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different-ai/openwork Alternatives

AI coworking / agent workflow sharing

OpenWork is an open-source desktop app and MCP layer for sharing AI workflows (skills, MCP servers, services) across agents and machines, as an alternative to Claude Cowork/Codex.

23.0kTypeScriptNOASSERTIONactive · last push 2mo agoGitHub

Drop-in peers

Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.

eigent-ai/eigentGitHub

choose for a local, Apache-2.0 desktop Cowork with no dependency on OpenCode/MCP sharing.

Eigent: The Open Source Cowork Desktop - Local and Free Alternative to Claude Cowork and Codex

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TypeScript
Apache-2.0
active28d ago
DevAgentForge/Open-Claude-CoworkGitHub

choose for a straightforward desktop assistant if you don't have sharing needs.

OpenSource Claude Cowork. A desktop AI assistant that helps you with programming, file management, and any task you can describe.

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TypeScript
none
active7mo ago
OpenCoworkAI/open-coworkGitHub

choose for built-in sandbox isolation and multi-model support, if Linux is not required.

Open-source AI agent desktop app for Windows & macOS. One-click install Claude Code, MCP tools, and Skills — with sandbox isolation, multi-model support, and Feishu/Slack integration.

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TypeScript
MIT
active2mo ago
AIDotNet/OpenCoworkGitHub

choose for an Apache-2.0 cross-platform app with a clean license.

Open Cowork - Opensource Claude Cowork for Windows & macOS & Linux.

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TypeScript
Apache-2.0
active2mo ago
kuse-ai/kuse_coworkGitHub

choose for an MIT-licensed Rust desktop alternative.

Open-source Alternative to Claude Cowork Desktop App By Kuse

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Rust
MIT
active7mo ago
iOfficeAI/AionUiGitHub

choose if you need to team up multiple CLI agents and manage 20+ providers.

Open-source 24/7 Cowork app for OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and 20+ more CLI Agent | Customize your assistants | Team them up|Star if you like it!

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TypeScript
Apache-2.0
active1mo ago
AFK-surf/OpenBridgeGitHub

choose for a Swift-native desktop agent if you're on macOS and prefer safe defaults.

A free, safe and open agent for everything. Alternative to Claude Cowork & Codex. Open Bridge, the AI bridge between your intention and get the job done.

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Swift
MIT
active4mo ago

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

TesslateAI/OpenSailGitHub

choose for a broader agentic coding environment spanning Codex/Desktop-style workflows.

OpenSail is the open-source alternative to Codex App, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Cowork for agentic software work.

632
Python
Apache-2.0
active5mo ago
Prof-Harita/terminaIGitHub

choose for terminal-based operation with explicit approvals and audit logs.

Open-source, local-first alternative to Cowork-style computer assistants: real PTY terminal ops, explicit approvals, JSONL audit logs. Windows + Linux + macOS. Model agnostic.

423
TypeScript
Apache-2.0
active2mo ago
openkursar/hello-haloGitHub

choose for a general-purpose visual desktop assistant with remote access and AI browser.

7×24 Desktop AI Agent for Everyone. Visual AI assistant with remote access, file management, and built-in AI browser.

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TypeScript
NOASSERTION
active2mo ago
rowboatlabs/rowboatGitHub

choose for an AI coworker that lives in your team chat with persistent memory.

Open-source AI coworker, with memory

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TypeScript
Apache-2.0
active29d ago

Listed as an alternative to

These projects were analysed and named openwork among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how openwork rates them is a separate judgement, made when openwork is analysed in its own right.

nexu-io/open-designGitHub

calls openwork “A direct peer alternative positioned as an open-source Claude Cowork replacement, using opencode as its agent backend.”

🎨 Best DeepSeek Harness Design Plugin. The open-source Claude Design alternative. 🖥️ Local-first desktop app. 🖼️ Your coding agent becomes the design engine: prototypes, landing pages, dashboards, slides, images & video — real files, HTML/PDF/PPTX/MP4 export. 🤖 Claude Code / Codex / Cursor / DeepSeek Harness / OpenCode & 20+ CLIs via BYOK.

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iOfficeAI/AionUiGitHub

calls openwork “Open-source Cowork UI powered by opencode, a direct alternative to AionUi.”

Open-source 24/7 Cowork app for OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and 20+ more CLI Agent | Customize your assistants | Team them up|Star if you like it!

33.4kTypeScriptactive
eigent-ai/eigentGitHub

calls openwork “choose it if you want an open-source Cowork alternative built on the opencode CLI agent.”

Eigent: The Open Source Cowork Desktop - Local and Free Alternative to Claude Cowork and Codex

15.3kTypeScriptactive
mindsdb/mindshubGitHub

calls openwork “choose this when you want an open-source cowork interface specifically for opencode.”

The unified workspace where open-source models get things done for you.

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