# Orkas (open-source AI desktop app)

> Orkas is a free, open-source AI desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Orkas is an open-source, local-first AI desktop app: a commander LLM directs specialist sub-agents, and runs your installed coding CLIs — Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Hermes — as local. It has 2,155 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.

Command a team of AI agents from one desktop chat — not one chatbot. Orkas is an open-source, local-first multi-agent desktop app. Describe a goal; its Commander plans the work, handles the general parts itself, and coordinates specialist agents in parallel or in sequence. Nine specialist agents ship with the app, ready the moment you launch it, out of 30 in the marketplace. Bring your own model keys — Claude · OpenAI · Gemini · DeepSeek · Kimi · GLM · Qwen · MiniMax · Doubao. macOS · Windows · Linux.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Orkas-AI/Orkas |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,155 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Website | https://orkas.ai?source=gh-orkas |
| Official | no |
| Category | AI desktop apps |
| Latest release | v2026.10.1 (Oct 1, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

## Install

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

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