Localforge

Localforge is a free, open source desktop agent that runs autonomous coding loops on a developer's own machine. It is an Electron application with tabs, multi project support and visual diffs, and it works directly inside a local repository, editing files, running tests and using the shell while the code stays on the machine. It is agent agnostic. Users supply their own API keys for providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral, Groq, OpenRouter and Perplexity, or point it at local models through Ollama, and can switch providers freely. A built in task tracker shows each step the agent took and why, and an Expert Mode lets a stronger model review and improve results when a task gets difficult. Prompt templates can be saved, tweaked and reused, and several agents can work on one codebase while the developer edits alongside. It is installed from npm as @rockbite/localforge or downloaded for macOS and Windows. The core is MIT licensed and the vendor describes it as free forever, with users paying only their chosen model provider. The site also lists optional support tiers: a free MIT tier at $0, a Sponsor tier at $49 that adds one year of auto updates, and Enterprise Support from $1,000 for teams and organizations.