Plannotator alternative

Looking for a Plannotator alternative?

Plannotator made plan review popular: when your agent leaves plan mode, the plan opens in your browser, you annotate it and send it back. AgentsRoom does the same review inside the app that runs your agents, in the agent's own pane, with the history on your account and the same card on your phone.

Below: what Plannotator does, checked on its website and its repository on 31 October 2026, where each tool is ahead, and when you should keep Plannotator.

The plan review card in AgentsRoom: the plan opens above the agent's input box, next to its terminal, not in a separate tab.

What Plannotator is

Facts checked on 31 October 2026 on plannotator.ai and in the backnotprop/plannotator repository on GitHub.

A review step for agent plans

Plannotator plugs into your agent's plan step with a hook or a plugin, depending on the CLI. When the plan is ready, a local review page opens in your browser: you mark passages for deletion, comment on them or write a replacement, then approve or send the plan back as structured feedback. Every revision is kept, with a diff between versions.

Code review, and annotate anything

It also reviews code like a pull request: your local changes, or a GitHub or GitLab pull request opened by its URL, with line comments, suggested code and optional AI reviewers. Commands annotate a markdown file, a folder, a URL, an HTML page or the agent's last message.

Free, open source, local

Plannotator is free and open source under the MIT or Apache 2.0 license, with close to 10,000 stars on GitHub. Review data stays on your machine by default and it collects no usage telemetry. Plans can be shared by link, and Workspaces, a hosted layer for teams, is on a waitlist.

The agents it works with

Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Pi, Amp, Droid and Kiro, plus a VS Code extension and saving to Obsidian and Bear. A newer Inbox gathers your agents' questions, plans and reviews in one local window.

Sources:plannotator.aibacknotprop/plannotator on GitHub

The difference at a glance

With Plannotator

  • Free and open source (MIT or Apache 2.0), installed with one script
  • The plan opens in a browser tab when the agent leaves plan mode
  • Delete, comment and replace on the plan, version history with diffs
  • Pull request style code review, local or by GitHub and GitLab URL, optional AI reviewers
  • Annotate files, folders, URLs, HTML and the last message, share a plan by link
  • Hooks or plugins for Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Pi and more

With AgentsRoom

  • Runs your agents: each CLI in its own terminal, several side by side with a live status
  • The plan opens in the agent's pane, above its input box, where its questions show up too
  • Comment, replace, insert after or delete, then approve, approve with notes or request changes
  • Every version kept with a diff, on every computer signed in to your account
  • The same card on your phone: tap a paragraph to annotate it, approve from anywhere
  • Plan step caught in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and Antigravity, last-message review with every CLI

Same review, different place

Both tools turn a plan into a document you annotate. Where that document lives changes how you work.

Plannotator: a review tab for the CLI you already use

You keep your terminal and your agent exactly as they are. At the plan step, Plannotator opens its review page in your browser, or in VS Code, you annotate, and the agent gets your decision. It is focused, light, and reaches many CLIs.

AgentsRoom: the review where the agent runs

In AgentsRoom each agent already lives in a pane of the app, with its terminal, its status and its input box. The plan opens right there. With four agents planning at once, each plan waits in its own pane, and the same card follows you to your phone.

Each part has its own page

Feature-by-feature comparison

Plannotator as described on its website and repository on 31 October 2026, AgentsRoom as it ships today. The first rows are where Plannotator is ahead, then what both do, then what only AgentsRoom does.

FeatureAgentsRoomPlannotator
Open source✗✓
PriceFree planFree
Review a GitHub or GitLab pull request by its URL✗✓
Share a plan by link✗✓
Annotate a URL or an HTML page✗✓
Plan step caught inClaude Code, Codex, OpenCode, AntigravityClaude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Pi and more
Plan opened as a document to annotate✓✓
Comment on, replace or delete a passage✓✓
Approve, or send back as structured feedback✓✓
Every plan version kept, with a diff✓✓
Annotate the agent's last message✓✓
Annotate a markdown file and send it to the agent✓✓
Diff review with line comments sent to the agent✓✓
Agents' questions answered in one placeA card in each agent's paneIts Inbox
Where the review opensThe agent's paneA browser tab or VS Code
Plan historyOn your accountOn your machine
Review and approve from a phone app✓✗
Runs the agent CLIs, each in its own terminal✓✗
Several agents side by side, with a live status✓✗
Scheduled and webhook-triggered agents, ready-made recipes✓✗
Kanban backlog that hands tickets to agents✓✗

What AgentsRoom adds around the review

Plannotator stops at the review, by design. AgentsRoom is where the agents run, so the review is one step in a longer loop.

Agents in parallel, each in its own terminal

Run Claude, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor and 13 other agent CLIs side by side, each in its real terminal with a live status. When several agents plan at once, each plan waits in its own pane.

Questions in the same place

When an agent needs a decision rather than a plan approval, it asks in a card with clickable options, docked where the plan card opens. Answer from the desktop or the phone, even from the lock screen for a quick choice.

Your phone is a reviewer too

The iOS and Android apps show every agent, push a notification when one is waiting for you, and open the same plan card: tap a paragraph, annotate, approve.

Review the code after the plan

Once the agent has worked, review its diff file by file, comment on any line and send it all back as one message. When several agents share a branch, filter the changes by agent.

Automations with ready-made recipes

Start agents on a schedule or on an event: review every new pull request, triage new GitHub issues into the backlog, run the tests every night with a report in the morning. Pick a recipe, check the draft, save.

A backlog, roles and teams

Tickets that hand work to agents, 14 specialized roles, agent teams that pass work from Dev to QA, and a project memory every agent reads.

See AgentsRoom in action

Try the real interface in your browser: several coding agents in one window, each with its terminal, its status and its input box.

The desktop app, in Simple mode

On a phone the demo runs the real desktop app in its Simple interface mode: one project, its agents, one prompt. The full cockpit is on your computer.

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When Plannotator is the better choice

An honest comparison says when to stay. These are the cases where Plannotator is the right tool and AgentsRoom is not.

You want open source, free with no limits

Plannotator is released under the MIT or Apache 2.0 license and the local tool is free. AgentsRoom is not open source, and its free plan includes plan review but limits the number of projects.

You review pull requests by URL

Plannotator opens a GitHub or GitLab pull request from its URL, with line comments, suggested code and optional AI reviewers, and it handles GitButler, Jujutsu and Perforce. AgentsRoom reviews the local git changes of its own agents.

You need the plan step of another CLI

Plannotator catches the plan step of more CLIs, GitHub Copilot CLI, Gemini CLI and Pi among them. AgentsRoom catches it in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and Antigravity; with the other CLIs it runs, you use Annotate the last message.

You only want a better review step

If you are happy in your terminal and only want to review plans more comfortably, Plannotator adds exactly that, with nothing else to learn. AgentsRoom asks you to run your agents inside it.

Zero telemetry is a requirement

Plannotator collects no usage telemetry or analytics. AgentsRoom sends anonymous usage events, which you can switch off in Settings > Privacy & data.

You share plans with other people

Plannotator shares a plan by link, encrypted for the larger ones, so a teammate can annotate it too. In AgentsRoom, plan history stays on your own account.

Trying AgentsRoom after Plannotator

Your repositories, your agent CLIs and your subscriptions stay as they are.

01

Install AgentsRoom

Download it for macOS, Windows or Linux and add your project folders. Your CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md files are detected automatically.

02

Start an agent in plan mode

Open Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode or Antigravity in a pane and ask for a plan. Plan review is on by default.

03

Review it in the card

Annotate, then approve or request changes. If Plannotator is installed in the same CLI, keep one review step active: the AgentsRoom one is switched off in Settings > Agent behavior.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Plannotator alternative?
It depends on why you want one. For a light, open-source review tool, Plannotator itself is hard to beat. If you want the review where your agents run, with several agents side by side, the history on your account and the same card on your phone, AgentsRoom includes plan review in a full command center for agent CLIs.
Plannotator vs AgentsRoom: what is the difference?
Plannotator is a free, open-source review tool: it opens your agent's plan, a diff or a file in a browser tab and sends your annotations back. AgentsRoom is a desktop app that runs your agents, each in its own terminal, and opens the plan in the agent's pane. Plannotator catches the plan step of more CLIs and reviews pull requests by URL; AgentsRoom adds parallel agents, a phone app, plan history on your account, automations and a backlog.
Does AgentsRoom review Claude Code plans like Plannotator does?
Yes. When Claude Code proposes a plan, AgentsRoom opens it in a card in the agent's pane and the agent waits for your answer: approve to leave plan mode, or request changes to keep it planning with your annotations.
Does it work with Codex, OpenCode and Antigravity?
Yes. The plan is spotted at the end of the turn, the same card opens, and your answer is typed in the terminal for you. AgentsRoom installs no hook in these three CLIs.
Is Plannotator free? Is AgentsRoom?
Plannotator is free and open source; Workspaces, its hosted layer for teams, is on a waitlist. AgentsRoom has a free plan with every feature, plan review included, limited in the number of projects; paid plans lift the limits.
Is AgentsRoom open source like Plannotator?
No. AgentsRoom is not open source. Your agents run on your own machine with your own CLI logins, and Plannotator's code is public under the MIT or Apache 2.0 license.
Can I review an agent's plan from my phone?
With AgentsRoom, yes: the plan card appears in the agent's console in the iOS and Android app. Tap a paragraph to annotate it, then approve or request changes. Plannotator does not list a mobile app.
Where is the plan history kept?
Plannotator keeps it on your machine, and its Workspaces offer for shared team history is on a waitlist. AgentsRoom keeps every version in the Changes tab of the card and on your account, so it is there on every computer you sign in to.
Can I keep Plannotator installed and use AgentsRoom?
Yes. AgentsRoom launches each CLI with your own configuration, plugins and hooks included, so a Plannotator hook keeps running there. To avoid reviewing the same plan twice, keep one review step per CLI: switch off Review plans in AgentsRoom in Settings > Agent behavior, or remove the Plannotator hook from that CLI.
Does AgentsRoom have code review like Plannotator?
Yes, for the changes your agents make: a side-by-side diff of every file, comments on any line sent back to the agent as one message, and the changes filtered by agent. What it does not do is open a GitHub or GitLab pull request by URL or run AI reviewers on the diff, which Plannotator does.

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