Open source desktop-app projects

Every project in the registry tagged desktop-app, ranked by real GitHub adoption.

projects 40 combined stars ★ 295K refresh nightly
01 open-design ★ 106K

🎨 Best DeepSeek Harness Design Plugin. The open-source Claude Design alternative. 🖥️ Local-first desktop app. 🖼️ Your coding agent becomes the design engine:

last push4 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseApache-2.0
02 DevToys ★ 32K

A Swiss Army knife for developers.

last push1 months ago languageC# licenseMIT
03 responsively-app ★ 26K

A modified web browser that helps in responsive web development. A web developer's must have dev-tool.

last push1 months ago languageTypeScript licenseAGPL-3.0
04 Nuclear ★ 19K

Ad-free music player that streams from multiple sources

last push7 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseAGPL-3.0
05 cc-haha ★ 15K

Local-first cross-platform desktop workspace for Claude Code / agents: multi-agent, Git worktrees, code diffs, skill marketplace, multi-model, Computer Use, tas

last push6 hours ago languageTypeScript license—
06 autoclip ★ 9.9K

AutoClip|一个链接,一键出片。开源 AI 视频剪辑桌面工具,将播客、访谈、课程等长视频自动剪成短视频,生成字幕、封面和发布文案,适配抖音、小红书、TikTok、Reels 与 YouTube Shorts。Open-source AI video clipping & content repurposing.

last push7 hours ago languagePython licenseMIT
07 munder-difflin ★ 9.3K

A local multi-agent harness that works with your existing Claude Code, Codex subscriptions, allows you to run an office of agents

last push5 hours ago languageJavaScript licenseMIT
08 PI-Desktop ★ 7.6K

Local-first AI coding agent desktop: Electron + Rust host core + pi Agent Harness + user-installable plugins

last push7 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseLGPL-3.0
09 BleachBit ★ 7.3K

Clean your system and free disk space

last push2 hours ago languagePython licenseGPL-3.0
10 LobsterAI ★ 6.2K

Open-source, desktop-grade AI agent that gets real work done — data analysis, slides, docs, video & web research. Built on OpenClaw; runs tools on your real des

last push5 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
11 open-science ★ 5.4K

Open-source AI research workbench for scientific research—local-first and model-agnostic.

last push8 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseApache-2.0
12 openidea ★ 4.8K

The IDE you know, rebuilt in Rust. IntelliJ IDEA–style keymap, tool windows and search-everywhere in a fast native app: editor, code insight, debugger, Git, ter

last push4 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseApache-2.0
13 lap ★ 4.2K

An offline-first photo manager for large local libraries

last push5 hours ago languageRust licenseGPL-3.0
14 claude-devtools ★ 4.0K

The missing DevTools for Claude Code — inspect session logs, tool calls, token usage, subagents, and context window in a visual UI. Free, open source.

last push1 months ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
15 treesheets ★ 3.2K

Hierarchical spreadsheet: a free-form data organizer that replaces outliners, mind maps and spreadsheets.

last push27 hours ago languageC++ licenseZlib
16 locally-uncensored ★ 3.2K

The all-in-one local AI studio for your desktop: chat, image and video generation and a coding agent in one free, open source app. Windows and Linux. No Docker,

last push8 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseAGPL-3.0
17 OpenChatCut ★ 2.9K

Open-source, local-first conversational AI video editor with a professional multi-track timeline, Agent Skills, MCP integration, and Remotion rendering.

last push12 days ago languageTypeScript licenseAGPL-3.0
18 exifcleaner ★ 2.9K

Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata

last push8 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
19 antares ★ 2.7K

A modern, fast and productivity driven SQL client with a focus in UX

last push13 months ago languageVue licenseMIT
20 bitterbot-desktop ★ 2.5K

Bitterbot - a mesh of agents that turns shared experience into collective capability.

last push2 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
21 anubias ★ 2.3K

Developed mobile apps so easy and native with GUI 📱

last push27 days ago languageVue licenseGPL-3.0
22 GoNavi ★ 2.1K

High-performance multi-data-source database client — ~30MB, AI & MCP ready, zero Electron bloat. | 高性能多数据源数据库客户端:约 30MB,AI 与 MCP 就绪,告别 Electron 膨胀。

last push7 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseApache-2.0
23 hope-agent ★ 1.9K

🦭 会记忆、能持续推进目标、会动态编排多 Agent 的跨端桌面 AI 助手,也可服务化常驻 NAS / 云端 | A cross-device desktop AI agent with memory, autonomous goals, dynamic workflows, and headless deploy

last push3 hours ago languageRust licenseMIT
24 lime ★ 1.5K

Full-stack AI agent for coding, files, terminals, tools, research, content, multimodal work, and multi-agent workflows.

last push36 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseGPL-3.0
25 AnyModelBot ★ 1.3K

🤖 Open-source, local-first alternative to Grok Bot, OpenAI dots and Claude Duet. Your own AI bots on any model: GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM

last push4 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
26 OpenContext ★ 1.3K

A personal context store for AI agents and assistants—reuse your existing coding agent CLI (Codex/Claude/OpenCode) with built‑in Skills/tools and a desktop GUI

last push5 months ago languageJavaScript licenseMIT
27 PiDeck ★ 1.2K

PiDeck 是一个开源的桌面工作台,用于在本地项目目录中统一管理 pi Agent 会话,并支持导入 Codex、Claude 本地会话以便统一浏览和恢复。支持多项目工作区、会话历史、Git 集成、内置终端、模型配置和插件管理,基于 Electron 构建。

last push5 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
28 Agentero ★ 1.1K

Unified research workspace for humans & agents — PDF Q&A with citations, Vault, writing. 为人与 Agent 协作的科研工作台;补齐 Zotero 时代的人机上下文断点。

last push14 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
29 GitComet ★ 992

Fast, local-first Git GUI built in Rust

last push2 hours ago languageRust licenseAGPL-3.0
30 rowel ★ 961

🔑 Free Offline-first Password Manager

last push11 hours ago languageRust licenseGPL-3.0
31 TimeScribe ★ 928

Transform your time tracking into actionable insights

last push1 months ago languagePHP licenseGPL-3.0
32 QymCAD ★ 901

Parametric 3D CAD with a real B-rep kernel (OpenCASCADE)

last push7 days ago languageRust licenseAGPL-3.0
33 Edge-Drop ★ 734

Edge-Drop is like a Dynamic Island for your desktop clipboard. It hides on the edge of your screen and opens when you hover near it, letting you easily store an

last push11 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseApache-2.0
34 chapar ★ 728

Chapar is a simple and easy to use api testing tools aims to help developers to test their api endpoints. it support http and grpc protocols.

last push4 days ago languageGo licenseBSD-3-Clause
35 jet-pilot ★ 662

A beautiful, native Kubernetes desktop client. Every cluster and cloud account in one place. Free and open source, no account, no telemetry.

last pushyesterday languageTypeScript licenseMIT
36 OpenWiki ★ 644

OpenWiki — Mac desktop AI knowledge management tool. Capture clipboard, build personal wiki, get AI insights.

last push26 days ago languageRust licenseMIT
37 gtg ★ 603

Getting Things GNOME! desktop app development

last push9 days ago languagePython licenseGPL-3.0
38 Paperling ★ 592

A minimal, distraction-free markdown editor built with Tauri, React, and TypeScript

last push2 days ago languageTypeScript licenseApache-2.0
39 kition ★ 575

Kition brings Markdown, DataTable, WhiteBoard, a tool-using AI agent, browser research, and visual workflows into one desktop workspace.

last push39 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseApache-2.0
40 sqlkit ★ 303

Agentic SQL database manager for 40+ databases — PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, SQLite, DuckDB, ClickHouse, Oracle and more. Lightweight, privacy-first, AI-powe

last push7 hours ago languageRust licenseApache-2.0

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Frequently asked questions

How many open source desktop-app projects are there?

This registry tracks 40 projects tagged desktop-app, with 294,560 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is open-design at 105,526 stars.

Are these desktop-app projects free to use?

Yes — 39 of the 40 carry an explicit open-source licence across 7 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.

Which desktop-app project should I choose?

The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.

Are these desktop-app projects still maintained?

38 of the 40 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.