lpm — Local Project Manager

A native macOS desktop app for managing your dev projects. Start, stop, duplicate, and switch between projects with a single click — with a built-in terminal optimized for AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex.

• Start and stop your entire project with a single click
• Build fast with AI coding agents
• The best terminal for AI agents like Claude Code and Codex
• Duplicate your project instantly to build features in parallel —
  run multiple agents on the same codebase without conflicts
• A single workspace for all your services, terminals, and agents
• Switch between projects without losing context or running processes
• Keep long-running tasks alive across sessions

Install

Download lpm from lpm.cx, open the .dmg, and drag lpm to Applications.

Supports macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel).

See it in action

Why lpm?

• Native macOS app — GUI with live terminal, config editor, notes, and theme support
• No Docker required — runs your services natively
• Auto-detects project setup — Rails, Next.js, Go, Django, Flask, Docker Compose
• Profiles for running service subsets
• Actions — one-shot commands like tests, migrations, and deploys, runnable from the Actions button
• Works with any stack — if it runs in a terminal, lpm can manage it
• CLI + App in sync — same features, same state, mix and match freely

AI Agent Skill

lpm includes an agent skill that lets your AI coding agent create and manage lpm configs for you. Install it via :