OpenCove 🌌

An infinite canvas for Claude Code, Codex, terminals, tasks, and notes.

Keep every agent, terminal, task, and note on one infinite canvas.

See parallel work at a glance, keep context visible, and resume exactly where you left off.

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📖 What is OpenCove?

OpenCove is a spatial development workspace for people who work with AI coding agents every day.

Instead of burying work inside tabs, sidebars, and long chat threads, OpenCove puts your AI agents, terminals, tasks, and notes on the same infinite 2D canvas, so the full state of your work stays visible.

It is built for workflows like:

Running multiple Claude Code or Codex sessions side by side
Keeping task plans, notes, and terminal output in one shared workspace
Switching projects without losing layout, context, or execution history

✨ Highlights

🌌 Infinite spatial canvas: Arrange terminals, notes, tasks, and agent sessions the way you actually think.
🤖 Built for CLI agents: Optimized for Claude Code, Codex, and similar terminal-native agent workflows.
🧠 Context stays visible: Planning, execution, and results live together instead of getting buried in linear chat history.
💾 Persistent workspaces: Restore your viewport, layout, terminal output, and agent state after restarts.
🗂️ Space archives: Snapshot and revisit previous workspace states when you need to jump back into old contexts.
🖼️ Rich media and smart layouts: Paste images, multi-select nodes, use label colors, and tidy messy boards quickly.
🔍 Global search and control center: Search across the canvas and terminal output, then manage active sessions from one place.
🗂️ Workspace isolation: Separate projects cleanly with directories and git worktrees.

💡 Why OpenCove?

OpenCove is designed around a simple idea: agent workflows are easier to reason about when context is spatial, not hidden.

| Pain Point (Traditional) | The OpenCove Workspace | | :--- | :--- | | Linear amnesia: context disappears into long chat histories. | Spatial context: important tasks, notes, and execution stay visible on the canvas. | | Single-pane bottlenecks: tabs and split panes force constant context switching. | Parallel execution: compare and monitor multiple agents without losing your place. | | Opaque automation: background agent work feels like a black box. | Transparent actions: terminals and side effects stay visible while work is happening. |

🚀 Getting Started

OpenCove is currently in Alpha. We recommend it for early adopters and power users who want to explore spatial AI workflows.

Download

Prebuilt binaries are available on the GitHub Releases page.

At the moment, most public builds are nightly / prerelease builds, which means:

You get the newest features first
You should expect rough edges
Feedback and bug reports are especially valuable

Downloads are available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

⚠️ macOS note Current macOS builds are not signed or notarized with an Apple Developer ID. If Gatekeeper blocks the app, run this in your terminal:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/OpenCove.app

Building from Source

Prerequisites

Node.js >= 22
pnpm >= 9
(Recommended) Globally install Claude Code or Codex to experience full agent workflows.

Build Instructions

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/DeadWaveWave/opencove.git
cd opencove

# 2. Install dependencies
pnpm install

# 3. Start the dev environment
pnpm dev

See RELEASING.md for more packager and build documentation.

🏗️ Technical Architecture

OpenCove is built with modern, high-performance web standards:

Framework: Electron + React + TypeScript (via electron-vite)
Canvas Engine: @xyflow/react for buttery smooth infinite canvas interactions.
Underlying Terminal: xterm.js and node-pty powering full-fledged PTY runtimes.
Testing: Vitest and Playwright for robust unit and E2E regression testing.

🤝 Contributing

OpenCove is open source. We need your help to define what the IDE of the AI intelligence era should look like. Read our guidelines below:

💬 Community Group

Scan the QR code below to join the OpenCove community group and chat with other users.

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