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dyad
Desktop app that builds apps from prompts on your own machine
- Stars
- 21.9k
- License
- custom license
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
- Last release
- Oct 2026
- Language
- TypeScript
19,487 on 24 Mar 202621,918 on 13 Oct 2026
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Overview
Dyad is a local, open-source prompt-to-app builder, positioned as an alternative to Lovable, v0 and Bolt that runs on your own computer. It ships as a downloadable app for Mac and Windows and uses your own AI API keys, with no sign-up. Code outside src/pro is Apache 2.0; src/pro is under the Functional Source License 1.1.
Who it is for: Developers wanting a local Lovable/v0-style app builder with their own keys
Strengths
- Runs locally as a desktop app, with no sign-up needed to download
- Bring your own API keys, so no hosted-platform lock-in
- Mac and Windows builds available
- Code outside src/pro is Apache 2.0 licensed
Weaknesses
- src/pro is fair-source (FSL 1.1), not fully open-source
- README does not list supported models or providers
- No Linux build mentioned in the README
- Desktop only; no Docker or self-hosted web deployment mentioned
What it needs
- TypeScript
- Needs Your own AI provider API keys
- env example file
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