ctx alternatives

12 Windows apps in the same category as ctx, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

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  Claude Code

  Unleash Claude’s raw power directly in your terminal. Search million-line codebases instantly. Turn hours-long workflows into a single command. Your tools. Your workflow. Your codebase, evolving at thought speed.

  Proprietary 2.1.317 69.5K ↓ ★ 152.8K
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  Codex CLI

  Codex CLI is an open‑source local coding agent that runs in your terminal, letting you write, edit, and understand code without leaving the command line.

  Open source 0.166.0 18.1K ↓ ★ 130.4K
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  ChatGPT by lencx

  ChatGPT Desktop Application

  Open source 1.1.0 17.1K ↓ ★ 54.7K rust
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  oh-my-pi

  ⌥ AI Coding agent for the terminal — hash-anchored edits, optimized tool harness, LSP, Python, browser, subagents, and more

  Open source 18.16.0 1K ↓ ★ 36.2K mcp, coding-assistant, rust
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  GPT4All

  GPT4All is a GUI application for loading and interacting with Generative AI models

  Open source 3.10.0 8.7K ↓ ★ 77.3K
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  WSL Manager

  A GUI to quickly manage your WSL2 instances.

  Open source 2.5.0.0 14K ↓ ★ 4K mcp, developer-tools
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  Jan

  Turn your computer into an AI computer

  Open source 0.8.8 3.5K ↓ ★ 45K
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  T3 Code

  T3 Code is a minimal web GUI for coding agents.

  Open source 0.1.7 2.1K ↓ ★ 29.3K developer-tools
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  CC Switch

  A cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant tool for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, openclaw & Gemini CLI.

  Open source 4.0.25 439 ↓ ★ 147.5K mcp, rust
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  LobeHub

  An open-source, modern-design AI chat framework. Supports Multi AI Providers (OpenAI / Claude 4 / Gemini / Ollama / DeepSeek / Qwen), Knowledge Base (file upload / knowledge management / RAG), Multi-Modals (Plugins/Artifacts) and Thinking.

  Open source 2.3.1 150 ↓ ★ 83.4K mcp, rag
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  OpenWork

  An open-source alternative to Claude Cowork, powered by OpenCode

  Open source 0.18.65 390 ↓ ★ 24.2K mcp
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  OpenHuman

  Your Personal AI super intelligence. Private, Simple and extremely powerful.

  Open source 0.64.15 181 ↓ ★ 42.2K mcp, local-first, rust

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
ctx	Open source	0.1.6	September 18, 2026	—	—
Claude Code	Proprietary	2.1.317	November 5, 2026	152.8K	69.5K
Codex CLI	Open source	0.166.0	November 1, 2026	130.4K	18.1K
ChatGPT by lencx	Open source	1.1.0	August 3, 2023	54.7K	17.1K
oh-my-pi	Open source	18.16.0	November 2, 2026	36.2K	1K
GPT4All	Open source	3.10.0	April 4, 2025	77.3K	8.7K
WSL Manager	Open source	2.5.0.0	October 1, 2026	4K	14K
Jan	Open source	0.8.8	October 28, 2026	45K	3.5K
T3 Code	Open source	0.1.7	November 4, 2026	29.3K	2.1K
CC Switch	Open source	4.0.25	November 3, 2026	147.5K	439
LobeHub	Open source	2.3.1	November 3, 2026	83.4K	150
OpenWork	Open source	0.18.65	November 5, 2026	24.2K	390
OpenHuman	Open source	0.64.15	October 9, 2026	42.2K	181