What is Zoku used for?

Zoku is a Mac app that runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agent CLIs side by side on one canvas and lets you spawn and direct them by name with on-device voice. It is a good fit for running parallel coding agents without juggling tabs and redirecting an agent by voice while you keep coding.

How much does Zoku cost?

Paid plans for Zoku start at $69 as a one-time payment, and there is no free plan.

No. Zoku is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Developer Tools category, open-source options include iTerm2, Atlas and Munder Difflin.

What are some alternatives to Zoku?

Zoku competes with Warp, Termius and Cursor.

Zoku: features, pricing and alternatives

About Zoku

Zoku is a native Mac app for working with several coding agents at once. It runs the command-line tools already installed, including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Pi and OpenCode, plus any CLI you add, as live terminals on one canvas, using the subscriptions you already pay for. You hold a shortcut and speak to spawn an agent, direct it by name, switch workspaces or stop one, and transcription happens on the device with Parakeet, so there is no cloud plan or per-command bill.

Each agent can get its own git worktree, named from the branch you say, and agents report states such as Working, Done and Needs you through their own hooks, with a chime, a spoken name and a notch marker. Agents keep running when the window is closed, and a workspace can point to your own machine over SSH. One agent can start another, for example Claude spawning Codex to review a plan. Zoku requires macOS 14.2 or later and costs $69 once, with a 14-day refund.

Key features

Several agent CLIs on one canvas
Voice commands to spawn and direct agents by name
On-device Parakeet speech transcription
Git worktree for each agent
Working, Done and Needs you status alerts
Agents keep running when the window closes
SSH workspaces on a remote machine
Support for any CLI you add

Good fit for

Running parallel coding agents without juggling tabs
Redirecting an agent by voice while you keep coding

Tags: coding-agents; macos; voice-control; claude-code; codex; terminal; git-worktree; developer-tools

Zoku: questions and answers

What is Zoku used for?: Zoku is a Mac app that runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agent CLIs side by side on one canvas and lets you spawn and direct them by name with on-device voice. It is a good fit for running parallel coding agents without juggling tabs and redirecting an agent by voice while you keep coding.
How much does Zoku cost?: Paid plans for Zoku start at $69 as a one-time payment, and there is no free plan.
Is Zoku open source?: No. Zoku is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Developer Tools category, open-source options include iTerm2, Atlas and Munder Difflin.
What are some alternatives to Zoku?: Zoku competes with Warp, Termius and Cursor.