PandaOS
A local-first AI workstation that unifies code, tools, connected apps, and AI agents in one desktop environment.
At a Glance
Free forever starter tier with a one-time grant of included usage; bring your own key.
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Listed Oct 2026
About PandaOS
PandaOS is a local AI workspace for builders, founders, and operators who want to run development and business workflows from one desktop environment instead of switching between editors, terminals, browsers, and dashboards. It is currently labeled Beta on the site. Users connect their own AI keys or plans and link apps such as GitHub, Vercel, Gmail, Slack, Supabase, and Jira.
What It Is
PandaOS is a desktop-first workstation that brings code, terminals, a built-in browser, external apps, and AI agents into a single environment. Rather than answering questions in a chat tab, its agents carry out multi-step tasks across connected tools. The homepage describes a global knowledge graph for memory and system-wide context.
How the workflow runs
The site's example workflows chain several tools together. A bug report email can be read, traced to the broken code, fixed, verified in the browser on a dev server, deployed, and answered. Other examples include plain-English analytics queries that produce shareable dashboards, a competitive site audit with a scorecard, daily standup prep that updates Jira, weekly metrics digests, failed-deployment rollbacks, and release changelogs posted to Slack. Requests can be saved as reusable Automations, which run while PandaOS is open, including when it is only in the menu bar.
Model access and data handling
PandaOS uses bring-your-own keys from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini, plus custom endpoints and LLMs. Hot-swap lets it switch to an alternate account or key when a session limit is reached. The site states that company data is not used for model training and that it is local-first and GDPR-ready.
Business and team use
The business page positions PandaOS as an operational layer over tools such as HubSpot, Notion, Google Workspace, Jira, Slack, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, Outlook, and Discord. Examples include turning Gmail requests into Jira tasks, generating pipeline summaries and KPI reports, and building slides from connected reports. A separate enterprise page mentions permissions, approved models, and spend limits per team.
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Pricing
Community Edition
Free forever starter tier with a one-time grant of included usage; bring your own key.
- Some usage included to get started
- Bring your own key
- Atlas knowledge layer on 1 project
- 5 connected apps & integrations
- 5 shared artifacts, 7-day retention
Pro (on your key)
Red Panda: your own API keys, no usage included. Beta pricing, may change.
- Connect multiple Claude, Codex or OpenCode subscriptions and switch seamlessly the moment one runs out
- Atlas knowledge layer on all your projects
- Unlimited apps & integrations
- Unlimited shared artifacts
- Watermark-free exports & shares
- Mobile app to work from your phone
Pro (with usage)
Giant Panda: includes monthly usage allowance; coming soon and cannot be bought yet. Max and Ultra offer 2x and 4x the allowance.
- Monthly usage included
- Connect multiple Claude, Codex or OpenCode subscriptions and switch seamlessly the moment one runs out
- Atlas knowledge layer on all your projects
- Unlimited apps & integrations
- Unlimited shared artifacts
- Watermark-free exports & shares
- Mobile app to work from your phone
- Voice dictation
Enterprise
Shared team workspaces with governance layer; contact sales.
- Shared team workspaces
- Governance layer & audit log
- Per-team budgets with hard caps
- EU sovereign residency
- Custom SLAs & onboarding
Capabilities
Key Features
- Multi-project orchestration with preserved terminal, browser, and agent state
- Reusable agent workflows and scheduled Automations
- Hot-swap between AI accounts or keys when limits are hit
- Persistent project memory via a local knowledge graph
- AI-native dev environment with full environment context
- Built-in browser
- Connected app ecosystem
- Bring your own keys and custom endpoints
- Natural-language database queries and dashboards
