The best Conductor alternatives after Conductor joins Meta

Conductor, a Mac-focused application for running parallel coding agents, is joining Meta and is being phased out: new sign-ups and downloads ended November 4, 2026, Cloud workspaces become read-only November 13, Cloud shuts down and data deletion begins November 20, and the local app will receive limited support until early 2027. Existing users are advised to transfer Cloud workspaces locally, export data, push branches to remote repositories, and preserve setup scripts and ignored configuration files before migrating. The guide compares alternatives based on whether agents run locally or in cloud sandboxes, supported operating systems and agent providers, collaboration needs, and review capacity. It recommends LightSprint for product teams needing cloud-based collaborative workflows, Paradev as the closest Mac local-worktree replacement, Emdash for a free open-source cross-platform option, Nimbalyst for visual planning and diff review, Claude Squad for terminal-oriented users, and standalone Claude Code or Codex for teams committed to a single provider.

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