DeepSeek-GUI

DeepSeek-GUI wraps DeepSeek's AI coding agent in a desktop workspace instead of a terminal. You point it at a real project and it edits files, shows you the diffs, and waits for your approval before changing anything, with permission levels from read-only to full access. MIT-licensed and free to install. It's for people who want DeepSeek working on actual code with a review step, not just a chat window.

It ships three modes. Code mode is the project workspace with file monitoring and task cards for jobs like debugging. Write mode is a Markdown editor with inline AI and export to HTML, PDF, or DOC. Claw mode runs background automation, hooking into Lark/Feishu, webhooks, and scheduled tasks. It also manages MCP servers and skills. Prebuilt installers cover macOS and Windows; Linux builds from source and needs Node 20 or newer.

The app is free, but it's a front end, not a model. You bring your own DeepSeek API key, and that usage costs money, though DeepSeek's pricing sits among the lowest of the major providers. Solo developers already using DeepSeek who want a GUI with approval controls: worth a look. Teams get visibility into what the agent changed before it lands.

The catch is that this is one developer's project tied to one model provider. You're betting on both the maintainer keeping pace and DeepSeek's API staying available and cheap. If you want a model-agnostic agent workspace, look at cmux or the broader AI coding tools that aren't locked to a single provider. Outside the DeepSeek ecosystem, this does nothing for you.