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AionUi alternatives (2026)
AionUi is a personal agents tool: Open-source desktop cowork app that gives a GUI to CLI agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and others. Pricing, as the maker states it: Open source. Its GitHub repo has 33,580 stars. We found 82 tools in the directory that do overlapping work (coding in the terminal, controlling a computer, personal assistance); 47 of them are open source and 12 list a free or freemium plan. Below are the 10 closest, ranked by how many tasks and sub-tasks they share with AionUi, then by GitHub stars.
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Quick comparison Top 10 of 11 listed below. Pricing as the maker states it; blank means we don't have it.
| Tool | Pricing | Best for | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hermes One | Open source | Control a computer | Yes |
 ClawX | Open source | Yes | |
 Memmy | Open source | Give agents memory | Yes |
 AnythingLLM | Open source + cloud | Control a computer | Yes |
 Hermes WebUI | Open source | Yes | |
 OpenWorker | Open source | Control a computer | Yes |
 Eigent | Open source | Control a computer | Yes |
 DeepChat | Open source | Control a computer | Yes |
 LobsterAI | Open source | Control a computer | Yes |
 5ire | Source-available | Control a computer | Source-available |
- Hermes One (Open source): Community desktop app for installing, configuring and chatting with Hermes Agent without managing it from the terminal. Consider it because it also covers rules, skills and config.
- ClawX (Open source): Desktop app that puts a graphical interface on OpenClaw agents so you can set up and run them without the terminal. Consider it because it does the same job with a different approach (open source).
- Memmy (Open source): A local-first personal AI agent with a self-evolving long-term memory that its desktop app, CLI and your other AI agents can all share. Consider it because it also covers memory and local and self-hosted.
- AnythingLLM (Open source + cloud): Local-first desktop and server app for chatting with your documents, running agents and connecting any LLM. Consider it because it also covers RAG and documents and local and self-hosted; it has more GitHub stars (67,210 vs 33,580).
- Hermes WebUI (Open source): Lightweight web and mobile interface for the Hermes Agent with full parity with its CLI experience. Consider it because it also covers mobile and remote control.
- OpenWorker (Open source): Andrew Ng's open-source desktop coworker that turns requests into finished work in your files, Slack and calendar, asking before important actions. Consider it because it also covers agents in chat apps.
- Eigent (Open source): Open-source cowork desktop app that runs multi-agent workflows locally. Consider it because it also covers workflow automation and multi-agent orchestration.
- DeepChat (Open source): Open-source, local-first AI agent desktop client with MCP, skills, ACP support and remote control from messaging apps. Consider it because it also covers local and self-hosted and rules, skills and config.
- LobsterAI (Open source): NetEase Youdao's desktop agent for data analysis, slides, documents and web research. Consider it because it also covers RAG and documents and research and reports.
- 5ire (Source-available): Cross-platform desktop AI assistant and MCP client with a local knowledge base and support for major model providers. Consider it because it also covers RAG and documents and local and self-hosted.
AionUi vs alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Open source / licence | GitHub stars | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 AionUi | Open source | Apache License 2.0 | 33,580 | coding in the terminal, controlling a computer |
| Hermes One | Open source | MIT | 14,427 | coding in the terminal, controlling a computer |
| ClawX | Open source | Yes | 7,604 | coding in the terminal, personal assistance |
| Memmy | Open source | Yes | 2,125 | coding in the terminal, personal assistance |
| AnythingLLM | Open source + cloud | MIT | 67,210 | controlling a computer, personal assistance |
| Hermes WebUI | Open source | MIT | 19,001 | coding in the terminal, personal assistance |
| OpenWorker | Open source | MIT | 18,561 | controlling a computer, personal assistance |
| Eigent | Open source | Apache License 2.0 | 15,571 | controlling a computer, automating workflows |
| DeepChat | Open source | Yes | 6,367 | controlling a computer, automating workflows |
| LobsterAI | Open source | MIT | 6,119 | controlling a computer, personal assistance |
| 5ire | Source-available | No | 5,372 | controlling a computer, personal assistance |
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Alternatives are picked from directory data only: same category plus shared tasks and sub-tasks. Pricing is as each maker states it; GitHub stars as recorded on each listing.