What is Deska used for?

Deska is an agentic development environment on an infinite canvas that runs coding agents, terminals, a browser and notes side by side, each task in its own git worktree. It is a good fit for running several coding agents in parallel and reviewing agent diffs across tasks.

How much does Deska cost?

Deska is a paid product with no free plan.

Is Deska open source?

No. Deska is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Developer Tools category, open-source options include CTX, Visual Studio Code and code-server.

What are some alternatives to Deska?

Deska competes with Cursor, Warp and Google Antigravity.

Deska: features, pricing and alternatives

About Deska

Deska is a spatial development environment built around running AI coding agents. Instead of separate windows, it places an editor, terminal, browser, notes and agent panels on one infinite canvas, so you can watch several agents work at once. Each task can get its own git worktree and its own agent, with chat, terminal, browser and diff visible side by side.

It supports agents including Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor and Antigravity, running inside the workspace next to the files they edit. The desktop app runs on Mac, Windows and Linux, and there is also a browser version and phone access. You can open another computer's files, git and terminals, or use Deska Cloud machines that stay on when yours is off. The vendor says your code stays on your machine in local mode.

Deska is a commercial product with a free plan included, and paid plans let you bring your own keys for the underlying AI services. It suits developers who run several coding agents in parallel and want a visual overview of what each one is doing.

Key features

Infinite canvas with editor, terminal and browser
Multiple coding agents side by side
Git worktree per task
Desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux
Cloud machines that stay on when yours is off
Phone access to running agents

Good fit for

→Running several coding agents in parallel
→Reviewing agent diffs across tasks

Tags: ai-coding; ide; agents; git-worktree; claude-code; canvas; developer-tools

Deska: questions and answers

What is Deska used for?: Deska is an agentic development environment on an infinite canvas that runs coding agents, terminals, a browser and notes side by side, each task in its own git worktree. It is a good fit for running several coding agents in parallel and reviewing agent diffs across tasks.
How much does Deska cost?: Deska is a paid product with no free plan.
Is Deska open source?: No. Deska is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Developer Tools category, open-source options include CTX, Visual Studio Code and code-server.
What are some alternatives to Deska?: Deska competes with Cursor, Warp and Google Antigravity.