What is this?
A local, open-source AI app builder for power users: you describe an app in a prompt, Dyad builds it, and everything runs on your own machine instead of in the cloud.
A local, open-source AI app builder for power users: you describe an app in a prompt, Dyad builds it, and everything runs on your own machine instead of in the cloud.How is it different from Lovable or v0?Lovable, v0 and Bolt are hosted services; Dyad is an installable desktop app that runs right on your machine, so it's fast, private and fully under your control.
Lovable, v0 and Bolt are hosted services; Dyad is an installable desktop app that runs right on your machine, so it's fast, private and fully under your control.How do I get it running?Download the desktop app for your platform (Mac or Windows) and run it — no sign-up required, just download and go.
Download the desktop app for your platform (Mac or Windows) and run it — no sign-up required, just download and go.Do I need my own AI API keys?Yes — Dyad is bring-your-own-keys: you plug in your own AI API keys instead of buying a bundled subscription, so there's no vendor lock-in.
Yes — Dyad is bring-your-own-keys: you plug in your own AI API keys instead of buying a bundled subscription, so there's no vendor lock-in.Does it run on Mac and Windows only, or Linux too?Mac and Windows are the supported platforms; the README mentions no Linux build.
Mac and Windows are the supported platforms; the README mentions no Linux build.Does everything stay on my machine?Yes — running locally is a headline feature, and since you bring your own API keys, requests go directly to the AI provider you choose.
Yes — running locally is a headline feature, and since you bring your own API keys, requests go directly to the AI provider you choose.Is the whole codebase open-source?Partly: code outside src/pro is Apache 2.0, but code in src/pro is fair-source under the Functional Source License 1.1 (Apache 2.0), so the pro part isn't classic open-source.
Partly: code outside src/pro is Apache 2.0, but code in src/pro is fair-source under the Functional Source License 1.1 (Apache 2.0), so the pro part isn't classic open-source.Which AI providers can I plug in?Per its dependencies it ships SDKs for Anthropic, OpenAI, Google (Gemini and Vertex AI), Azure, xAI and Amazon Bedrock, plus OpenAI-compatible endpoints; Ollama is also listed among the project topics, covering local models.
Per its dependencies it ships SDKs for Anthropic, OpenAI, Google (Gemini and Vertex AI), Azure, xAI and Amazon Bedrock, plus OpenAI-compatible endpoints; Ollama is also listed among the project topics, covering local models.Is there a paid Pro tier?Yes — a src/pro area of the codebase is licensed separately (fair-source FSL 1.1), and dev scripts simulate free agent quotas and expired subscriptions, which points to a Pro subscription on top of the free app.
Yes — a src/pro area of the codebase is licensed separately (fair-source FSL 1.1), and dev scripts simulate free agent quotas and expired subscriptions, which points to a Pro subscription on top of the free app.What is Dyad itself built with?TypeScript with a React and Next.js stack (Vercel tooling in the mix). Running it from source needs Node.js 24-26.
TypeScript with a React and Next.js stack (Vercel tooling in the mix). Running it from source needs Node.js 24-26.What are similar projects?NextChat, sim, open-lovable, get-it, unsloth, ai, casbin-gateway, chatbot
NextChat, sim, open-lovable, get-it, unsloth, ai, casbin-gateway, chatbotWhich topics is it in?vercel, llms, qwen, github, ollama, nextjs, artificial-intelligence, deepseek, gemini, generative-ai, anthropic, local-first
vercel, llms, qwen, github, ollama, nextjs, artificial-intelligence, deepseek, gemini, generative-ai, anthropic, local-first