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Open Source AI Personal Assistants using CSS

A curated collection of the best open source aI-powered assistants for personal productivity and task automation. using CSS.

Keyboard-first email client with AI, chat, and tasks
  • Stars

    Stars growing over the last 30 days4,771
  • Last commit

    8 hours ago
  • License

    AGPL-3.0
An AI-powered email client that combines inbox management, chat, tasks, and AI agents in one shared workspace, built for keyboard-driven workflows.

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Private AI chat with zero-access encryption
  • Stars

    5,642
  • Last commit

    10 hours ago
  • License

    GPL-3.0
AI chat assistant from Proton that stores conversations with zero-access encryption, never logs chats, and never uses your data to train models.

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An AI assistant that acts, not just answers
  • Stars

    392,917
  • Last commit

    6 hours ago
  • License

    MIT
A personal AI assistant that connects to your existing chat apps and handles real tasks like email, calendar, and flight check-ins on your behalf.

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Desktop AI agent with persistent memory across platforms
  • Stars

    Stars growing over the last 30 days255,365
  • Last commit

    6 hours ago
  • License

    MIT
Cross-platform desktop agent from Nous Research that connects to Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, and more, with persistent memory, scheduling, and isolated sandboxing.

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Self-hosted AI agent for chat, automation, and workflows
  • Stars

    49,205
  • Last commit

    6 hours ago
  • License

    MIT
Lightweight, self-hosted AI agent that runs in a web UI, terminal, or chat app, handling long-running workflows with controlled token budgets.

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Jan

AI
Run AI models locally or connect to cloud, privately
  • Stars

    45,019
  • Last commit

    6 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Jan runs open-source AI models on your own hardware or connects to cloud providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, keeping your conversations off third-party servers.

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Self-hosted AI agent with 70+ providers and 30+ channels
  • Stars

    33,010
  • Last commit

    7 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
A single Rust binary that runs a personal AI agent on your own hardware, connecting to 70+ LLM providers and 30+ messaging channels with built-in sandboxing and cryptographic tool receipts.

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AI second brain for research, automation, and personal agents
  • Stars

    37,754
  • Last commit

    3 months ago
  • License

    AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable AI assistant that connects to your docs and the web, lets you build agents, schedule automations, and run research with verifiable citations.

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24/7 screen and audio recorder with AI memory search
  • Stars

    21,998
  • Last commit

    10 hours ago
  • License

    Other
Records your screen and microphone locally, transcribes meetings automatically, and exposes selected work context to compatible AI assistants through its MCP server and local API.

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Desktop multi-agent workforce for automating real tasks
  • Stars

    15,618
  • Last commit

    1 day ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Self-hostable desktop app that runs a coordinated team of AI agents to browse the web, manage files, execute terminal commands, and complete complex workflows.

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AI agent runtime with encrypted enclaves for your secrets
  • Stars

    12,668
  • Last commit

    16 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Runs AI agents inside Trusted Execution Environments on NEAR AI Cloud, keeping credentials encrypted and invisible to the model at all times.

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Self-hosted enterprise agent platform with real permissions
  • Stars

    Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days6,695
  • Last commit

    14 hours ago
  • License

    MIT
Deploy AI agents inside your own infrastructure with document-grounded answers, computer use, and support for any AG-UI-compatible agent framework.

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A team of AI agents in a chat app, on your own machine
  • Stars

    Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days5,231
  • Last commit

    6 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Run a team of AI agents locally on your own API keys and subscriptions, with scheduled tasks, computer use, and Gmail, GitHub and Slack integrations.

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Self-hosted AI agents that do real work on your machine
  • Stars

    Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days4,828
  • Last commit

    6 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Run persistent AI bots that sign into your tools, complete tasks autonomously, and ask for approval when needed. Your keys, your model, your infrastructure.

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Smart desktop AI assistant with powerful local knowledge features
  • Stars

    5,372
  • Last commit

    1 month ago
  • License

    Unknown
Cross-platform desktop AI assistant supporting multiple providers, local knowledge base, and custom prompts. Integrates MCP protocol for enhanced AI tool capabilities.

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AI-powered automation that lives in your Slack workspace
  • Stars

    1,098
  • Last commit

    6 months ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Connect all your apps through Pearl, an AI assistant that automates workflows directly in Slack. No coding required - save 10+ hours weekly with intelligent task automation.

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Dictate faster and control your Mac with voice
  • Stars

    656
  • Last commit

    28 days ago
  • License

    MIT
Free, open-source macOS voice assistant that transcribes speech, applies AI transformations, and controls apps hands-free. No subscription, no training required.

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