Open CoWork
Hi HN, We built Open Cowork, an MIT-licensed desktop agent that can operate a computer through screenshots, mouse input, and keyboard input. We started working on this after using cowork-style computer agents for longer tasks. The interaction model was useful, but computer use burns through model calls much faster than chat: take a screenshot, decide what to do, perform an action, inspect the result, and repeat. We wanted to separate that agent loop from any one model or subscription. Open Cowork currently works with local models through Ollama and hosted models through providers including…
Open CoWork launched on January 20, 2026 with 8 votes, #1,339 of 14,585 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
What it does
Free open source AI agent that can control your browser, local apps, and extend with custom skills. Download for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Open-source alternative to Claude Co-Work built by Claude. with BYOK - coasty-ai/open-cowork
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN, We built Open Cowork, an MIT-licensed desktop agent that can operate a computer through screenshots, mouse input, and keyboard input. We started working on this after using cowork-style computer agents for longer tasks. The interaction model was useful, but computer use burns through model calls much faster…
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OpenWork – An open-source alternative to Claude CoworkJan 2026 · github.com · ▲231hi hn, i built openwork, an open-source, local-first system inspired by claude cowork. it’s a native desktop app that runs on top of opencode (opencode.ai). it’s basically an alternative gui for opencode, which (at least until now) has been more focused on technical folks. the original seed for openwork was simple: i have a home server, and i wanted my wife and i to be able to run privileged workflows. things like controlling home assistant, or deploying custom web apps (e.g. our customs recipe app recipes.benjaminshafii.com), legal torrents, without living in a terminal. our initial setup…
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