Dyad

Dyad is a local, open-source alternative to cloud app builders like v0 and Lovable. It runs as a desktop app on your own machine, lets you bring any AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, Ollama, OpenRouter, local LM Studio), and generates full-stack web apps — React, Next.js, Tailwind — that you own as a plain Git repository on your disk. The pitch is 'zero lock-in': you can swap models any time, you can leave Dyad and continue building the app in any IDE, and you can run it entirely offline against a local model if you wish. Because Dyad operates on your real filesystem, it integrates with Model Context Protocol servers — connect a database MCP server, a docs MCP server, or your own — and the in-app agent can use them as tools while generating code. The free tier is generous: just bring your own API keys. A Pro tier (~$7/month with annual billing or higher monthly) adds a hosted model with included usage, smart context features, and priority support. Dyad is a strong fit for developers and tinkerers who like Lovable/Bolt-style productivity but want to keep the code, the model choice, and the data on their own hardware.