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- Revised the feature comparison table for OpenHuman and its competitors, improving descriptions and emphasizing key features such as self-learning capabilities and desktop integrations. - Streamlined language for better readability and user understanding of OpenHuman's advantages. - Ensured consistency in formatting and terminology throughout the document.
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<h1 align="center">OpenHuman</h1>
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<strong>The age of super intelligence is here. OpenHuman is your Personal AI super intelligence. Private, Simple and extremely powerful.</strong>
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<a href="https://discord.com/invite/k23Kn8nK">Discord</a> •
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<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/tinyhumansai/">Reddit</a> •
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<a href="https://x.com/tinyhumansai">X/Twitter</a> •
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<a href="https://tinyhumans.gitbook.io/openhuman/">Docs</a>
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<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/status-early%20beta-orange" alt="Early Beta" />
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<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-desktop-macOS%20%7C%20Windows%20%7C%20Linux-blue" alt="Platforms: desktop only" />
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<a href="https://github.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/tinyhumansai/openhuman?label=latest" alt="Latest Release" /></a>
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<img src="./docs/the-tet.png" alt="The Tet" />
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<p align="center" style="font-style: italic">
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"The Tet. What a brilliant machine" — Morgan Freeman as he reminisces about <a href="https://youtu.be/SveLVpqy_Rc?si=y83aZNokPiUjILN0&t=60">alien superintelligence</a> in the movie <em>Oblivion</em>
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</p>
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> **Early Beta** — Under active development. Expect rough edges.
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To install or get started, either download from the website over at [tinyhumans.ai/openhuman](https://tinyhumans.ai/openhuman) or run
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```
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# For MacOS/Linux
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curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
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# For Windows
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irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
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```
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# What is OpenHuman?
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OpenHuman is an open-source agentic assistant that is designed to integrate with you in your daily life. Here's what makes OpenHuman special:
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- **Simple, UI-first** — A **clean** desktop experience and short onboarding paths so you can go from install to a **working agent in a few clicks**, without a config-first setup. You don't need a terminal to run OpenHuman.
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- **One subscription, many providers** — You only need **one** account to get access to many agentic APIs (AI Models, Search, Webhooks/Tunnels and other 3rd party APIs etc..), simplifying the experience to get a powerful agent going.
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- **Rich Skills** — Plug into **Gmail**, **Slack**, **Notion**, and the rest of your stack via **rich, feature-backed skills**. Connections are typically **one click** through setup wizards instead of wiring APIs by hand. Workflow data is kept **on device**, **encrypted locally**, and treated as **yours**: encryption and sensitive context stay **on your machine**. **Webhooks** give **instant feedback** into the agent when external systems or skills emit events, so the loop stays tight without constant polling.
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- **Local knowledge base** — Built from **your data and your activity**. How you work across tools, sessions, and connected services—so the agent gets **rich, workflow-aware context**, not a one-off chat transcript. Everything is **stored on your machine** and compounding over time without becoming a cloud dossier. **Channels**, **skills** and ongoing **conversations** feed the same loop so day-to-day context does not reset every session.
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- **Local AI model** — The **Rust core** exposes **local AI** paths (and the desktop bundle can ship **local/bundled runners** where applicable) for the workloads above—vision snippets, speech helpers, summarization, tooling—so sensitive steps can stay **off the cloud** when you choose.
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- **Deep desktop integrations** — OpenHuman is a **native desktop** assistant, not a web-only chat: **memory-aware keyboard autocomplete**, **voice** (**STT** listening and **TTS** replies), **screen intelligence** that understands what is on screen and feeds your local context, plus windowing and OS-level permissions—so the agent meets you **on the machine**, not trapped in a browser tab.
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Architecture: [`docs/ARCHITECTURE.md`](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md). Contributor orientation: [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
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## OpenHuman vs other agents
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High-level comparison (products evolve—verify against each vendor). OpenHuman is built to **minimize vendor sprawl**, keep **workflow knowledge on-device**, and ship **deep desktop** features—not only chat.
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| | Claude Code/Cowork | OpenClaw | Hermes Agent | OpenHuman |
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| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| **Open-source**: Is the codebase open to review? | 🚫 Proprietary client | ✅ MIT License | ✅ MIT License | ✅ GNU License |
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| **Simple**: Is it simple to get started? | ✅ Simple Desktop App + CLI | ⚠️ Terminal first and often complex | ⚠️ Terminal first and often complex | ✅ Simple, Clean UI/UX. Get started within minutes |
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| **Cost**: How expensive is to run? | ⚠️ Subscription + **add-on** tool/API costs | ⚠️ Tied to **models & hosting** you choose | ⚠️ Tied to **models & hosting** you choose | ✅ **Cost optimized** with the option to run many things locally for free |
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| **Memory & Knowledge Base (KB)**: Does the agent know you and your world? | ✅ Built-in **memory**; mostly **chat/session** scoped | ⚠️ Has a local memory but often needs **plugins** for richer behavior | ✅ **Self-learning** / task loops (typical) | 🚀 **Local KB + Self-learning** from **your** activity & data (GMail, Notion etc... via skills) & prompts |
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| **API spagetti**: How complex is it to hook mulitple features together? | 🚫 Claude bill + often **extra keys** for MCP/tools | 🚫 **BYOK** / **multi-vendor** common | 🚫 **Multiple providers** common | ✅ **One account** get access to many **bundled** platform APIs |
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| **Extensibility**: Can you add rich features into it? | ✅ **MCP** (different model than sandboxed skills) | ✅ Plugin Architecture (SKILL.md) | ✅ Plugin Architecture (SKILL.md) | 🚀 **Rich Skills** with ability to have realtime updates, local DB & more |
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| **Desktop integrations**: Can it integrate into your desktop completely? | ⚠️ Desktop app & access to folders | ⚠️ Often **lighter** native surface | ⚠️ Often **lighter** native surface | ✅ **STT**, **TTS**, **screen intelligence**, **memory-aware autocomplete** and a whole lot more |
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# Contributors Hall of Fame
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Show some love and end up in the hall of fame
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<a href="https://github.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman/graphs/contributors">
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<img src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=tinyhumansai/openhuman" alt="OpenHuman contributors" />
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