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Open source alternatives to Merlin

50 open source AI apps to use instead, best rated first.

Top picks

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    Open WebUI

    Launch

    Self-hosted AI platform that connects local and cloud models, extends with Python, and keeps your data under your control.

    Open sourceSelf-hosted

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    AutoGPT

    Launch

    Platform for building, deploying, and running AI agents that automate repeatable digital work across research, outreach, content, and support without writing code.

    Open source

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    pi

    Launch

    Terminal-based coding agent with a minimal core, 15+ LLM providers, tree-structured session history, and a TypeScript extension system for building your own workflows.

    Open source

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    AFFiNE

    Launch

    An open-source, local-first knowledge base that merges structured docs, infinite whiteboards, databases, and AI into a single workspace for teams and creators.

    Open source

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    aider

    Launch

    Terminal-based AI coding tool that lets you edit existing codebases or start new projects using LLMs like Claude, GPT, and DeepSeek.

    Open source

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    AppFlowy

    Launch

    Open source collaborative workspace combining notes, databases, and AI with full data ownership, offline support, and self-hosting options.

    Open source

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Cherry Studio

Desktop AI client for Windows, macOS, and Linux

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Cline

AI Coding, Open Source and Open Choice

Launch
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Crawl4AI

Open-source web crawler and scraper

Launch
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ego lite

Fastest browser for AI agents

Launch
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FastGPT

FastGPT is a free, open-source platform

Launch
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Jan

Jan runs open-source AI models on your own hardware or connects

Launch
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Keploy

Open source Tool for converting user traffic to Test Cases and Data Stubs

Launch
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Langflow

Build, deploy, and iterate on AI agents, RAG applications, and MCP servers

Launch
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LibreChat

LibreChat is a free and open-source chat interface for assistant AIs

Launch
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LiteLLM

Acts as a unified proxy across 100+ LLMs

Launch
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llama.cpp

C/C++ inference engine for large language models, supporting quantization

Launch
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LobeHub

An open-source AI Agent Workspace

Launch
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NanoClaw

Self-hosted AI agent that connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack

Launch
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Ollama

Load and run large LLMs locally to use in your terminal or build your apps

Launch
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O

OpenClaw

Open-source personal AI assistant / agent framework

Launch
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O

OpenCode

Open-source terminal-native AI coding agent

Launch
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O

OpenHands

AI agent platform that runs autonomous coding agents to plan, write

Launch
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Orca

Agent Development Environment that runs Claude Code, Codex, Gemini

Launch
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Paperclip

Manages teams of AI agents across business functions

Launch
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P

Phoenix

Arize Phoenix: Open Source AI Development Platform

Launch
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Portkey

Full-stack LLMOps platform to monitor, manage, and improve LLM-based apps

Launch
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Tabby

Self-hosted AI coding assistant that enhances productivity

Launch
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vLLM

Inference and serving engine for large language models, built

Launch
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Warp

Terminal built for running AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex

Launch
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Zed

Your last next editor

Launch
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Unsloth

Local UI to run and train LLMs and diffusion models

Launch
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Theia IDE

An extensible open-source IDE

Launch
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PhotoPrism

AI-Powered Photos App

Launch
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ECC

The agent harness performance optimization system

Launch
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G

Graphify

Turn any codebase, with its docs, SQL schemas, configs, and PDFs

Launch
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Codex

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

Launch
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Upscayl

Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler

Launch
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Chatbox AI

Chatbox AI enables chat with documents, images

Launch
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Folo

Folo is the AI RSS Reader

Launch
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Netron

Visualizer for neural network and machine learning models

Launch
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Gorilla

Training and Evaluating LLMs for Function Calls (Tool Calls)

Launch
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Strix

Open-source AI penetration testing tool to find

Launch
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CC Switch

A cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode

Launch
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1Panel

Comprehensive web-based tool for Linux server administration

Launch
46
A

Agno

Open-source platform that enables developers to create

Launch
47
A

AnythingLLM

A desktop and self-hostable AI app for chatting

Launch
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B

Buzz

Workspace that combines team chat, project planning, and git management

Launch
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Chat2DB

DBMS 、BI 、Report 、 NL2SQL、NL2Report

Launch
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Chroma

Open-source vector database designed for AI applications

Launch

About Merlin

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Merlin

Executive assistant for busy founders

Merlin is your digital Chief of Staff — an AI executive assistant built to help founders reclaim their focus. Every morning, Merlin scans your Gmail, Google Calendar, and Slack, surfacing the highest-impact priorities across your day: the investor email that actually matters, the meeting you’re unprepared for, the deal that’s slipping away.

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Price
Freemium
Category
AI
Website
merlin.computer