aider-desk

Why we included this project

AiderDesk wraps the Aider coding engine in a desktop interface for engineers who want to review what the model is doing, not just watch it run. Every proposed change shows up as a diff you can accept or reject before it touches disk, which puts it somewhere between a bare CLI and a fully automated agent. The app adds project-level context management, read-only reference files, and per-project cost tracking, and its VSCode and IntelliJ plugins sync your open files automatically. You can run it as a native app on Windows, macOS, or Linux, or headless as an npm service opened in the browser, pointing it at whatever model providers you already use. Teams that need to stay in charge of their codebase while still getting AI help will find the review-first workflow worth a look.