Get your agents out of the terminal.
The same agents in the terminal, in an app for non-engineers. Runs on your existing Claude or ChatGPT subscription.
Your work stays yours.
We never read your agent conversations. We never see, store, or train on them - and don't want to.
Requests go straight to your model. Your Mac talks directly to Claude or ChatGPT. Nothing routes through our servers.
Rendered and editable markdown
Read docs and edit like a human does, not a computer. No asterisks, hashtags, and brackets. Autosaves as you type.
A readable chat
You and the agent in clear lanes. Tool activity folds into one tidy card.
Projects & chats
Every active folder in the left panel. Chats underneath.
Your full file list
Every file in the project, hidden dotfiles included, always a glance away.
A real terminal
A full PTY shell built right into the app, beside the chat.
Artifacts, alive
HTML and JSX render live in a sandboxed preview beside the chat.
Skills, in the chat
Type / and your project's local .claude or .agent skills autocomplete.
Claude or ChatGPT
Pick your model right in the composer. Switch between Claude and ChatGPT per chat, on your own subscription.
In-app web browser
Browse and act on live web URLs beside your work.
| Capability | Codex appdesktop | Cowork appdesktop | Claude Codeterminal | Cursorcode editor | Obsidiannotes app | Novayour Mac |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markdown rendered & editable in place | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| See your list of files in-app, hidden files included | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Readable agent chat, not a wall of text | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Works in your local files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live artifact preview beside the agent chat | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Your project's local /skills in the agent chat | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Runs on your Claude subscription | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Runs on your ChatGPT subscription | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| In-app web browser | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Download the latest build.
Use your existing Claude or ChatGPT subscription with Nova.