--- title: "microManager: parallel coding agents for Mac, Windows, Linux" description: "Free app for macOS, Windows and Linux that runs Claude Code, Codex, Grok Build, OpenCode and Gemini CLI in parallel git worktrees. Imports from Conductor." url: "https://micromanager.win/" updated: "2026-11-09" --- # Run a team of coding agents in parallel microManager is a free desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux that runs several coding agents at once (Claude Code, Codex, Grok Build, OpenCode, Gemini CLI and any ACP agent), each in its own git worktree, so you can review their diffs and ship pull requests from one window. [Download](https://micromanager.win/download) [Switch from Conductor](https://micromanager.win/migrate-from-conductor) `curl -fsSL https://micromanager.win/install.sh | sh` Free, no account. For [macOS](https://micromanager.win/install#macos), [Windows](https://micromanager.win/install#windows) and [Linux](https://micromanager.win/install#linux); the command installs it on macOS and Linux, and [one PowerShell line](https://micromanager.win/install#windows) does on Windows. Runs the agent CLIs you already have. ![A microManager window while Claude Code, on Haiku, works in the workspace Reject overlong account names: edit cards showing its changes to test/accounts.test.ts and test/app.test.ts as diffs, a Run the test suite card that was allowed once, and its reply still streaming above a Working… line. The sidebar lists two more ledger-api workspaces, and the Changes panel lists three changed files.](https://micromanager.win/screenshots/workspace-claude-chat.png) Claude Code in the middle of a turn: each edit shows as a diff, the test run it asked for was allowed once, and its reply is still streaming. Codex and Grok each work in another workspace. ## Leaving Conductor? Your setup comes with you. Meta bought Conductor on 4 November 2026. microManager reads Conductor’s `.conductor/settings.toml`, `conductor.json` and `.worktreeinclude`, sets `CONDUCTOR_*` variables for your scripts, and on a Mac imports your repositories, workspaces and chats in one click, without touching Conductor’s data. - [What happens to Conductor, date by date](https://micromanager.win/conductor-shutdown) - [How to export your Conductor workspaces](https://micromanager.win/export-conductor-workspaces) - [Step-by-step migration guide](https://micromanager.win/migrate-from-conductor) - [microManager and Conductor compared](https://micromanager.win/compare/conductor) 1. 4 November 2026 Wednesday ### Meta acquires Conductor; sign-ups and Mac downloads stop Sources: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor/), [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor-whose-app-runs-several-coding-agents-at-once/), [Conductor](https://www.conductor.build/announcement) 2. 13 November 2026 Friday ### Conductor Cloud goes read-only Sources: [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor-whose-app-runs-several-coding-agents-at-once/), [Conductor](https://www.conductor.build/announcement) 3. 20 November 2026 Friday ### Conductor Cloud shuts down Sources: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor/), [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor-whose-app-runs-several-coding-agents-at-once/), [Conductor](https://www.conductor.build/announcement) 4. Early 2027 Exact date not announced ### The local Mac app winds down Sources: [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/04/meta-acquires-ai-coding-startup-conductor-whose-app-runs-several-coding-agents-at-once/), [Conductor](https://www.conductor.build/announcement) ## What does microManager do? - ### Parallel agents Run as many agent sessions as your computer and your plans allow, across repositories, each with its own chat tabs. [Details](https://micromanager.win/features/parallel-agents) - ### Git worktrees Every workspace is a real git worktree on its own branch, with your ignored files copied in and ten ports reserved. [Details](https://micromanager.win/features/git-worktrees) - ### Diff review Review each workspace’s changes, comment on lines, and send the comments back to the agent to fix. [Details](https://micromanager.win/features/diff-review) - ### Checkpoints A snapshot of the worktree before every message you send, so you can roll back a turn that went wrong. [Details](https://micromanager.win/features/checkpoints) - ### Pull requests Create, check and merge pull requests through the GitHub CLI you already use. [Details](https://micromanager.win/features/pull-requests) - ### ACP agents Grok Build, OpenCode, Gemini CLI and any other Agent Client Protocol agent, run natively over stdio. [Details](https://micromanager.win/features/acp-agents) - ### Terminals and run scripts A terminal drawer per workspace, a Run button with a menu of the run scripts in your repository settings, and agents that can read the output. [Details](https://micromanager.win/docs/scripts) ## Which agents does it run? The ones you already use, started from the CLIs you installed and signed in to, with your own settings. Mix them freely: one workspace on Claude Code, the next on Codex, a Grok tab reviewing both. [All supported agents](https://micromanager.win/agents) - [Claude Code ](https://micromanager.win/agents/claude-code)`claude` - [Codex ](https://micromanager.win/agents/codex)`codex` - [Grok Build ](https://micromanager.win/agents/grok)`grok agent stdio` - [OpenCode ](https://micromanager.win/agents/opencode)`opencode acp` - [Gemini CLI ](https://micromanager.win/agents/gemini-cli)`gemini --acp` - [Any ACP agent ](https://micromanager.win/features/acp-agents)Add it in Settings → Agents ## How does the Conductor import work? 1. ### Open microManager and choose Import from Conductor On a Mac where Conductor’s data is, it is on the first-run screen and at the bottom of the sidebar while there is something left to import, and always in Settings → Import from Conductor. 2. ### Check the preview Your repositories, each with a switch and a note if its folder is gone, how many workspaces and chats were found, and whether your Conductor settings were found. 3. ### Import, and keep working Workspaces stay in their existing worktrees, Claude Code and Codex chats keep their history and continue the same agent sessions, and your setup scripts keep working. The import only reads Conductor’s database and settings; it never writes to them. Cloud workspaces cannot be imported directly: use Conductor’s “Transfer to local” on each one first, safest before Conductor Cloud is read-only from 13 November 2026. [Read the full migration guide](https://micromanager.win/migrate-from-conductor). ![Settings, Import from Conductor: 10 active and 22 archived workspaces, 16 chats and settings found, four repositories to choose from, and switches for chat history and archived workspaces.](https://micromanager.win/screenshots/conductor-import-preview.png) The Conductor import preview, here with demo Conductor data. Conductor’s own data is only read. ## Does it run on Windows and Linux? - [macOS](https://micromanager.win/install#macos) macOS 13 or later on Apple Silicon and Intel, as a signed and notarized DMG (and a zip the updater uses). - [Windows](https://micromanager.win/install#windows) Windows 10 and 11 on x64, as a per-user installer that needs no administrator rights. - [Linux](https://micromanager.win/install#linux) x64, as an AppImage that runs on most distributions and a .deb for Debian and Ubuntu. Yes, with the same features everywhere. Conductor never offered Windows or Linux versions; if you looked for one, see [Conductor for Windows](https://micromanager.win/conductor-for-windows) and [Conductor for Linux](https://micromanager.win/conductor-for-linux). Importing from Conductor works on the Mac, where Conductor’s data lives. ## Is my code private? - No account Nothing to sign up for. Agents keep their own sign-ins. - No telemetry The app does not report usage. It contacts micromanager.win only to check for updates, and [names chats with Claude Code](https://micromanager.win/privacy) when you have it. - Stays on your computer Workspaces, chats and settings live in a local database. No server stores code or chats. - Closed to other apps Its only network port is a token-protected MCP endpoint on 127.0.0.1 that refuses browser requests. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is microManager? microManager is a free desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux that runs several coding agents at once (Claude Code, Codex, Grok Build, OpenCode, Gemini CLI and any ACP agent), each in its own git worktree, so you can review their diffs and ship pull requests from one window. ### Is microManager a Conductor alternative? Yes. It does the same job as Conductor’s local Mac app (parallel agents in git worktrees, diff review, pull requests) and reads Conductor’s repository settings files and CONDUCTOR\_\* environment variables. On a Mac, Import from Conductor brings over your repositories, workspaces and chats in one click. ### What is happening to Conductor? Meta acquired Conductor on 4 November 2026 and new Mac app downloads stopped that day. Conductor Cloud is read-only from 13 November 2026 and shut down from 20 November 2026, when Conductor starts deleting the data stored there. The local Mac app gets updates until early 2027, after which it stops getting new models and fixes and its user data is deleted (TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE and Conductor’s announcement). ### Which coding agents does it run? Claude Code, Codex, Grok Build, OpenCode and Gemini CLI out of the box, plus any agent that speaks the Agent Client Protocol. It runs the CLIs you already have installed and signed in. ### Does microManager upload my code or chats? No. There is no account, no telemetry and no server that stores code or chats. Your agents talk to their providers as they always do, and git and the GitHub CLI to your remotes and GitHub; microManager itself contacts only micromanager.win, to check for updates. When Claude Code is installed, the first message of each new chat also goes through it to Anthropic’s Haiku model to name the chat and workspace, whichever agent the chat runs, unless you turn off “Name workspaces and chats from the first message” in Settings → General. ### Which computers does it run on? Macs with Apple Silicon running macOS 13 or later (and Intel Macs for releases that have an Intel build), Windows 10 and 11 PCs with x64 processors, and x64 Linux, as an AppImage or a .deb. Conductor never offered a Windows or Linux app.