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Splash and Golutra, compared.

Splash and Golutra are desktop apps that run several coding agents at once. Golutra, a Tauri app, starts each agent’s own CLI in a terminal and coordinates the agents through chat, with roles, supervisor members and scheduled tasks. Splash drives agents over the Agent Client Protocol, each session in its project folder or its own git worktree.

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Splash

Helge Sverre

A desktop app for running several coding agents at once, each session in its project folder or its own git worktree. It drives agents over the Agent Client Protocol.12

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Golutra

Golutra

A desktop multi-agent workspace that runs Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and other command-line agents in terminals, coordinated through chat, with remote control, memory and stores for agents, skills and templates.3456

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Side by side

SplashGolutra
The basics
What it is Desktop app, plus a headless server you open in a browser17 Desktop app, plus self-hostable Web Server builds and a hosted web app (app.golutra.com) for remote control389
Release status v0.2.1, early development110 v0.3.4 (28 September 2026); its tag points to the last public source commit, from 12 May 202681112
License Open source (MIT)13 Business Source License 1.1 (non-production use; the README allows commercial software built with it), becoming GPL-2.0-or-later by 25 February 2030143
Price Free15 No prices are published. Remote control needs a membership, by upgrade or redeemed card; Golutra Enterprise has a waitlist49
Platforms macOS 14+ (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows 11 x64, Ubuntu 24.04 x6416 Windows 10+ (x64, arm64), macOS 11+ (Apple silicon, Intel), Linux x64 and arm64 (AppImage, .deb, .rpm)48
Built with Rust, with a Svelte 5 frontend in a webview, built on the Elyra framework17 Tauri, with a Vue 3 frontend and a Rust backend3
Agents
Agents Ships launch commands for 20 agents, including Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Gemini, Goose, OpenCode1819 Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, OpenCode, Qwen Code, OpenClaw, its own Golutra Agent, and any CLI by command43202122
How it runs agents Agent Client Protocol over stdio, natively or through a pinned adapter for the vendor’s CLI182 Each agent’s CLI in a pseudo-terminal; prompts are typed into its terminal stream. No ACP or vendor SDK is documented423243
Agent sign-in You install and sign in to each agent’s CLI yourself; Splash runs it with that login19 Not documented for other CLIs; Golutra Agent uses the Golutra API, another vendor or a custom provider, by key or OAuth2524
Account required Splash has no accounts; splash-server asks for a token it keeps in its data folder267 A cloud account (Google, Apple, GitHub or email) for remote control; the web app’s sign-in page also offers to continue locally2769
Permission requests When an agent asks before it acts Yes: Shown in the transcript and answered with the 1–9 keys; pending ones wait in Needs attention28 Not documented: Not documented; Unlimited Mode, described as bypassing usage limits, starts Claude, Codex, Gemini and Qwen with flags that skip approvals2930313233
MCP servers Partly: Read-only list of MCP servers from Claude Code, Codex, Pi, Pool and Glue config files2834 Partly: Chat has had MCP support since v0.2.2, and golutra-mcp, a pilot-stage MCP server, lets agents and other MCP hosts drive the running app. No settings for other MCP servers are documented35363
Agents handing off work One agent passing work to another No: Each session is one agent in one folder; sessions don’t hand work to each other128 Yes: Agents are chat members with roles, and the site describes automatic result handoff; supervisor members coordinate tasks, and dispatched commands queue until a member is online43373839
Working in parallel
Isolation per session Yes: The project folder, or a git worktree on its own branch per session28 No: No worktree or branch per agent is documented, and the app marks its sandbox option as not yet available; in the public source, members start in the shared workspace folder3940
Setup scripts and dev servers No: A worktree is a plain git checkout; Splash runs no setup scripts or dev servers2841 No: None documented; since v0.1.5, settings can pass extra environment variables, such as a proxy, to the processes terminals start3429
Terminal Yes: A terminal in the session folder28 Yes: Agents run in xterm.js terminals; a plain Terminal member is available, and the site describes a background Stealth Terminal443239
Scheduled tasks Agents that start without a prompt from you No: No scheduler; an agent starts when you create, continue or prompt a session17 Yes: Since v0.1.7, each member can have scheduled tasks that send prompts at an interval, at a daily time or once379
What needs you Yes: One queue for permission requests, connection failures and finished turns, kept across restarts2844 Partly: Statuses such as working or disconnected, tray unread badges and a dispatch queue view; no needs-input state is documented454638
Review and shipping
Review changes Yes: Latest response, failed tools and every changed file as a diff, with a box to send feedback28 No: No diff viewer, review screen or way to send review feedback is documented3
GitHub Yes: Issues, pull requests and Actions runs across repositories, through the gh CLI2847 No: No GitHub issues, pull request creation, merging or CI status is documented in the app3
Issue trackers Partly: GitHub (github.com), through the gh CLI; no Linear or Jira2847 No: None documented: no GitHub Issues, GitLab, Linear or Jira integration3
Where it runs
Remote access Yes: splash-server runs on the machine with your code; you use it in a browser over an SSH tunnel. Single user.7 Yes: Since v0.2.7, the web or desktop app controls a chosen online machine that runs Golutra’s desktop app or server; needs a cloud account and a membership589
Mobile app No: No mobile app; builds cover macOS, Windows, Ubuntu and a headless server16 No: No mobile app; the README lists mobile remote control as future work3
Auto-update No: Download new versions from GitHub Releases; the app does not update itself1648 Not documented: Not documented; releases such as v0.3.1 include updater packages and their signature files38
History and search
Existing agent history Conversations started outside the app Yes: Browse, preview and import conversations agents list over ACP, including ones started outside Splash2844 Not documented: Not documented; in the public source, resuming by session ID covers Codex sessions Golutra started, not other agents330
Search transcripts Yes: Search titles, folders and saved transcript text, archived sessions included28 Partly: A conversation’s chat history can be searched by message or member and filtered by date; no search across conversations is documented93

Where they differ

How agents connect

Golutra starts each agent’s CLI in a pseudo-terminal and types prompts into it; in the public source it reads the terminal screen to tell when an agent is ready. No ACP is documented, and the README lists a standard agent protocol as future work. Splash speaks the Agent Client Protocol with every agent, natively or through a pinned adapter.42349303182

How work is organized

Golutra coordinates agents through chat, with assigned roles, supervisor members, a dispatch queue and scheduled tasks; in the public source every agent starts in the same workspace folder. A Splash session is one agent in its project folder or in a git worktree on its own branch, and sessions don’t hand work to each other.437383940281

Memory, stores and history

Golutra adds a memory layer with local and cloud memory and long-term agent memory, can call EverOS for memory, and has Agent, Skill and Template Stores; v0.3.1 added Feishu connectors per member. Splash keeps each session’s transcript, searches saved text across sessions, and imports conversations agents list over ACP, including ones started elsewhere.2263382844

Where agents run

Golutra’s desktop app runs on Windows 10+, macOS 11+ and Linux, and its Web Server build can be self-hosted. The hosted web app at app.golutra.com picks which online machine to control, with a cloud account and a membership; agents stay on that machine. Splash runs on macOS 14+, Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04, or as a single-user splash-server over SSH.48509167

License, price and accounts

Golutra uses the Business Source License 1.1, whose text says it isn’t an open-source license, though the README calls it one and allows building commercial software with Golutra. Versions become GPL-2.0-or-later by February 2030. No prices are published, and remote control requires a membership. Splash is free, MIT-licensed and has no accounts.14349131526

Which one fits

Splash may suit you if

  • You want each agent session in its project folder or its own git worktree on a separate branch.
  • You want permission requests, connection failures and finished turns in one queue, and a review screen with every changed file as a diff.
  • You want to import conversations agents started elsewhere and triage GitHub issues, pull requests and Actions runs.
  • You want a free, MIT-licensed app that needs no account.

Golutra may suit you if

  • You want agents organized through chat, with roles, supervisor members and a dispatch queue.
  • You want each agent’s own CLI in a terminal, any CLI you name, and Golutra’s own coding agent.
  • You want agents to run scheduled, recurring tasks on Windows, macOS or Linux, arm64 included.
  • You want to control your machine’s agents from a web app, or host Golutra as a web server yourself.

Sources

Facts about Golutra come from its public website, documentation and repositories as they read on 10 October 2026; we haven't confirmed each one by running Golutra. Facts about Splash link to its source. Products change, so check the linked pages before deciding. Something wrong or out of date? Open an issue.

  1. 1 Splash README Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  2. 2 Agent Client Protocol agentclientprotocol.com · agentclientprotocol.com · checked 2026-10-09
  3. 3 golutra README golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  4. 4 Golutra - Multi-Agent Era Golutra · golutra.com · checked 2026-10-10
  5. 5 Release v0.2.7 golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  6. 6 Release v0.2.5 golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  7. 7 Splash README: Run as a web app over SSH Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  8. 8 Release v0.3.4 golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  9. 9 app.golutra.com web app bundle Golutra · app.golutra.com · checked 2026-10-10
  10. 10 Splash releases Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  11. 11 Git ref tags/v0.3.4 golutra/golutra on GitHub · api.github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  12. 12 Latest commit on master golutra/golutra on GitHub · api.github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  13. 13 LICENSE Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  14. 14 LICENSE (Business Source License 1.1) golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  15. 15 Download Splash splash.computer · splash.computer · checked 2026-10-09
  16. 16 Splash README: Download the app Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  17. 17 Splash README: How it works Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  18. 18 src/agents/registry.rs Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  19. 19 Splash README: Agents Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  20. 20 Release v0.3.3 golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  21. 21 Golutra Agent README golutra/golutra-agent on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  22. 22 Release v0.2.0 golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  23. 23 src-tauri/src/runtime/pty.rs golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  24. 24 docs/desktop-integration.md golutra/golutra-agent on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  25. 25 docs/llm-provider-integration.md golutra/golutra-agent on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  26. 26 Splash README: Build from source Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  27. 27 Golutra web app sign-in page Golutra · app.golutra.com · checked 2026-10-10
  28. 28 Splash README: Features Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  29. 29 src-tauri/src/terminal_engine/default_members/claude.rs golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  30. 30 src-tauri/src/terminal_engine/default_members/codex.rs golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  31. 31 src-tauri/src/terminal_engine/default_members/gemini.rs golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  32. 32 src-tauri/src/terminal_engine/default_members/qwen.rs golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  33. 33 src/i18n/locales/en-US.ts golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  34. 34 src/agents/customize.rs Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  35. 35 Release v0.2.2 golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  36. 36 golutra-mcp README golutra/golutra-mcp on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  37. 37 Release v0.1.7 golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  38. 38 Release v0.3.1 golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  39. 39 src-tauri/src/terminal_engine/session/commands.rs golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  40. 40 src/features/terminal/TerminalWorkspace.vue golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  41. 41 src/worktree.rs Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  42. 42 Release v0.1.5 golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  43. 43 package.json golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  44. 44 Splash README: Existing sessions and review Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  45. 45 src/shared/types/terminal.ts golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  46. 46 src-tauri/src/ui_gateway/notification.rs golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  47. 47 Splash README: GitHub view Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  48. 48 app/src/components/settings/About.svelte Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  49. 49 src-tauri/src/terminal_engine/emulator.rs golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  50. 50 Release v0.2.6 golutra/golutra on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10