OpenDesign nexu-io/open-design

Local-first desktop workspace where a coding agent or your own model key turns a brief into web prototypes, slides, images and motion graphics.

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OpenDesign at a glance

Checked 15 Oct 2026

OpenDesign (v0.25.0, October 2026) is an Apache-2.0 desktop app for macOS and Windows (Linux from source) plus a Docker option. It drives coding agents you already have (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and others) or a BYOK model, including Ollama and LM Studio, to make interactive prototypes, decks, images and videos with a live preview, following a design system. It makes prototypes, not full-stack apps: no database, auth or hosting. Some telemetry is always on. The README advertises a paid OpenDesign Go/Cloud plan.

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How much of Lovable does it replace?

2 of 6 jobs. Interactive front-end prototypes and design artifacts only; no backend, database or publishing.

Build a full-stack web app from a chat prompt Partial replacement

See the running app update as it is built Partial replacement

Change the UI by clicking on it (Visual Edits) Not covered

Add a database Not covered

Publish the app to a live URL (Publish) Not covered

Turn a screenshot Not covered

For change the UI by clicking on it (Visual Edits), add a database, publish the app to a live URL (Publish), turn a screenshot, see other Lovable alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

Facts, with sources

Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Yes, desktop app or self-hosted Docker Native desktop apps for macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel) and Windows (x64). github.com · open-design#readme ↗ 1d ago

Code licence Apache-2.0; some bundled templates and skills are MIT github.com · LICENSE ↗ 1d ago

Model weights licence No separate model weights github.com · open-design#readme ↗ 1d ago

Commercial use Yes, Apache-2.0 (bundled MIT templates keep their own licences) Bundled skills and templates with their own `LICENSE` files retain those licenses github.com · open-design#license ↗ 1d ago

Paid services needed? Not required with local models (Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM); cloud keys, coding-agent subscriptions and OpenDesign Go/Cloud are optional with presets for OpenAI, Atlas Cloud, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, Google Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. github.com · open-design#platform-compatibility ↗ 1d ago

Hardware Not documented Know the answer? —

Operating systems macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Windows x64 installers; Linux from source only No prebuilt Linux artifact is currently published in the official releases. github.com · open-design#readme ↗ 1d ago

Setup effort Easy; download the installer (Docker and source builds also available) open-design-0.25.0-win-x64-setup.exe github.com · open-design-v0.25.0 ↗ 1d ago