Welcome to OpenFolks
Hire AI teammates, give them desks and tools, and run the team from one local workplace.
A workplace, not a chatbot
OpenFolks is a desktop HQ for people who work with AI teammates. You hire folks, point them at engines you already pay for, and keep the files on your machine.
FolksTeammates with their own model, memory, folder, and computer
CrewsMarketplace teams that arrive ready to work together
Your machineLocal data. Bring your own engine logins
Install the desktop app
Desktop builds for Mac, Windows, and Ubuntu — or run from source.
Hire your first folk
Pick an engine, give it a folder, and brief it.
Connect apps
Authorize Gmail, GitHub, Slack, Notion, and more.
Give it a computer
This computer, a Local VM, Box, or a VPS you own.
How the Desk is organized
| Piece | What it holds | Where you set it |
|---|---|---|
| Folk | Identity, conversation, memory, defaults | Folk profile |
| Engine | The reasoning loop and tools | Model picker and Settings |
| Working folder | Project context and a safe place to write | Folk profile |
| Connected apps | Services you authorized | Connections |
| Computer | Visual control of a desktop | Computer panel |
| Routines | Work that runs later, on a weekday, or from a webhook | Automations |
Where to start
| I want to… | Open this |
|---|---|
| Walk the Desk in five minutes | Desk tour |
| Choose Claude, Codex, Cursor, Grok, OpenRouter, or a local model | Engines |
| Organize folks, tasks, rooms, and handoffs | Folks and work |
| Drive a browser or desktop | Computers |
| Repeat a brief every morning | Routines |
| Back up or move my data | Data and backups |
| Build from source | Contributing |
Docs describe shipped software
The changelog lists published desktop builds. Work that is still on a branch stays on GitHub until a release includes it.