AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Udon

Control deck for your Mac home server with AI sysadmin.

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 4 we have checked on their own sites, 3 of them free or with a free tier.

1. 1
   Osaurus▲534

   Open source agents that run 100% locally on your Mac

   Jul 2026 · osaurus.ai · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Awakado▲79

   Keep your Mac awake while your AI agents work

   13d ago · awakado.noodledragon.studio · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Naseemfree tier, from $49/mo▲76

   A native AI agent that does real work on your Mac

   Aug 2026 · ayman3000.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Ghost Corefrom $3499/mo▲184

   A personal AI computer that runs entirely on-device

   11d ago · ghost.ai · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Control My Mac▲62

   A shortcut deck for every Mac app, on your iPhone or iPad

   18d ago · controlmymac.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Grovefree tier, from $5/mo▲101

   One terminal for you and your AI agent

   Sep 2026 · grove.publishstudio.one · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Agibot▲83

   Personal AI agent for your Mac using your own keys

   6d ago · agibot.sh · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Plow Latch▲147

   Run AI agents on your Mac with scoped access

   Aug 2026 · plow.co · its alternatives →

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   We made our own inference engine for Apple Silicon▲186

   We wrote our inference engine on Rust, it is faster than llama cpp in all of the use cases. Your feedback is very welcomed. Written from scratch with idea that you can add support of any kernel and platform.

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ARBR▲95

    Control Every AI Request

    Aug 2026 · projectarbr.org · its alternatives →

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    Side▲69

    A little AI chat panel that lives beside your Mac's Dock

    10d ago · side.qyinm.xyz · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Proto-Mindfree▲60

    A floating AI workspace for your Mac

    29d ago · virencore.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Linda▲74

    Your private AI coworker for the Mac

    13d ago · getlinda.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    WinScript▲60

    The AppleScript for Windows for AI desktop control

    Apr 2026 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    OpenCompanion▲69

    Start, watch and answer AI coding CLIs from one desktop app

    16d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Firetower▲80

    Run coding agents on your own servers, from anywhere

    18d ago · usefiretower.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Zumbo▲66

    Open source local AI voice-to-text for Mac for private STT

    18d ago · zumbo.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Control Plane▲8

    Context Sensitive Computing for MacOS

    2016 · controlplaneapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Willow▲31

    Own your personal AI agent. Runs locally.

    Jul 2026 · willowai.app · its alternatives →

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    MCP Server to let agents control the browser▲14

    Automate browser based workflows with AI. Contribute to Skyvern-AI/skyvern development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fleet – a local-first console for managing Dockerized Hermes AI Agents▲8

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ReteAi▲7

    Your own AI. On your Mac. No subscription, ever

    Apr 2026 · retes.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Aisance▲19

    Your AI Desktop Companion (macOS & Windows)

    2025 · aisance.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    swain.▲9

    your open source local AI security lead. one command.

    May 2026 · descry.app · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →