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OpenWork
Desktop app for sharing AI workflows, skills, and connected services across agents and teams.
OpenWork is a free desktop app for sharing AI workflows, positioned as an open-source alternative to Claude Cowork and Codex for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It is used by individuals and organizations that want to reuse skills and connected services across agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
| Category | AI coworkers and teammates |
| License | mixed, open-source and separately licensed portions |
| Hosting | local desktop or organization-managed |
| Repository | github.com/different-ai/openwork |
| Website | openworklabs.com |
| Last verified | 2026-09-02 |
Documented features
- Runs as a desktop application on macOS, Windows, and Linux
- Exposes one OpenWork MCP that Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and other compatible agents can attach to reuse the same skills
- Creates and organizes workspaces, shared with teammates or kept private
- Reuses skills, MCPs, and connected services across tools, teammates, and machines
- Integrates Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 capabilities
- Manages teams, access, desktop policies, and marketplace publishing through the OpenWork Den control plane
- Provisions inference at scale and controls which members and teams can use each model provider
- Imports Agent Plugins and Anthropic-compatible plugins to access their skills through the OpenWork MCP
Feature summaries come from the project's own repository and documentation and describe the software as documented on the verification date, not an evaluation.
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