1. abu-cowork
404 stars
Your AI Desktop Office Assistant — Just Leave It to Abu A locally-run AI desktop assistant inspired by Claude Code's Cowork mode.
openwork alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like different-ai/openwork
Flowy lists 157 other Productivity plugins like openwork, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.
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How they compare
| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openworkThis page | 24,282 | +99 | Oct 27, 2026 | not available | 1 skill, 1 command |
| 1abu-cowork | 404 | not available | Oct 27, 2026 | not available | 1 skill, 3 agents |
| 2danielmiessler-personal-ai-infrastructure | 19,605 | +86 | Sep 4, 2026 | MIT | 56 skills, 8 agents, 7 commands |
| 3deepchat | 6,378 | +8 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 19 skills |
| 4nimbalyst | 1,993 | +38 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 16 skills, 3 agents, 54 commands, 3 MCP servers |
| 5delive | 267 | -6 | Oct 22, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill |
| 6pdf-tools | 158 | not available | Oct 21, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills |
| 7alive | 131 | +1 | Oct 2, 2026 | MIT | 17 skills |
| 8retinue | 112 | not available | Oct 22, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 1 skill |
| 9resume-builder | 92 | +3 | Aug 15, 2026 | MIT | 9 skills, 4 agents, 9 commands, 1 hook, 1 MCP server |
| 10adamlinscott-claude-skills | 3 | 0 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 20 skills, 5 agents |
| 11prompt-master | 15,149 | +384 | Oct 22, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| 12codepilot | 6,509 | +8 | Sep 22, 2026 | not available | 9 skills, 1 MCP server |
The 12 closest alternatives
2. danielmiessler-personal-ai-infrastructure
19,605 stars+86 this week
⛰️ LifeOS — The universal AI Harness designed to move you from Current to Ideal state in both life and work.
3. deepchat
6,378 stars+8 this week
🐬DeepChat - A smart assistant that connects powerful AI to your personal world
4. nimbalyst
1,993 stars+38 this week
Nimbalyst - The open-source visual workspace for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode.
5. delive
267 stars-6 this week
System audio capture + multi-provider ASR + local-first AI review workspace.
6. pdf-tools
158 stars
The local PDF workflow for Claude Desktop and MCP hosts: fill, sign, merge, split, extract, render, and analyze PDFs with local file…
7. alive
131 stars+1 this week
Personal Context Manager for Claude Code.
8. retinue
112 stars
The dashboard now switches between English and 简体中文.
9. resume-builder
92 stars+3 this week
Every AI resume tool promises to "beat the ATS." This one has a harder rule: it never invents experience — and when a job is a genuine…
10. adamlinscott-claude-skills
3 stars0 this week
Each skill lives under skills//SKILL.md, and each agent under agents//.md.
11. prompt-master
15,149 stars+384 this week
A Claude skill that writes the accurate prompts for any AI tool.
12. codepilot
6,509 stars+8 this week
A multi-model AI agent desktop client — connect any AI provider, extend with MCP & skills, control from your phone.
Questions about openwork alternatives
What is the best alternative to openwork?
abu-cowork is the first of 12 alternatives to openwork by shared technologies: it has 404 stars (behind openwork) and ships 3 agents, which openwork does not.
Which openwork alternative has the most skills?
danielmiessler-personal-ai-infrastructure has the most, with 56 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. openwork has 1.