manual server setup
  • Can install a Python environment for notebooks
  • No hidden state: changing a cell updates everything that depends on it
  • Notebooks are plain .py files, so diffs and version control work
  • Electron-based, so heavier than using JupyterLab in an existing browser
  • Bundled environments add significant disk use
  • The reactive model forbids some patterns familiar from Jupyter
  • Smaller ecosystem than Jupyter
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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