# Catnip 7 Hacker News commenters recommended Catnip and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Free, open-source tool that runs Claude Code in a Docker container on GitHub Codespaces, with a mobile-friendly UI and automatic Git worktree management. ## Why people recommend it - Mobile app and responsive UI (3 comments): "I recently started using Catnip for this. Catnip also automatically manages multiple Git worktrees, and has a responsive UI for mobile." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45885462)) "it uses GitHub workspaces so it’s free and it has a mobile app" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46493585)) "The mobile app is a pretty cool feature though" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46426191)) - Free because it uses GitHub workspaces (2 comments): "Since it’s open source and based on GitHub workspaces, it’s free and works very smoothly." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46433275)) "it uses GitHub workspaces so it’s free and it has a mobile app" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46493585)) - Works smoothly once set up (2 comments): "Since it’s open source and based on GitHub workspaces, it’s free and works very smoothly." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46433275)) "After setting up catnip it seems pretty sweet" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46427585)) ## What people warn about - Rougher experience than expected (1 comments): "not the best experience but would get you what you want" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46548327)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Paseo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/paseo.md): 70 recommend - [OpenChamber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openchamber.md): 31 recommend - [Claude Code Remote Control](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-code-remote-control.md): 30 recommend - [Omnara](https://hackerapproved.com/p/omnara.md): 27 recommend - [Juggler](https://hackerapproved.com/p/juggler.md): 22 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Catnip", https://hackerapproved.com/p/catnip/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).