The best cua alternatives

Personal AI desktop agent for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android & iOS. Set a goal, it works on its own. Teams (pair two desktops, agents + humans), Agent2Agent, Workflows, Codework, multi-agent orgs, desktop + browser automation. 15+ AI providers, BYOK. No Docker, no terminal. Agent Skills (SKILL.md). Migration importer. Recurring autonomous tasks.

Choose skales if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than HTML
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need agentic-ai or ai-assistant

Shares ai-agent, macos, windows with cua.

cc-haha

NanmiCoder/cc-haha

Local-first cross-platform desktop workspace for Claude Code / agents: multi-agent, Git worktrees, code diffs, skill marketplace, multi-model, Computer Use, task-aware desktop pets, with WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk, Telegram, WhatsApp and H5 access.

Choose cc-haha if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than HTML
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need ai or anthropic

Shares agent, ai-agent, computer-use with cua.

turbo-fieldfare

drumih/turbo-fieldfare

Gemma 4 26B-A4B inference in ~2 GB of RAM on any M-series MacBook

Choose turbo-fieldfare if…

• you would rather work in Swift than HTML
• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than MIT License
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need apple-silicon or gemma

Shares macos, swift with cua.

ChatALL

ai-shifu/ChatALL

Concurrently chat with ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Bard, Alpaca, Vicuna, Claude, ChatGLM, MOSS, 讯飞星火, 文心一言 and more, discover the best answers

Choose ChatALL if…

• you would rather work in JavaScript than HTML
• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than MIT License
• you specifically need bingchat or chatbot

Shares hacktoberfest, macos, windows with cua.

nuclear

nukeop/nuclear

Streaming music player that finds free music for you

Choose nuclear if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than HTML
• GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 suits your use better than MIT License
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you specifically need ai or desktop-app

Shares agent, windows with cua.

superset

superset-sh/superset

Superset is an agentic IDE to orchestrate 100+ coding agents in parallel. Run any agent with your own subscription.

Choose superset if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than HTML
• you specifically need ade or agent-orchestration

Shares agent, macos with cua.

palmier-pro

palmier-io/palmier-pro

macOS video editor built for AI

Choose palmier-pro if…

• you would rather work in Swift than HTML
• GNU General Public License v3.0 suits your use better than MIT License
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need ai-video or claude

Shares macos, swift with cua.

holaOS

holaboss-ai/holaOS

Open-source agentic workspace enterprises can make their own. Connect the systems you already run — 100+ integrations, MCP, chat tools, apps, browser, local files — with shared memory. Any agent (Claude Code, Codex), any model, or BYOK. Set up in clicks, not months. Local-first: your data never leaves your machines.

Choose holaOS if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than HTML
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need agent-harness or agent-os

Shares agent, ai-agent with cua.

LobsterAI

netease-youdao/LobsterAI

Open-source, desktop-grade AI agent that gets real work done — data analysis, slides, docs, video & web research. Built on OpenClaw; runs tools on your real desktop and takes commands from your phone via WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk & Telegram.

Choose LobsterAI if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than HTML
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need ai-assistant or automation

Shares agent, ai-agent with cua.

AIHawk

feder-cr/AIHawk

Open-source AI browser agent for web automation: a web browsing agent and computer-use agent in plain English. Browser MCP for Claude Code and Gemini CLI.

Choose AIHawk if…

• you would rather work in Python than HTML
• you specifically need agentic-ai or ai-automation

Shares ai-agent, computer-use with cua.

paseo

getpaseo/paseo

Orchestrate multiple coding agents from desktop and mobile

Choose paseo if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than HTML
• you specifically need ade or agents

Shares windows with cua.

ai-agents-from-zero

didilili/ai-agents-from-zero

🚀 2026 最系统的 AI Agent 速成指南｜智能体实战教程 · 完整学习路径 + 实战项目 + 面试题库 · 对标大模型应用开发工程师岗位 · 覆盖LangChain / LangGraph / Coze / Dify / MCP / skills / LLM / RAG / 提示词 · 企业级部署与微调 · 从0到企业级落地 + 从学习到上线项目 + 面试准备一体化

Choose ai-agents-from-zero if…

• you would rather work in Python than HTML
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need agent-framework or agentic-ai

Shares agent, ai-agent with cua.