AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to LUCI Desktop
Let your AI agents remember what you've seen
LUCI Desktop is a local application for Mac and Windows that captures and stores screen history, meeting transcripts, and other computer activity to make this context available to AI agents like Claude Code, Cursor… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier.
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Littlebirdfree tier, from $17/mo▲709Littlebird remembers everything across your meetings, messages, docs, and apps, then takes action so you can recall any detail and never lose context.
Mar 2026 · littlebird.ai · its alternatives →
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Annotate▲202Free: Drop files as context for screen recording as prompt
Aug 2026 · xannotate.com · its alternatives →
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I've been building computer-use tools for a while, and I quietly launched this about a month ago (122 Stars on GH). I figured it was worth sharing here. Over the last few months, a lot of computer-use agents have come out: Codex, Claude Code, CUA, and others. Most of them seem to work roughly like this: 1. Take a screenshot 2. Have the model predict pixel coordinates 3. Click x,y 4. Take another screenshot 5. Repeat That works, but it's slow, expensive in tokens, and fragile. If the UI shifts a few pixels, things break. And the model still doesn't know what any element actually is. But the…
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Fast access to real-time meeting data without bots
2024 · docs.recall.ai · its alternatives →
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ShioriCode▲119Open-source alternative to Codex & Claude Code
May 2026 · shiori.ai · its alternatives →
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OnlyCheat▲122AI desktop assistant, it's silent, invisible and intelligent
2025 · onlycheat.com · its alternatives →
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Doing▲135Voice and visual context for AI builders. No subscription.
Apr 2026 · doing.tools · its alternatives →
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Ask AI about anything on your screen with a single hotkey
Mar 2026 · screengeany.ai · its alternatives →
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Skilled▲76Dashboard to find agent skills you no longer need
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Captures and stores your chat from various AI platforms
Mar 2026 · ai-memory-beta.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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AgentGrid▲77Hi HN, I’m Michael, I built AgentGrid with my friend Souren because we were tired of losing our coding sessions and couldn't keep track of what was actually being built across our many projects. Our approach was to use an infinite canvas desktop app for the TUIs we already know and love, mainly claude + codex. We drew inspiration from Figma and Railway. Overtime we added image nodes, notes, terminals, coding editors, source control, etc. I wasn't sure about it at first. It took me a month to give the first version Souren built a real try. What got me was an Apple System Update I've been…
Jul 2026 · agentgrid.sh · its alternatives →
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LapuAi▲68Desktop-native AI agent for every app, file & browser
Jul 2026 · lapu.ai · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I built Retain as the evolution of claude-reflect (github.com/BayramAnnakov/claude-reflect). The original problem: I use Claude Code/Codex daily for coding, plus claude.ai and ChatGPT occasionally. Every conversation contains decisions, corrections, and patterns I forget existed weeks later. I kept re-explaining the same preferences. claude-reflect was a CLI tool that extracted learnings from Claude Code sessions. Retain takes this further with a native macOS app that: - Aggregates conversations from Claude Code, claude.ai, ChatGPT, and Codex CLI - Instant full-text…
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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GPS▲83Memory layer for LLMs that stores repo rules + past lessons
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I run a few Claude Code sessions in parallel and kept cmd-tabbing around just to find out one of them had been sitting on a permission prompt for ten minutes. There's a hardware gadget I liked (called SidePulse.io) so before waiting to get my shipment I built the software version instead :D I hope you like it and find it useful as I do!
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Companion▲20AI that actually controls your Windows/Mac desktop - clicks, types, automates workflows across any application. Native OS integration, not cloud APIs. Built this because I was tired of AI that could only chat. Free tier (Gemini) + paid tier (Claude) for reliable automation. The AI can automate complex workflows, manage files/emails, control browsers and native apps. Just launched 2 weeks ago. What workflows would you want automated?
2025 · aioscompanion.com · its alternatives →
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Monitor and control AI agents from your phone
Jun 2026 · agentsatwork.app · its alternatives →
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As I started to use Claude Code to do more random tasks I realized I could basically build any CLI tool and it would use it. So I built one that controls the browser and open-sourced it. It should work with Codex or any other CLI-based agent! I have a long term idea where the models are all local and then the tool is privacy preserving because it's easy to remove PII from text, but I'd definitely not recommend using this for anything important just yet. You'll need a Gemini key until I (or someone else) figure out how to distill a local version out of that part of the pipeline. Github link:…
2025 · cli-agents.click · its alternatives →
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Small living monitors for Codex & Claude Code on your Mac
Aug 2026 · 100k31d.co · its alternatives →
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CloudCLI is an open source web and mobile UI/mini IDE for Claude Code, Gemini, Codex and Cursor CLI. It sits on top of your existing agent install and gives you a browser interface you can open from any device. You can start sessions, resume existing ones, browse and edit files, manage git and the same control as sitting at your desktop. Try it: npx @siteboon/claude-code-ui (works with your existing setup) When you open it you'll already see all the sessions from your terminal. Some backstory:I've wanted to develop from my phone for a long time. When Claude Code arrived, the…
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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CloudBot gives you a fully configured AI employee with its own cloud computer in one click. Built on OpenClaw. What you get: - Full Ubuntu desktop environment in the cloud - Pre-installed AI agent that sees the screen and controls the computer - 24/7 availability - your AI keeps working while you sleep - Uses your own API keys for AI models - Starting at $69/month The AI can use VS Code, browse the web, run terminal commands, manage files - anything you'd do on a real desktop. I wake up to completed code reviews, finished research reports, and updated documentation. Built this…
Feb 2026 · cloudbot-ai.com · its alternatives →
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ParcAIfree tier, from $9.99/mo▲7The AI partner with memory — shared across your squad
Jun 2026 · parcai.life · its alternatives →
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