Best Open Source Alternatives to Claude Desktop

5 open-source tools that can replace Claude Desktop. Compare tech stacks, licenses and stars below.

MCPAGPL-3.0

Cherry Studio is a cross-platform AI productivity desktop client with smart chat, 300+ assistants, and multi-LLM support

51k·AI Agents·Open source

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MCPApache-2.0

Open-source 24/7 AI cowork app for CLI agents like Claude Code, Codex, with multi-agent support.

32k·AI Agents·Open source

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MCPMIT

Open-source desktop AI agent for data analysis, docs, slides, video & web research, controllable via IM apps.

6k·AI Agents·Open source

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MCPMIT

Open-source MCP host desktop app for ChatGPT, Anthropic, Ollama, and more.

1.8k·MCP Servers·Open source

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MCPMIT

Open-source voice-controlled AI workstation for macOS with MCP server support, local-first and MIT licensed.

105·AI Agents·Open source

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