Works on your folder
Point Palette Desktop at any folder on your machine, including folders shared through Google Drive or Dropbox, and use that folder as the workspace for agent work.
Palette Desktop
Palette Desktop is a macOS app for running Claude Code and Codex on shared folders. It helps teams work with agents inside their existing folder structure, review changes before saving, and keep shared context in one place.
Overview
Palette Desktop is a macOS app for running Claude Code and Codex on shared folders. It is aimed at knowledge work outside engineering, where teams want agent help on writing, research, planning, operations, GTM, and design tasks without moving work out of the folders they already use.
The product’s core workflow is to point Palette Desktop at a folder, start a chat session, review the staged changes, and save back only what you approve. It supports local folders and folders shared through Google Drive or Dropbox, and it is designed to keep agent work reviewable while letting teams keep their own context in one place.
Core capabilities
Choose your agent
Choose Claude Code or Codex per session, with the option to switch between agents instead of locking the workspace to a single vendor.
Multiple chats in parallel
Run several chat sessions at once, so different tasks can move in parallel inside the same shared folder context.
Review before saving back
Palette Desktop stages each session’s changes and lets you approve them before anything writes back to the shared folder.
Sandboxed sessions
Sessions are sandboxed clones of your workspace, letting you try changes safely before saving only what you want.
Actions and visible integrations
The app surfaces your workspace’s commands and skills in an actions list, and shows integrations connected to your agents in one place.
Practical use cases
Shared folder work for non-engineering teams
Use Palette Desktop when a non-engineering team needs agent help on copy, planning, research, operations, or design while keeping work inside the folders the team already shares.
Reviewable agent-assisted edits
Use it when you want Claude Code or Codex to work against a team folder but still review staged changes before they are written back.
Parallel task handling
Use parallel chats when different tasks need to move at the same time, such as one session researching while another drafts or reorganizes files.
Template-based workspace setup
Use the built-in templates when you want a starting folder structure for GTM, startup, or ops work without designing the hierarchy from scratch.
Workspace plus organizational context
Use Palette Desktop alongside the context layer when your team wants org context available to agents, not just the files in a single workspace.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Runs on shared folders, including folders synced through Google Drive or Dropbox.
- Supports both Claude Code and Codex, with per-session agent choice.
- Keeps changes staged for review before saving back to the shared folder.
- Supports multiple chats in parallel for separate tasks.
- Includes templates and a built-in context layer for organization-level context.
Cons
- The source positions Palette Desktop as not intended for coding work, so it is not a general replacement for developer-focused coding tools.
- The pricing page currently returns a 404, so pricing details are not available from the provided sources.
- The site says Windows access is via waitlist, so macOS is the only confirmed desktop platform today.
FAQ
Where does Palette Desktop keep my data?
Palette Desktop runs on your own machine and works with folders you control, including folders synced through Google Drive or Dropbox. The source says agent calls go directly through Anthropic or OpenAI, and that you bring your own Claude Code or Codex subscription.
Do I need a Claude Code or Codex subscription?
Yes. The homepage and FAQ state that you need either a Claude Code or Codex subscription to use Palette Desktop.
What platforms does Palette Desktop support?
Palette Desktop is a local app for macOS today. The homepage says it supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 12 or later, and the site also mentions a Windows waitlist.
How does the workflow work?
The homepage says Palette Desktop points at a folder, starts a chat session in that workspace, and stages changes so you can review what changed before saving back to the shared folder.
What if Claude Code or Codex is not installed yet?
The FAQ says Palette Desktop detects Claude Code or Codex automatically if they are installed, and helps you install them if they are not.
Quick Facts
- Category
- AI workspace
- Platform
- macOS today; Windows waitlist
- Supported agents
- Claude Code and Codex
- Workspace model
- Local folders and shared folders
- Pricing signal
- Free and Team plans are listed; the pricing page itself returns a 404
- Website
- palette.team
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