Show HN: MandoCode Desktop – Native Windows AI Coding Assistant on Ollama .NET
MandoCode Desktop is a native Windows AI coding assistant that runs on open-weight models via Ollama, allowing users to operate entirely on local hardware or switch to hosted models. The application provides multiple parallel agents, an integrated terminal, a git‑aware file explorer, note‑taking features, and extensive theming options. It is distributed as a self‑contained Windows executable built with C#, WinUI 3, and Semantic Kernel’s Ollama connector, requiring only Windows 10/11 and the WebView2 runtime.
- ▪MandoCode Desktop uses open‑weight models through Ollama, avoiding vendor lock‑in to closed APIs.
- ▪The app supports multiple agents with split‑view, each with its own conversation, project folder, and model.
- ▪It includes an integrated terminal that can run PowerShell, cmd, Git Bash, or WSL directly in the active project folder.
- ▪A git‑aware file explorer shows branch status, dirty badges, and allows one‑click commits and drag‑to‑reference actions.
- ▪The installer provides guided setup, automatically handling Ollama installation and model selection without manual configuration.
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| Original publisher | GitHub |
| Canonical URL | https://github.com/DevMando/MandoCode.Desktop |
| Publication time | Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:48:12 +0000 |
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MandoCode Desktop An AI coding assistant built on open-weight models, not someone else's closed one. Most AI coding tools lock you into one vendor's closed model — whatever they ship, whenever they change it, on their terms. MandoCode runs on open-weight models instead, through Ollama: entirely on your own machine — free, private, no API key, nothing metered per token — or a hosted model when you want more headroom. Same assistant either way, same conversation, your call. MandoCode Desktop takes that assistant and gives it an actual home on Windows, instead of a single chat window bolted onto a terminal: several agents working in parallel, a real integrated shell, a git-aware file browser, a notes pad, and enough personality in the theming that it doesn't have to look like every other dev…
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