dyad
by dyad-sh
Dyad is a desktop app that lets you build web apps by describing them to an AI, with everything running on your own machine. It is meant as a local alternative to hosted AI app builders such as Lovable, v0 and Bolt.
- Stars
- 22.1k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- TypeScript
- Age
- 565 days
What you can do with it
- Describe a web app in plain language and have the AI generate the code on your computer
- Use your own API keys from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini, or run local models via Ollama
- Build and edit React or Next.js prototypes without handing your projects to a hosted service
Could replace
- Lovable
- v0
- Bolt
Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.
Make money with it
A freelancer could offer fast app or landing-page prototyping to small businesses, using Dyad to produce the first draft before polishing it by hand.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Prototype internal tools or customer-facing web apps quickly without paying for a hosted AI builder subscription
- Produce first-draft websites and apps for clients as a freelancer, keeping client code on your own machine
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell (Apache 2.0 in the licence file). Some folders may carry other terms.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Download the installer for Mac or Windows from the Dyad website; no sign-up is needed.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- You pay for your own AI API usage, which can add up
- Mixed licensing: most code is Apache 2.0 but the src/pro folder uses the Functional Source License
- Generated code may need review before it is used in production
Who's talking about it
Checked 28 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
