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20 Cherry Studio alternatives

Cherry Studio: An open-source desktop AI client that talks to every major provider and your local models from one window. 20 apps do similar work, most sharing Open Source, Desktop App and Local Models, ranked by how much they have in common with Cherry Studio.

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  1. EGOIST

    A fast, local-first desktop AI chat client that works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, and local models, with markdown and LaTeX rendering, web search, image generation, and MCP tool support.

    Also: Chatbot, Desktop App, Local Models

  2. A polished desktop app for discovering, running, and chatting with local language models — no terminal required.

    Also: Chatbot, Desktop App, Local Models

  3. Unsloth AI

    Open-source desktop app to run, serve and fine-tune text, image, video and audio models entirely on your own machine.

    Also: Desktop App, Local Models, Open Source

  4. Menlo Research

    An open-source, offline-first ChatGPT alternative that runs models on your own computer.

    Also: Desktop App, Local Models, Open Source

  5. A self-hosted, feature-rich chat interface that puts a polished front end on Ollama and any OpenAI-compatible API.

    Also: Chatbot, Local Models, Open Source

  6. Brave

    Brave's built-in browser assistant that summarizes pages and PDFs, with Brave Search grounding and bring-your-own-model support.

    Also: Chatbot, Local Models

  7. All-in-one AI assistant. Personalized, fast and free.

    Also: Chatbot, Desktop App

  8. Raycast

    Raycast AI combines leading models with powerful extensions - right on your OS

    Also: Chatbot, Desktop App

  9. Osaurus, Inc.

    Native macOS harness for AI agents — any model, persistent memory, sandboxed execution and cryptographic identity, fully offline and open source.

    Also: Local Models, Open Source

  10. Open-source inference engine that runs LLMs, vision and speech models fully on-device — no API keys, no cloud calls, from Swift to Godot.

    Also: Local Models, Open Source

  11. Cactus Compute, Inc.

    8-29 MB automation models that run on phones, wearables and microcontrollers — tool calling, structured extraction and embeddings, fully offline.

    Also: Local Models, Open Source

  12. Continue

    Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal; acquired by Cursor in 2026 and no longer maintained.

    Also: Local Models, Open Source

  13. Advait Paliwal

    Open-source AI research agent with a CLI and a local science workbench for deep literature review, paper retrieval and replication planning.

    Also: Local Models, Open Source

  14. Open-source local inference server that profiles your hardware, picks models that fit, and points your coding agent at them — free, private and offline.

    Also: Local Models, Open Source

  15. TinyHumans AI

    Open-source desktop AI agent that builds a local, readable memory of your work, then orchestrates agent fleets and durable workflows on top of it.

    Also: Desktop App, Open Source

  16. Andrew Ng

    Andrew Ng's open-source desktop AI coworker that delivers finished work, not just chat replies.

    Also: Desktop App, Open Source

  17. Different AI

    Open-source desktop app and MCP for running AI agents on your own files, an open alternative to Claude Cowork.

    Also: Desktop App, Open Source

  18. Felafax, Inc.

    Free, open-source desktop browser that coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Cursor drive using your real logged-in accounts.

    Also: Desktop App, Open Source

  19. Agentic AI Foundation

    Open-source AI agent from the Agentic AI Foundation — a native desktop app, CLI and API that runs tasks locally with 70+ MCP extensions.

    Also: Desktop App, Open Source

  20. pungme

    An open-source Mac app that gives Claude Code a real browser, a live iOS Simulator and its own git worktree per chat.

    Also: Desktop App, Open Source