The Conductor alternative for Windows & Linux
Maestro does what Conductor does, running several coding agents in parallel with each one in its own git worktree, and it also runs on Windows and Linux. It's free, has no workspace cap, and lets you follow every agent from your phone. It can import your Conductor workspaces in place.
Maestro vs Conductor at a glance
Conductor is a polished app for running parallel Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode agents "on your Mac". If you're on a Mac and within its limits, it's a fine choice. Maestro is for the people it leaves out: developers on Windows or Linux, anyone who wants more agents at once than a workspace cap allows, and anyone who wants their agents on their phone without a subscription.
| Maestro | Conductor | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | macOS (Apple Silicon), Windows 10/11, Linux (x86_64) | macOS only1 |
| Parallel workspaces | No cap | Capped at 5 open workspaces2 |
| Coding agents | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Kimi Code, Grok Build, plain shell | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode1 |
| Isolation model | Git worktree per workspace, own branch | Git worktree per workspace1 |
| From your phone | Maestro Web, free, in any phone browser (Android too) | Conductor mobile app, on Pro ($50/mo)1 |
| Laptop closed | Agents on an SSH remote keep running; no hosted cloud | Conductor Cloud workspaces on Pro, Teams and Enterprise1 |
| Teams | Single-user app | Multiplayer on Pro; Teams $60/user/mo with live collaboration1 |
| Price | Free, including phone access | Free plan for local workspaces; Pro $50/mo1 |
| Switching cost | Imports your Conductor workspaces | — |
1. Per conductor.build, its pricing page, and its OpenCode docs, checked October 16, 2026.
2. Limit as observed in the Conductor Mac app, August 2026. Check their site for current details.
Where Conductor is the better pick
- You want hosted cloud workspaces. Conductor Pro runs workspaces in Conductor Cloud, so they keep going after your Mac sleeps. Maestro has no hosted cloud. Its equivalent is an SSH remote you run yourself.
- You work as a team. Conductor's Pro and Teams plans add multiplayer, live collaboration and centralized billing. Maestro is built for individual developers.
- You're on a Mac and happy within five workspaces. Then the main reasons to switch don't apply to you, and Conductor is a well-made app.
Where Maestro is the better pick
- You're on Windows or Linux. Conductor runs only on macOS. Maestro has native Windows and Linux builds that auto-update, so it's the closest thing to Conductor for Windows or Linux.
- You run more than five agents at once. Maestro has no workspace cap. The limit is your machine.
- You want your phone without a subscription. Maestro Web is free in any phone browser. Watch turns live, reply, review diffs, and get a push notification when an agent is done. See Claude Code from your phone.
- You use more agents. Beyond Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode, Maestro runs Kimi Code, Grok Build and plain shell workspaces.
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You want the whole review loop in the app.
- Built-in editor: edit any file in a Monaco-based editor, including full Jupyter notebook support.
- Integrated browser preview: open your dev server inside the app, freeze a frame, and annotate it to send visual feedback straight to the agent.
- Diff review and PRs: comment on lines of the workspace diff, send the comments back to the agent, and open a pull request without leaving the app.
- Local folders and SSH remotes: run agents in plain folders or on remote machines over SSH, including hosts behind
ProxyCommand/ProxyJump(bastions, AWS SSM). - Multi-agent roles: preset orchestrator, planner, critic and builder roles for splitting work across agents and models.
Switching from Conductor
Maestro can pick up where Conductor leaves off. On first launch, choose "Continue from Conductor". Maestro finds your existing Conductor projects and workspaces and adopts them in place. The import only reads Conductor's data. Your Conductor setup keeps working, nothing is moved or deleted, and you can run both apps side by side while you decide.
FAQ
Is there a Conductor for Windows?
Not from Conductor's makers. As of October 2026, Conductor runs only on macOS. Maestro does the same core job, parallel agents in isolated git worktrees, natively on Windows 10 and 11.
Is there a Conductor for Linux?
No. Conductor's own app is Mac-only. Maestro ships an auto-updating Linux AppImage for x86_64.
Do I have to leave Conductor to try Maestro?
No. The Conductor import is read-only and adopts your workspaces in place. Maestro reads your existing setup and never modifies Conductor's data, so you can run both and compare.
Is Maestro really unlimited?
There's no software cap on workspaces or agents. The practical limit is your machine: each workspace is a git worktree plus whatever the agent CLI uses.
What does Maestro cost?
Nothing. Maestro and Maestro Web are free. You bring your own agent accounts (Claude, OpenAI and so on), the same as with Conductor.
What other Conductor alternatives are there?
See every tool for running coding agents in parallel, including Superset, cmux and Claude Squad.
Maestro is an independent project, not affiliated with Conductor or Melty Labs. Conductor details above come from their public site and docs as of October 16, 2026, and the workspace cap from in-app behavior in August 2026. If something is out of date, check their site.