Orca
Orca is an agent development environment for running coding agents in parallel on desktop, mobile, and remote runtime.
What’s new
Verified 6h agoThank you so much for using Orca and for your continued support! ❤️
Orca Server 2.0 is coming soon, with improvements to make remote work more reliable. The current Remote Server remains experimental and may have bugs.
## The short version
- **Native chat (experimental):** With "Use updated structured native chat" turned on (Settings → Chat UI), Grok now opens as a structured chat on this computer and on paired Orca servers; SSH and WSL keep the terminal chat. You can rewind a conversation to an earlier message, search the model list, pick workspace files by typing `@`, and set text size, code size, width and contrast, or match your terminal, on a new Settings → Chat page. Chats are named after their first message, alert you when they stop to ask for approval, keep an unsent draft through a reload or quit, and use the Command and Arguments saved in Settings → Agents. Claude chats now open for API-key users, and Windows chats no longer refuse to start.
- **SSH workspaces:** Open files, live agent tabs and paused Claude or Codex resume offers survive an SSH reconnect and a restart, and tabs you closed long ago no longer come back as empty shells. Clicking an SSH worktree whose las
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Orca Server 2.0 is coming soon, with improvements to make remote work more reliable. The current Remote Server remains experimental and may have bugs.
## The short version
- **Native chat (experimental):** With "Use updated structured native chat" turned on (Settings → Chat UI), Grok now opens as a structured chat on this computer and on paired Orca servers; SSH and WSL keep the terminal chat. You can rewind a conversation to an earlier message, search the model list, pick workspace files by typing `@`, and set text size, code size, width and contrast, or match your terminal, on a new Settings → Chat page. Chats are named after their first message, alert you when they stop to ask for approval, keep an unsent draft through a reload or quit, and use the Command and Arguments saved in Settings → Agents. Claude chats now open for API-key users, and Windows chats no longer refuse to start.
- **SSH workspaces:** Open files, live agent tabs and paused Claude or Codex resume offers survive an SSH reconnect and a restart, and tabs you closed long ago no longer come back as empty shells. Clicking an SSH worktree whose las
Official download sources
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SHA-256
344da026c9f43780eea3b4fcb9ac81d136d653ba0b2ae587a4a7d0f489cc1d1f
Install with one command
Prefer a package manager? Paste this into Windows Terminal:
scoop
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install orca
choco
choco install orca -y
Platforms: Windows
Orca compared
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| Attribute | Orca This page | Gitnuro | NotepadNext | Guitar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | Stably AI | JetpackDuba | Justin Dailey | soramimi |
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows | Windows | Windows |
| Official sources | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Verified official | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I download Orca safely?
Use the official sources listed on this page. Each link is validated against an approved publisher domain and routes through a safe internal redirect — no third-party or bundled installers.
Which platforms does Orca support?
Orca is available for Windows.
Is this the official Orca download?
Yes. Every source shown here is validated against the publisher’s approved domain and editorially reviewed before being published.
Who develops Orca?
Orca is developed by Stably AI.
What are the best alternatives to Orca?
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