--- title: "different-ai/openwork: An open-source alternative to Claude Cowork, powered by OpenCode" url: https://daily.dev/posts/different-ai-openwork-an-open-source-alternative-to-claude-cowork-powered-by-opencode-ljfa2nid0 source_url: https://github.com/different-ai/openwork type: article source: "Hacker News" published: 2026-01-15T22:38:49.380Z updated: 2026-06-18T02:14:41.788Z tags: ["ai", "opencode", "tauri", "typescript"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # different-ai/openwork: An open-source alternative to Claude Cowork, powered by OpenCode **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenWork is an open-source desktop application that provides a GUI wrapper around OpenCode, offering a product-like experience for agentic AI workflows. It features workspace management, session handling, live streaming updates, permission controls, and a skill manager for installing plugins. The app supports both local and remote server connections, runs on Tauri with Node.js, and aims to make AI-assisted work accessible without requiring CLI expertise or configuration management. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [These open-source tools do what Claude charges for, and some do it better](https://daily.dev/posts/these-open-source-tools-do-what-claude-charges-for-and-some-do-it-better-nqphnogii) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#opencode](https://daily.dev/tags/opencode), [#tauri](https://daily.dev/tags/tauri), [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/different-ai-openwork-an-open-source-alternative-to-claude-cowork-powered-by-opencode-ljfa2nid0)