Ato turns GitHub repositories and Capsule recipes into runnable software. Run supported apps on your desktop today, and join the waitlist for Ato Cloud — managed isolated runners that open app sessions in your browser.
Ato Desktop is available today. Ato Cloud is rolling out gradually.
AI and open source keep producing code worth running. Yet the gap between finding something on GitHub and actually running it hasn't moved in years.
Code is easy to generate. Apps are still hard to launch.
Ato Apps is a community directory of Capsules — launch recipes for open-source tools, AI workflows, and experiments. Each tile shows where it can run today.
Ato Desktop runs Capsule apps in an isolated sandbox on your own computer. It's the simplest way to start using Ato today — free, local, no waitlist.
Install on macOS
You don't have to build containers or pick servers. Ato reads each app's requirements and helps you run it in the right place — Desktop today, Cloud as it rolls out.
A Capsule is a lightweight, explicit manifest that turns source code into a runnable application — so Ato knows exactly how to launch it.
schema_version = "0.3"
name = "hello-capsule"
version = "0.1.0"
type = "app"
[targets.web]
runtime = "source"
driver = "node"
runtime_version = "20"
run = "node server.js"
port = 8000Stop writing long setup scripts in your README. With Ato, your GitHub repo becomes an app others can open in one step.
Stop fielding "it doesn't run on my machine" issues caused by environment drift.
Share work as a runnable URL instead of a ZIP or a git link with setup notes.
Give non-engineer colleagues or friends a tool they can open, not clone and build.
No more burning the session supporting everyone's environment setup errors.
From open source to AI-generated tools, Ato shortens the path between code and a running app.
Try a great tool or UI you found on GitHub in seconds — without opening a terminal.
Turn the small tools Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT produce into something anyone can launch.
Smooth over environment differences, and keep the results runnable after the event ends.
Share internal PoCs and handy scripts without standing up heavy company infrastructure.
Hand customers a demo they can actually click — not a repo link or a setup script.
Ato doesn't run unknown code as a black box. Each app declares what it needs in its Capsule, and Ato makes those launch requirements explicit before execution — then runs it inside a controlled sandbox.
Ato is in developer preview. Sandboxing and network controls are still being hardened. Use trusted repositories, and review a Capsule's recipe before running unknown code.
Run apps on your own machine today, for free. When you want to open them from anywhere, a managed runner is one click away.
Run apps locally on your own machine. Nothing to provision.
Download DesktopA managed isolated runner that opens app sessions in your browser — from any device, no local setup.
Join waitlistConnect your own servers, add seats, and get priority support.
Contact usAto Desktop is available today. Ato Cloud is rolling out gradually — join the waitlist to get early access and final pricing.
Open an app today, or get in line for managed cloud runs.
Ato Desktop is available today. Ato Cloud is rolling out gradually.