OpenWork

What it does

OpenWork is an open-source desktop workspace for knowledge workers and teams who want AI agents to work with files and tools. On desktop, users authorize a folder, choose a provider or local model, then give the app a task; it can read files and produce drafts or other task outputs. The product also includes a browser-based workspace, team administration, and gateways for model access and MCP-connected skills and tools.

Documented capabilities include chatting with files and tools, running tasks across supported models, using local models, scheduling tasks (listed as alpha), and sharing skills or connectors with an organization. The desktop app is offered for macOS, Windows, and Linux; the web app runs in a browser. Getting started locally requires downloading the app, choosing an authorized folder, and selecting a model. Users can sign in with ChatGPT, provide an API key, or run a local model.

The desktop app is free and requires no account to start, but users bring their own model-provider credentials unless using another supported sign-in or local model. Free team use supports up to five users. Paid Team features and managed inference have separate terms. OpenWork says desktop files stay on the machine while prompts go to the selected model provider; hosted cloud workers are optional. Browser automation is listed as a capability, while dispatch from a phone and live artifacts are marked coming soon, not available features.

What it can do

• Chat with files and tools
• Run tasks using supported hosted or local models
• Schedule tasks (alpha)
• Share skills, plugins, and MCP connections with a team
• Manage model access, limits, and spend through AI Gateway
• Use browser automation

Works with

• OpenAI
• Anthropic
• Google
• Linear
• Google Drive
• Slack
• MCP clients

Before you choose

• The desktop app requires users to supply model access or use a local model; provider charges may apply and are not included in the app's free price.
• The product lists scheduled tasks as alpha; dispatch from a phone and live artifacts are marked coming soon.
• Desktop mode is described as keeping files on the machine while sending prompts to the selected model provider; hosted cloud workers are optional.

Listed under

• Productivity
• Workflow automation
• AI gateway
• AI workspace
• Claude cowork alternative
• Desktop app
• Enterprise
• Knowledge workers

Get started

Start without an account; choose a folder and model after installation.

1. Download and install OpenWork for macOS, Windows, or Linux.
2. Choose a folder that OpenWork is authorized to access.
3. Choose a model by signing in with ChatGPT, adding an API key, or running a local model.

Free desktop app and self-hosting for organizations up to 5 users; the source separately describes a 30-day self-hosting evaluation for any size. Team is billed monthly. Enterprise has custom pricing and an annual contract with a 60-day opt-out. Add-ons include OpenWork Cloud Computer and OpenWork models, each priced per member/user per month. Bring-your-own-key and provider inference costs may be additional. Team/Enterprise add-ons are separately priced: Cloud Computer $50/member/month and managed models $10/user/month. Confirm currency and model allowances.

Source: openworklabs.com/pricing, checked 1 Nov 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 1 Nov 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• OpenWork — Free, open-source Claude Cowork alternative ↗openworklabs.com
• Open-source Claude Cowork alternative - OpenWork Docs ↗openworklabs.com
• OpenWork Pricing — Free for up to 5 users, Team $10 per user with SSO ↗openworklabs.com
• OpenWork — Contact ↗openworklabs.com

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Last checked 1 Nov 2026. Every field keeps its source and date; unknown means we couldn’t confirm it.