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Splash and ORG-2, compared.

Splash and ORG-2 are open-source desktop apps for running coding agents. ORG-2, built on Rust and Tauri, has its own agent harness, launches 20+ agent CLIs, records every session for replay and offers optional team sync through ORG-2 Cloud. Splash, a Rust app on the Elyra framework, connects to every agent over the Agent Client Protocol.

Checked 10 October 202649 sourcesNot affiliated with ORG2 AI

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

splash.computer

ORG-2

ORG2 AI

A Rust and Tauri desktop app that runs coding agents from its own harness or 20+ agent CLIs and keeps a replayable record of each session; optional ORG-2 Cloud adds team sync.3456

org2.ai

Side by side

SplashORG-2
The basics
What it is Desktop app, plus a headless server you open in a browser17 Tauri desktop app with built-in Rust agents that also launches 20+ agent CLIs; optional ORG-2 Cloud syncs team sessions356
Release status v0.2.1, early development18 v2.0.10 (9 October 2026), with frequent releases since v2.0.2 on 14 September; self-hosted team sync is WIP, remote daemons beta910311
License Open source (MIT)12 Open source (AGPL-3.0-or-later) as open core; ORG-2 Cloud is a separate managed backend. Contributions need a signed CLA313
Price Free14 Free on your own keys. ORG-2 Cloud: free for 3 members; Pro $8, Team $15 per seat a month; Enterprise via sales4615
Platforms macOS 14+ (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows 11 x64, Ubuntu 24.04 x6416 macOS on Apple silicon (no Intel build), Windows x64, and Linux x64 as AppImage or .deb517189
Agents
Agents Ships launch commands for 20 agents, including Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Gemini, Goose, OpenCode1920 Built-in Rust agents plus 20+ CLIs; the docs list eight it installs, signs in and supervises, such as Claude Code and Codex321
How it runs agents Agent Client Protocol over stdio, natively or through a pinned adapter for the vendor’s CLI192 Built-in agents call model APIs in-process; supervised CLIs stream JSON, use ACP or codex app-server; others run in a terminal pane21222324
Agent sign-in Who pays for the model You install and sign in to each agent’s CLI yourself; Splash runs it with that login20 Your keys for 15 providers, local models (Ollama, LM Studio) or existing CLI subscriptions; ORG-2 resells no inference25
Account required Splash has no accounts; splash-server asks for a token it keeps in its data folder267 Not for local use or self-hosted Supabase sync; an ORG-2 account, signed in by email link, unlocks ORG-2 Cloud and marketplace features5276
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 Partly: Its own agents ask with Allow, Deny or Always Allow prompts that expire after five minutes; CLI agents launch pre-approved by default2129
Model and mode pickers Yes: Model, mode and effort pickers when the agent offers them28 Yes: A per-session model and effort picker; Build, Plan and Ask modes remove tools from its own agents and become prompt guidance for CLIs2130
MCP servers Partly: Read-only list of MCP servers from Claude Code, Codex, Pi, Pool and Glue config files2831 Yes: For its own agents: stdio, SSE or streamable HTTP servers per user or repo, importable from Cursor, Claude and VS Code configs32
Working in parallel
Isolation per session Yes: The project folder, or a git worktree on its own branch per session28 Yes: Optional git worktree per session on an agent/<session-id> branch, eight per repo by default; no OS-level sandbox303334
What needs you Yes: One queue for permission requests, connection failures and finished turns, kept across restarts2835 Yes: Turns waiting on you show as awaiting_user and in a Blocking board column; OS notifications and the Dock badge start off303637
Agents handing off work One agent launching or messaging another No: Each session is one agent in one folder; sessions don’t hand work to each other128 Yes: An ADE Manager meta-agent starts, watches and coordinates other sessions; Agent Teams put agents under a coordinator3821
Scheduled tasks Agents that start without a prompt from you No: No scheduler; an agent starts when you create, continue or prompt a session39 Yes: Routines start sessions or work items on a UTC cron or one-time schedule while the app is running37
Built-in browser No: No built-in browser; the workbench holds git changes, a file tree, diff and file tabs, and a terminal28 Yes: A native WebKit browser; Design Mode sends a picked element’s page context to the agent. Agents drive a browser through a sidecar downloaded in Settings3405
Review and shipping
Review changes Yes: Latest response, failed tools and every changed file as a diff, with a box to send feedback28 Yes: Unified or split diffs per turn, session or all uncommitted changes; Keep and Undo All act on edit snapshots, not hunks4030
Files and diffs Partly: File tree, git changes and diff tabs; files open read-only, with no editor2841 Yes: A CodeMirror 6 editor with git blame and language-server diagnostics (28 servers defined), plus a file explorer, source control and a database panel4030
Team collaboration Sharing sessions with teammates No: splash-server is a personal, single-user service, not a multi-user deployment7 Yes: Sessions sync over ORG-2 Cloud or self-hosted Supabase (WIP); share links and comments on session steps need ORG-2 Cloud6423
Create pull requests No: Shows the PR for a session’s branch and starts worktrees from PR heads; does not create PRs2843 Yes: Agent work items open a PR by default, or from a Create Pull Request button; merging and CI checks aren’t documented33
Issue trackers Partly: GitHub (github.com), through the gh CLI; no Linear or Jira2843 Yes: Built-in work items (Overview, List, Kanban), Linear and GitHub Issues browsing, and two-way sync with Linear or GitHub; Jira isn’t documented3344
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 Partly: Beta: with permission, sessions can run on a headless device or a teammate’s idle machine. ORG-2 Cloud syncs sessions but runs none1130
Mobile app No: No mobile app; builds cover macOS, Windows, Ubuntu and a headless server16 Partly: v2.0.2 added phone pairing to browse sessions; a repo doc from 8 September 2026 calls the iOS app not ready for release1045
Auto-update No: Download new versions from GitHub Releases; the app does not update itself1646 Yes: Updates itself; the v2.0.10 updater manifest covers macOS, Windows and Linux, though the install docs name macOS alone547
History and search
Existing agent history Sessions started outside the app Yes: Browse, preview and import conversations agents list over ACP, including ones started outside Splash2835 Yes: Imports Codex App, Claude Code, OpenCode, Windsurf, WorkBuddy and Cursor sessions to replay, not continue; mirrors a running Cursor composer21
Search transcripts Yes: Search titles, folders and saved transcript text, archived sessions included28 Yes: A full-text index (SQLite FTS5) covers session events, tool-call arguments included3040
Fork a conversation Partly: Experimental: fork the current conversation when the agent supports it, not from an earlier message2835 Partly: A shared session can be forked to carry on the work; the Sessions doc lists no fork action, but Restore checkpoint rewinds to an earlier message42630

Where they differ

How agents connect

ORG-2 runs its own agents inside its Rust engine, calling model APIs directly. It drives eight CLIs headless, reading streaming JSON, ACP (Copilot, Kiro, OpenCode) or codex app-server, and runs other CLIs interactively in a terminal pane, tracked through hooks. Splash connects to every agent over the Agent Client Protocol, natively or through an adapter.2122232448192

Where agents run

Both run agents on your computer by default. ORG-2 Cloud syncs and replays sessions but does not run them, and the app’s Cloud running location is disabled; a beta network of daemons can place a session on a teammate’s idle machine. Splash runs agents locally, or under splash-server on a machine you reach from a browser over SSH.3061117

Price, license and accounts

ORG-2’s desktop app is free, AGPL-3.0-or-later and needs no account for local use; contributors sign a CLA. ORG-2 Cloud adds team sync: free for three members and one repo, Pro at $8 and Team at $15 per seat a month, Enterprise through sales. Splash is free, MIT-licensed and has no accounts.43135615121426

Around the session

ORG-2 is built as a record of agent work: replay with scrubbing, Agent Blame tying files and commits to the sessions behind them, checkpoint rewind, work items that agents turn into pull requests, scheduled routines and a coordinating meta-agent. Splash centers on the conversation: a Needs attention queue, a review screen, transcript search and GitHub triage across repositories.49303337382843

Platforms and updates

ORG-2 ships builds for macOS on Apple silicon, Windows x64 and Linux x64 (AppImage and .deb), though two docs pages still say no Linux build is published; its v2.0.10 updater manifest covers all three. Splash builds for macOS 14+ on Apple silicon and Intel, Windows 11 x64, Ubuntu 24.04 x64 and a headless server, and does not update itself.59181317471646

Which one fits

Splash may suit you if

  • You want an MIT-licensed app with no accounts or paid tiers.
  • You use an Intel Mac, or want to run sessions on your own server and open them in a browser over SSH.
  • You want every agent driven over the Agent Client Protocol, with permission requests gathered in one Needs attention queue.
  • You want a GitHub triage view of issues, pull requests and Actions runs across many repositories.

ORG-2 may suit you if

  • You want your team’s agent sessions synced, replayed and commented on, with Agent Blame tying files and commits to the sessions behind them.
  • You want built-in agents on your own API keys or local models, next to 20+ agent CLIs.
  • You want work items on a Kanban board that agents turn into pull requests, synced with Linear or GitHub.
  • You want scheduled routines, a coordinating meta-agent and a WebKit browser with Design Mode in one app.

Sources

Facts about ORG-2 come from its public website, documentation and repositories as they read on 10 October 2026; we haven't confirmed each one by running ORG-2. 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 README org2AI/ORG2 on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  4. 4 The system of record for how teams build with agents ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  5. 5 Install ORG-2 ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  6. 6 Cloud and sync ORG2 AI · org2.ai · 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 Splash releases Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  9. 9 Release v2.0.10 org2AI/ORG2 on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  10. 10 Release v2.0.2 org2AI/ORG2 on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  11. 11 Runtimes ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  12. 12 LICENSE Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  13. 13 Introduction ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  14. 14 Download Splash splash.computer · splash.computer · checked 2026-10-09
  15. 15 Enterprise ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  16. 16 Splash README: Download the app Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  17. 17 Troubleshooting ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  18. 18 Download ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  19. 19 src/agents/registry.rs Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  20. 20 Splash README: Agents Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  21. 21 Agents ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  22. 22 src-tauri/src/agent_sessions/cli/session_runner/session/transport_acp.rs org2AI/ORG2 on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  23. 23 src-tauri/src/agent_sessions/cli/session_runner/session.rs (v2.0.10) org2AI/ORG2 on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  24. 24 src-tauri/src/agent_sessions/cli/tui_bridge.rs org2AI/ORG2 on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  25. 25 API keys and model accounts ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  26. 26 Splash README: Build from source Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  27. 27 Quickstart ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  28. 28 Splash README: Features Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  29. 29 src-tauri/src/agent_sessions/cli/session_runner/launch_profiles.rs org2AI/ORG2 on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  30. 30 Sessions ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  31. 31 src/agents/customize.rs Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  32. 32 MCP servers ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  33. 33 Projects, repositories, and work items ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  34. 34 Security and privacy ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  35. 35 Splash README: Existing sessions and review Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  36. 36 Work items ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  37. 37 Scheduling and unattended work ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  38. 38 Harness ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  39. 39 Splash README: How it works Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  40. 40 Tools ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  41. 41 app/src/components/FileTab.svelte Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  42. 42 Collaboration ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10
  43. 43 Splash README: GitHub view Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  44. 44 Changelog (repo wiki) org2AI/ORG2 on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  45. 45 ORG2 Remote First-Release Readiness org2AI/ORG2 on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  46. 46 app/src/components/settings/About.svelte Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  47. 47 v2.0.10 updater manifest (latest.json) org2AI/ORG2 on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  48. 48 src/api/tauri/agent/cliTerminalSession.ts org2AI/ORG2 on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-10
  49. 49 Replay and Agent Blame ORG2 AI · org2.ai · checked 2026-10-10