Onlook
by Onlook
At a glance
Local-first Mac editor where designers modify a running application and hand off code through pull requests.
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- Licence
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- Category
- Coding & Developer Tools
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
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- Launched
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Overview
Typical uses include Web application prototyping; Iteration on existing application interfaces. Documented capabilities: Run the real application on an editable canvas; AI-assisted changes to application source code; Pull request handoff for engineering review.
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Key features
- Run the real application on an editable canvas
- AI-assisted changes to application source code
- Pull request handoff for engineering review
Use cases
- Web application prototyping
- Iteration on existing application interfaces
Pricing
The local editor is free; team pricing is custom. Connect your own Claude or ChatGPT access as documented, and check that provider’s subscription limits separately from Onlook’s software price.
Record details
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-11-03
- Pricing
- onlook.com ↗
- Documentation
- docs.onlook.com ↗
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/onlook/
Selection profile
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Selection profile11 fields6 unknown
- Tasks it fits
- Design Editing an existing codebase
Editorial classification of the documented features; not a product-performance test.
Suggest a correction - How you use it
- Desktop app
Editorial classification of the documented features; not a product-performance test.
Suggest a correction - Runs on
- macOS
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Suggest a correction - Where it runs
- Vendor cloud
Cloud describes the documented AI-provider connection; the editor and application code run on the Mac.
Suggest a correction - Works offline
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Suggest a correction - Billing
- Free Enterprise quote Free allowance: Yes Subscription required: No
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Where each value comes from
- Tasks it fits
- Our inference
- How you use it
- Our inference
- Runs on
- Our inference
- Where it runs
- Our inference
- Works offline
- Unknown
- Official service region
- Unknown
- Public API
- Unknown
- Licence
- Unknown
- Commercial use
- Unknown
- Interface languages
- Unknown
Key facts and their evidence
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Capability: Run the real application on an editable canvas Verified 2026-11-03 docs.onlook.com ↗
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Onlook fit in a workflow?
Local-first Mac editor where designers modify a running application and hand off code through pull requests. Run the real application on an editable canvas.
What costs and limits should I compare before choosing Onlook?
The local editor is free; team pricing is custom. Connect your own Claude or ChatGPT access as documented, and check that provider’s subscription limits separately from Onlook’s software price.
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Sources
- Onlook — official product ↗
- Onlook — official documentation and terms ↗
- Onlook — official documentation and terms ↗
This record was last reviewed on 2026-11-03.
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