Witsy
Witsy is a free, open-source AI desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Witsy: desktop AI assistant / universal MCP client. It has 2,038 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at Kochava-Studios/witsy.
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- AI desktop apps
- Maintained
About Witsy
Witsy is a BYOK (Bring Your Own Keys) AI application: it means you need to have API keys for the LLM providers you want to use. Alternatively, you can use Ollama to run models locally on your machine for free and use them in Witsy.
Install Witsy
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
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What is Witsy?
Witsy is a free, open-source AI desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Witsy: desktop AI assistant / universal MCP client. It has 2,038 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at Kochava-Studios/witsy.
Is Witsy free and open source?
Yes. Witsy's source code is public on GitHub under the AGPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Witsy?
Homebrew: brew install --cask witsy. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v3.5.2).
Is Witsy still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Apr 9, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.