Comparison - Parallel agent manager

Winy vs Conductor

Conductor runs parallel agents in isolated worktrees and ships their diffs; Winy runs them as cards on a canvas next to your notes.

Conductor is a Mac app that runs parallel Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode agents, each in its own Git worktree and branch, then helps you review the diff, open a pull request and merge.

Winy is a native infinite-canvas notebook for Mac, iPad and iPhone, where real agent sessions sit on the board as live cards beside your notes, ink and images.

Both answer the question of running many agents at once, but Conductor is organized around tasks and pull requests, and Winy is organized around a board you think on.

At a glance

Question	Winy	Conductor
What it is	A canvas notebook where agent sessions are cards	A Mac app for running parallel coding agents
Which agents	Claude Code, Codex, any CLI	Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode
Layout	Cards on an infinite canvas	One workspace per task, each with branch, terminal, diff
Isolation per agent	Not built in; you choose the folder	A Git worktree and branch per workspace
Diff review and PRs	Not built in	Diff viewer, open a PR, merge, archive
Notes and sketches	Text, notes, ink, arrows and images on the board	Not a notebook
iPad and iPhone	The same board, agents and Pencil ink included	Mac
Price	Early access, join the waitlist	Free; Pro $50/mo; Teams $60/user/mo; bring your own keys

Which one is for you

Choose Conductor if

You want each agent in its own worktree and branch, set up for you, so parallel work never collides.
Your loop is task, diff, pull request, merge, and you want that flow in one app.
You run Cursor or OpenCode agents too, or want cloud workspaces on a paid plan.

Choose Winy if

You want to see every agent at once on one board, with status lights and a line on what each is doing, instead of switching between workspaces.
You plan with notes, arrows and a Pencil, and want that thinking next to the agents and visible to them.
You want the board on your iPad and iPhone too, or you want Winy to attach to sessions already running in your terminal.

Questions

What is the best way to run multiple Claude Code agents at once?

It depends on how you work. Conductor gives each agent its own worktree and walks it to a pull request. Winy puts every session on one canvas next to your notes, so you can watch and steer them together.

Does Winy use Git worktrees like Conductor?

Not built in today. Each card runs wherever you start it. If automatic worktree isolation per agent is the main thing you need, Conductor does that.

Is there a Conductor alternative for iPad?

Conductor runs on the Mac. Winy runs on Mac, iPad and iPhone, with the Mac running the agents and the same board, agent cards included, on every device.

Is Conductor free?

Conductor has a free plan where you bring your own subscriptions and API keys. Pro is $50 a month and Teams is $60 per user per month.

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