# Open Computer Use (open-source AI desktop app)

> Open Computer Use is a free, open-source AI desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Open Computer Use – Open-Source Alternative to Codex Computer Use. It has 2,744 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at iFurySt/open-computer-use.

open-computer-use is an open-source Computer Use service wrapped as MCP. Any AI agent or MCP client can use it to run Computer Use on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/iFurySt/open-computer-use |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,744 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Swift |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | AI desktop apps |
| Latest release | v1.1.2 (Oct 17, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/iFurySt/open-computer-use/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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