desktop ai assistants
Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.
Desktop AI assistants integrate directly into operating systems to automate computer tasks, manage active window contexts, and interact with native files and applications. Knowledge workers, developers, and power users adopt them to accelerate daily workflows without constantly switching to a web browser. Unlike standard browser-based chatbots, these tools live across the entire desktop environment with system-wide hotkeys, OS automation capabilities, and options for private local compute.
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Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▲ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardent, a code-first agent for non-engineering work | HN | 10 | 2026-09-03 |
| 1ST-PROJECT-OF-PRINCE-JARVIS- | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-18 |
| maple-helper | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-09-30 |
| ForumWatch | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-09-20 |
| JARVIS-VORNEX | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-29 |
| chat-nojev | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-22 |
| Naomi | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-11 |
| Rowboat – Your AI coworker, with memory | YC | 12 | 2026-07-21 |
| Skales | HN | 12 | 2026-04-02 |
| Local privacy-first Microsoft Recall alternative with Gemma 4 | HN | 13 | 2026-07-04 |
| Open-Pet-Office | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-09-19 |
| Brahma-Ai-Evo | GITHUB | 15 | 2026-09-29 |
| I built a 1.8MB native app with self-built UI, vision and AI libraries | HN | 15 | 2025-12-01 |
| WARDOGS-ASSISTANT | GITHUB | 16 | 2026-09-20 |
| SuperGrok-Desktop | GITHUB | 16 | 2026-10-02 |
| AIChatDesktop | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-10-05 |
| Omi | HN | 19 | 2026-04-15 |
| AIUtilitiesPack | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-10-05 |
| Hitoku Draft | HN | 21 | 2026-06-04 |
| NIKA_desktop | GITHUB | 25 | 2026-10-13 |
| troetochie | GITHUB | 27 | 2026-10-10 |
| MoonBridge-Release | GITHUB | 27 | 2026-09-26 |
| openmuse | GITHUB | 33 | 2026-09-10 |
| jev-cua | GITHUB | 34 | 2026-09-20 |
| cozmo-esp32 | GITHUB | 39 | 2026-09-19 |
| Yorishiro | HN | 42 | 2026-07-22 |
| This is HeyClicky. An AI buddy that lives next to your computer cursor. | YC | 43 | 2026-05-15 |
| ai-agent-for-pc | GITHUB | 46 | 2026-09-30 |
| Pixel-Companion | GITHUB | 51 | 2026-10-06 |
| Ourguide | HN | 52 | 2026-01-26 |
| ZeroSphere | PH | 57 | 2026-09-18 |
| Pizza Bot | HN | 59 | 2026-09-15 |
| Proto-Mind | PH | 60 | 2026-09-18 |
| PIP | PH | 70 | 2026-09-28 |
| Twin | PH | 70 | 2026-10-01 |
| Side | PH | 72 | 2026-10-08 |
| pixel-office | GITHUB | 75 | 2026-09-24 |
| Linda | PH | 76 | 2026-10-07 |
| Assist | PH | 79 | 2026-10-09 |
| Xiryn | PH | 81 | 2026-10-13 |
| Edyt | PH | 82 | 2026-09-22 |
| Agibot | PH | 83 | 2026-10-11 |
| Marv | PH | 87 | 2026-10-05 |
| OpenCharm | PH | 89 | 2026-10-09 |
| OpenPilot | PH | 100 | 2026-10-09 |
| FrostByte-App | GITHUB | 102 | 2026-09-12 |
| MausBot | PH | 128 | 2026-10-13 |
| gentle-dot | GITHUB | 154 | 2026-10-09 |
| DSH Desktop | PH | 157 | 2026-10-01 |
| Logical: The Proactive Desktop Copilot | YC | 161 | 2025-11-07 |