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Splash and Solo, compared.

Splash and Solo are both desktop apps for running several coding agents at once. Solo is a Tauri app that runs each agent’s own CLI in a terminal beside your dev servers, with an MCP server agents use to coordinate. Splash talks to agents over the Agent Client Protocol, each session in its project folder or a git worktree.

Checked 9 October 202642 sourcesNot affiliated with Try Hard Studios (Aaron Francis)

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

Solo

Try Hard Studios (Aaron Francis)

A desktop “meta-harness” that runs the agent CLIs you already use in terminals next to your dev commands, with an MCP server that lets agents spawn and coordinate other agents.3

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Side by side

SplashSolo
The basics
What it is Desktop app, plus a headless server you open in a browser14 A Tauri desktop app, a “meta-harness” for the agent CLIs and dev commands you already use; not an editor35
Release status v0.2.1, early development16 v0.10.1 (September 3, 2026); the download page calls it a beta78
License Open source (MIT)9 Proprietary and closed source; the Terms forbid reverse engineering105
Price Free11 Free: every feature, 4 projects, 20 processes. Pro: $99 a year. Team seats: $99 down to $69 each a year3
Platforms macOS 14+ (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows 11 x64, Ubuntu 24.04 x6412 macOS 11+ (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows 10 1809+ (64-bit); Linux is listed as coming soon138
Agents
Agents Ships launch commands for 20 agents, including Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Gemini, Goose, OpenCode1415 Built in: Claude Code, Codex, Amp, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Copilot CLI, Kimi CLI, Antigravity; other interactive CLIs as custom tools316
How it runs agents Agent Client Protocol over stdio, natively or through a pinned adapter for the vendor’s CLI142 Runs each agent’s installed CLI in a PTY terminal, where you type prompts; its docs don’t mention ACP3175
Agent sign-in You install and sign in to each agent’s CLI yourself; Splash runs it with that login15 Uses each CLI’s existing login, subscription or API key; Solo neither installs the CLIs nor asks for provider keys316
Account required Splash has no accounts; splash-server asks for a token it keeps in its data folder184 Not for Free. Pro checks its license key with soloterm.com, with 14 days offline by default; team-seat claimants sign in or register319
Model and mode pickers Yes: Model, mode and effort pickers when the agent offers them20 No: Solo adds none of its own; each CLI keeps its own models and configuration321
Permission requests Yes: Shown in the transcript and answered with the 1–9 keys; pending ones wait in Needs attention20 Yes: Answered in each agent’s own terminal prompt; Solo shows a heuristic waiting-for-permission state322
MCP servers What each app does with MCP Partly: Read-only list of MCP servers from Claude Code, Codex, Pi, Pool and Glue config files2023 Yes: Is an MCP server: 40+ tools let agents spawn agents, read their output, and share todos and scratchpads24213
Working in parallel
Isolation per session Yes: The project folder, or a git worktree on its own branch per session20 No: Creates none; agents run in their project’s folder, which can be a worktree or clone you linked25263
Setup scripts and dev servers No: A worktree is a plain git checkout; Splash runs no setup scripts or dev servers2027 Yes: A committable solo.yml defines dev commands, with auto-start, restart on unexpected exit or file change, and env vars2829
Terminal Yes: A terminal in the session folder20 Yes: Agents, commands and shells all run in the same built-in terminal emulator, with scrollback, mouse support and the Kitty keyboard protocol3031
What needs you Yes: One queue for permission requests, connection failures and finished turns, kept across restarts2032 Yes: Heuristic agent states, unread markers, badges and notifications; a finished turn is flagged if the agent sends a BEL or OSC notification22333
Review and shipping
Review changes Yes: Latest response, failed tools and every changed file as a diff, with a box to send feedback20 No: No diff or review UI; its workflow docs suggest a read-only reviewer agent for the exact diff2534
Create pull requests No: Shows the PR for a session’s branch and starts worktrees from PR heads; does not create PRs2035 No: Not offered; the workflow docs have an agent commit or push when you ask2534
GitHub Yes: Issues, pull requests and Actions runs across repositories, through the gh CLI2035 No: No native Git UI, and no GitHub integration is documented525
Issue trackers Partly: GitHub (github.com), through the gh CLI; no Linear or Jira2035 No: Linear isn’t offered and no other tracker is documented; Solo has its own todos with dependencies and blockers253
Where it runs
Cloud execution No: Agents run as child processes on your computer, or on your own server with splash-server14 No: None; agents and commands run as local processes on your computer3
Remote access Yes: splash-server runs on the machine with your code; you use it in a browser over an SSH tunnel. Single user.4 No: No remote-host or headless sessions; the FAQ suggests SSH or tmux, and the HTTP API listens on 127.0.0.1336
WSL on Windows Partly: Run splash-server inside WSL and use it from a browser; WSL counts as a separate Linux host374 Yes: Per project: the Windows host or a chosen WSL distribution; an agent installed in both shows up as two launch options387
Auto-update No: Download new versions from GitHub Releases; the app does not update itself1239 Yes: Built-in updater that checks automatically; each update is signed and verified before it installs, and every plan gets updates133
History and search
Existing agent history Yes: Browse, preview and import conversations agents list over ACP, including ones started outside Splash2032 Partly: Keeps resume IDs, not copies of conversations; five CLIs’ own pickers can open other conversations. Importing isn’t documented40
Search transcripts Yes: Search titles, folders and saved transcript text, archived sessions included20 Partly: A find bar for one process’s scrollback; output isn’t kept across restarts and cross-session search isn’t documented4142

Where they differ

How each app talks to agents

Splash speaks the Agent Client Protocol to each agent over stdio and draws the transcript itself: messages, tool calls, diffs and permission requests. Solo runs each agent’s installed CLI in a PTY terminal and shows that CLI’s own interface, leaving its models, permissions and configuration as they are. Solo’s docs don’t mention ACP.12317

Agents directing agents

Solo’s MCP server lets one agent spawn another, including one from a different vendor, wait for it and collect its output, with shared todos, scratchpads, timers and locks for coordination. In Splash, each session runs one agent in its project folder or worktree, and the prompts come from you.324120

Dev servers or git worktrees

Solo supervises a project’s dev servers, queues and watchers from a committable solo.yml, and can restart them when they exit unexpectedly or watched files change; it creates no isolated workspaces and shows no diffs. Splash gives each session its folder or a git worktree on its own branch, with diffs, review and a GitHub view, and runs no dev servers.32829252027

Price and license

Splash is free and MIT-licensed open source. Solo is proprietary. Its Free plan covers 4 projects and 20 processes, agents included; Pro costs $99 a year, removes both limits and checks its license key with soloterm.com. Team seats cost $99 down to $69 each per year.9111031719

Where each one runs

Splash ships for macOS, Windows and Ubuntu, and splash-server can run on another machine that you use from a browser over an SSH tunnel. Solo ships for macOS and Windows, with Linux listed as coming soon. It runs locally, can run a project inside WSL on Windows, and its FAQ suggests SSH or tmux for remote work.1248383

Which one fits

Splash may suit you if

  • You want each session in its own git worktree, created for you on its own branch.
  • You want to read every changed file as a diff and send review feedback from the app.
  • You want to import, browse and search past conversations, including ones started outside Splash.
  • You want MIT-licensed open source that also runs on Ubuntu, or as a server you open in a browser over SSH.

Solo may suit you if

  • You want agents to spawn and direct other agents, across vendors, through an MCP server.
  • You want dev servers and watchers supervised and restarted beside your agents, from a committed solo.yml.
  • You prefer each agent’s own terminal interface, with its models, permissions and settings left as they are.
  • You work on Windows and want agents inside WSL, or you want the app to install signed updates itself.

Sources

Facts about Solo come from its public website, documentation and repositories as they read on 9 October 2026; we haven't confirmed each one by running Solo. 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 The meta-harness for coding agents Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  4. 4 Splash README: Run as a web app over SSH Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  5. 5 Solo vs Zed Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  6. 6 Splash releases Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  7. 7 Changelog Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  8. 8 Download Solo Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  9. 9 LICENSE Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  10. 10 Terms of Service Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  11. 11 Download Splash splash.computer · splash.computer · checked 2026-10-09
  12. 12 Splash README: Download the app Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  13. 13 Installation and system requirements Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  14. 14 src/agents/registry.rs Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  15. 15 Splash README: Agents Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  16. 16 Setting up agent tools Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  17. 17 Launching agents in a project Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  18. 18 Splash README: Build from source Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  19. 19 Activating a license Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  20. 20 Splash README: Features Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  21. 21 Best Workspace for AI Coding Agents Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  22. 22 Agent idle detection Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  23. 23 src/agents/customize.rs Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  24. 24 MCP server integration Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  25. 25 Solo vs Conductor Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  26. 26 Agents spawning agents Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  27. 27 src/worktree.rs Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  28. 28 solo.yml overview Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  29. 29 Auto-restart Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  30. 30 Terminal basics Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  31. 31 OSC, links, and Kitty keyboard protocol Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  32. 32 Splash README: Existing sessions and review Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  33. 33 Notification indicators Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  34. 34 Build, review, and land one change Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  35. 35 Splash README: GitHub view Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  36. 36 HTTP API Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  37. 37 Splash README: How it works Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  38. 38 Execution profiles Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  39. 39 app/src/components/settings/About.svelte Splash on GitHub · github.com · checked 2026-10-09
  40. 40 Stopping and resuming agents Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09
  41. 42 Terminal session persistence Try Hard Studios, LLC · soloterm.com · checked 2026-10-09