Open Cowork will automatically create and manage a 'claude-sandbox' VM

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<h1 align="center">🚀 Open Cowork: Your Personal AI Agent Desktop App</h1>

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  • Open Source Claude Cowork • One-Click Install 
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  <a href="./README_zh.md">中文文档</a> •
  <a href="#features">Features</a> •
  <a href="#demo">Demo</a> •
  <a href="#installation">Downloads</a> •
  <a href="#quick-start">Quick Start</a> •
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## 📖 Introduction

**Open Cowork** is an open-source implementation of **Claude Cowork**, with one-click installers for **Windows** and **macOS**—no coding required.

It provides a sandboxed workspace where AI can manage files, generate professional outputs (PPTX, DOCX, XLSX, etc.) through our built-in **Skills** system, and **connect to desktop apps via MCP** (browser, Notion, etc.) for better collaboration.

> [!WARNING]
> **Disclaimer**: Open Cowork is an AI collaboration tool. Please exercise caution with its operations, especially when authorizing file modifications or deletions. We support VM-based sandbox isolation, but some operations may still carry risks.

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## ✨ Key Features

|               | MCP & Skills | Remote Control | GUI Operation |
| ------------- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------- |
| Claude Cowork | ✓            | ✗              | ✗             |
| OpenClaw      | ✓            | ✓              | ✗             |
| OpenCowork    | ✓            | ✓              | ✓             |

- **One-Click Install, Ready to Use**: Pre-built installers for Windows and macOS, no environment setup needed—just download and start using.
- **Flexible Model Support**: Supports **Claude**, **OpenAI-compatible APIs**, and Chinese models like **GLM**, **MiniMax**, **Kimi**. Use your OpenRouter, Anthropic, or other API keys with flexible configuration. More models coming soon!
- **Remote Control**: Connect to collaboration platforms like **Feishu (Lark)** and other remote services to automate workflows and cross-platform operations.
- **GUI Operation**: Control and interact with various desktop GUI applications on your computer. **Recommended model: Gemini-3-Pro** for optimal GUI understanding and control.
- **Smart File Management**: Read, write, and organize files within your workspace.
- **Skills System**: Built-in workflows for PPTX, DOCX, PDF, XLSX generation and processing. **Supports custom skill creation and deletion.**
- **MCP External Service Support**: Integrate browser, Notion, custom apps and more through **MCP Connectors** to extend AI capabilities.
- **Multimodal Input**: Drag & drop files and images directly into the chat input for seamless multimodal interaction.
- **Real-time Trace**: Watch AI reasoning and tool execution in the Trace Panel.
- **Secure Workspace**: All operations confined to your chosen workspace folder.
- **VM-Level Isolation**: WSL2 (Windows) and Lima (macOS) VM isolation—all commands execute in an isolated VM to protect your host system.
- **UI Enhancements**: Beautiful and flexible UI design, system language switching, comprehensive MCP/Skills/Tools call display.

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## 🎬 Demo

See Open Cowork in action:

### 1. Folder Organization & Cleanup 📂
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dbeb0337-2d19-4b5d-a438-5220f2a87ca7

### 2. Generate PPT from Files 📊
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/30299ded-0260-468f-b11d-d282bb9c97f2

### 3. Generate XLSX Spreadsheets 📉
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f57b9106-4b2c-4747-aecd-a07f78af5dfc

### 4. GUI Operation🖥
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/75542c76-210f-414d-8182-1da988c148f2

### 5. Remote control with Feishu(Lark) 🤖
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/05a703de-c0f5-407b-9a43-18b6a172fd74

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## 📦 Installation

### Option 1: Homebrew (macOS, Recommended)

```bash
brew tap OpenCoworkAI/tap
brew install --cask --no-quarantine open-cowork
```

> The `--no-quarantine` flag bypasses macOS Gatekeeper, so you won't see the "Apple cannot verify this app" warning.

### Option 2: Download Installer

Get the latest version from our [Releases Page](https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork/releases).

| Platform | File Type |
|----------|-----------|
| **Windows** | `.exe` |
| **macOS** (Apple Silicon) | `.dmg` |

### Option 3: Build from Source

For developers who want to contribute or modify the codebase:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork.git
cd open-cowork
npm install
npm run rebuild
npm run dev
```

To build the installer locally: `npm run build`

### Security Configuration: 🔒 Sandbox Support

Open Cowork pr

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