AI tools for personal assistance: computer and desktop control
Agents that see the screen and use the mouse and keyboard, so they can work in desktop apps as well as the browser. Of the 72 tools on our personal assistance page, 21 fit this narrower job. By pricing: 14 open source, 4 source-available, 1 free or freemium, 2 pricing on the maker's site. The most-starred open repos here are AnythingLLM (67,210 stars), Cherry Studio (52,687 stars), AionUi (33,580 stars). Most come from the personal agents (21) category.
AnythingLLM
Local-first desktop and server app for chatting with your documents, running agents and connecting any LLM.
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Cherry Studio
Desktop AI studio with chat, autonomous agents and hundreds of assistants, connecting to many LLM providers.
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AionUi
Open-source desktop cowork app that gives a GUI to CLI agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and others.
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Screenpipe
Records your screen and audio locally so AI agents can search and act on your computer history.
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Eigent
Open-source cowork desktop app that runs multi-agent workflows locally.
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Hermes One
Community desktop app for installing, configuring and chatting with Hermes Agent without managing it from the terminal.
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DeepChat
Open-source, local-first AI agent desktop client with MCP, skills, ACP support and remote control from messaging apps.
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Everywhere
Desktop assistant that sees what is on your screen and helps using LLMs and MCP tools.
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LobsterAI
NetEase Youdao's desktop agent for data analysis, slides, documents and web research.
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5ire
Cross-platform desktop AI assistant and MCP client with a local knowledge base and support for major model providers.
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nexu
Open-source desktop client that connects your OpenClaw agent to WeChat, Feishu, Slack and Discord in one click.
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Pinvou Agent
Open-source desktop AI agent workspace for work, design and coding tasks that end in finished deliverables.
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JustHireMe
Local-first desktop workbench that finds job listings, ranks your fit and generates tailored application materials.
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ChatMCP
Cross-platform AI chat client for desktop, mobile and web that implements the Model Context Protocol.
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Open Cowork
Open-source desktop app for Windows and macOS that installs Claude Code, MCP tools and skills in one click with sandbox isolation.
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Orkas
Local-first multi-agent desktop app where a commander model coordinates specialist agents and your installed coding CLIs.
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Skales
Personal AI agent for desktop and mobile that codes, automates the desktop and browser and runs scheduled tasks with local or cloud models.
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Jarvis
Private, local-first desktop AI assistant with voice and text chat, personal memory, dictation and MCP tools.
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OpenPilot
Free desktop agent for any OpenAI-compatible model; edits files and runs commands in a folder with approvals.
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AirJelly
Always-on desktop assistant that watches your workflow, remembers context and acts proactively.
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LM Studio
Desktop app for running local and open models, with Bionic, its agent for work and code that creates documents, slides, PDFs and software.
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GitHub repos (19)
| Repo | GitHub stars | Licence | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|
| AnythingLLM ↗ | 67,210 | MIT | 2026-10-15 |
| Cherry Studio ↗ | 52,687 | GNU AGPL v3.0 | 2026-10-17 |
| AionUi ↗ | 33,580 | Apache License 2.0 | 2026-10-14 |
| Screenpipe ↗ | 21,958 | Screenpipe Commercial License (All rights reserved) | 2026-10-18 |
| Eigent ↗ | 15,571 | Apache License 2.0 | 2026-10-16 |
| Hermes One ↗ | 14,427 | — | — |
| DeepChat ↗ | 6,367 | — | — |
| Everywhere ↗ | 6,319 | Business Source License 1.1 (changes to Apache 2.0 after four years) | 2026-10-15 |
| LobsterAI ↗ | 6,119 | MIT | 2026-10-16 |
| 5ire ↗ | 5,372 | — | — |
| nexu ↗ | 3,282 | — | — |
| Pinvou Agent ↗ | 2,568 | — | — |
| JustHireMe ↗ | 2,255 | — | — |
| ChatMCP ↗ | 2,229 | — | — |
| Open Cowork ↗ | 2,217 | — | — |
Top 15 of 19 by stars. Stars and licence come from each repo, checked when the listing was last verified.
FAQ
What are the best AI tools for personal assistance focused on computer and desktop control?
We list 21. The first three by GitHub stars and featured status are AnythingLLM: Local-first desktop and server app for chatting with your documents, running agents and connecting any LLM.; Cherry Studio: Desktop AI studio with chat, autonomous agents and hundreds of assistants, connecting to many LLM providers.; AionUi: Open-source desktop cowork app that gives a GUI to CLI agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and others.
Are there free or open-source options?
Yes: 14 open source, 4 source-available, 1 free or freemium, 2 pricing on the maker's site. Pricing is as each maker states it.
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