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open-source coding agent. continue is open source, written primarily in TypeScript, released under Apache License 2.0. Its repository has 35.2K GitHub stars and 5.1K forks, and was last committed to within the last two weeks. Niched places it in AI coding assistants & agents.
Visit ↗🎨 The open-source Claude Design alternative. 🖥️ Local-first desktop app. 🖼️ Your coding agent becomes the design engine: prototypes, landing pages, dashboards, slides, images & video — real files, HTML/PDF/PPTX/MP4 ex. open-design is open source, written primarily in TypeScript, released under Apache License 2.0. Its repository has 82.7K GitHub stars and 9.6K forks, and was last committed to within the last two weeks. Niched places it in AI coding assistants & agents, UI design & prototyping.
Visit ↗| Fact | continue | open-design |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 35.2K | 82.7K |
| Forks | 5.1K | 9.6K |
| Open issues | 959 | 715 |
| Last commit | yesterday | today |
| Categories | AI coding assistants & agents | AI coding assistants & agents, UI design & prototyping |
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