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24 alternatives to Wagoo

Private desktop assistant-reduce friction & run local

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 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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    The easiest way to chat with local AI

    2025 · ollama.com · its alternatives →

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    OnlyCheat▲122

    AI desktop assistant, it's silent, invisible and intelligent

    2025 · onlycheat.com · its alternatives →

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    The first AI agent that can operate your browser.

    2023 · hyperwriteai.com · its alternatives →

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    Local▲107

    Super excited to launch our new app Local today. What we’ve learned at Base Compute over the last months is that running AI directly on your laptop or workstation gives you maximum privacy and it’s free, but it’s also a massive headache to configure. So we’ve decided what matters is making the experience completely frictionless for users. Local analyses the hardware of your laptop, optimises the AI for it, and recommends the best models for your specific device. It let’s you do what you’re doing with cloud AI already, just for free and on your own machine: Chatting with PDF’s, Recording and…

    Aug 2026 · basecompute.co · its alternatives →

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    LUCI Desktopfree▲360

    Let your AI agents remember what you've seen

    Sep 2026 · luci.memories.ai · its alternatives →

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    Keigo▲118

    Human interaction assisted by AI

    2019 · keigo.app · its alternatives →

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    Real-time AI meeting overlay with no bots, 100% private

    Aug 2026 · tryassistly.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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    Real-time AI overlay for meetings & invisible to screenshare

    Mar 2026 · ghost-desk.app · its alternatives →

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    AmigoAI▲78

    The world's friendliest AI assistant

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Secure & local AI chatbot for iOS and macOS

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Frank▲92

    One AI assistant across web, app and keyboard

    2023 · franks.ai · its alternatives →

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    A native desktop app for Google Allo

    2018 · allofordesktop.com · its alternatives →

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    Ambient AI layer that works before you ask

    Jul 2026 · adsideo.ai · its alternatives →

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    Using the new Prompt API to build a free open source privacy-first chat extension that runs on Chrome or Edge on Linux, Mac, Windows and ChromeOS

    2025 · blog.alexewerlof.com · its alternatives →

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    Aisance▲19

    Your AI Desktop Companion (macOS & Windows)

    2025 · aisance.app · its alternatives →

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    Your personal AI assistant - built for privacy & control.

    Nov 2025 · shmmsra.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Private AI Interface—100% Local RAG in Your Browser

    2025 · app.czero.cc · its alternatives →

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    Local-first AI assistant for your Mac

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Your AI assistant thats private always. Always available

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Tovo▲9

    Privacy-first AI assistant work entirely on your device

    2025 · tovo.dev · its alternatives →

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    Chryno▲14

    All-in-one business AI dashboard for tasks and strategy

    2025 · chryno.com · its alternatives →

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    Thuki ▲9

    Floating AI for macOS. Free & Local. No cloud, no API keys.

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Peeky▲1

    A local AI desktop sidekick for Windows

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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