Ship Studio

Ship Studio is a free macOS desktop app that gives designers, freelancers, and non-technical builders access to the same dev tools professionals use, without the terminal.

It wraps the best AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, and others) in a clean visual interface, so you can build production-grade websites by describing what you want in plain English. Your code lives in your own GitHub repo. Your sites deploy to your own Vercel account. You own everything.

What it replaces: The messy workflow of juggling terminals, config files, and multiple browser tabs just to build and deploy a site.

What you get:

• AI coding agents that open automatically with every project

• Live preview of your site alongside the AI, in one window

• Visual version control (Git without the command line)

• One-click deploy to Vercel

• A Figma plugin that turns designs into real, structured code

• Support for any web framework: Next.js, Astro, SvelteKit, Nuxt, plain HTML/CSS

Who it's for: Freelancers, agencies, no-code users hitting the ceiling, and founders who want professional output without hiring a developer.

How it's different from Lovable, Bolt, or Replit: Ship Studio doesn't own your project. There's no platform. Just your code, your accounts, your infrastructure. No lock-in, no proprietary formats, no limits on what you can build.

Pricing: Ship Studio is 100% free. You just need a Claude Code or Codex subscription ($20/mo), a GitHub account (free), and a hosting account like Vercel (free tier covers most projects).