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OpenClaw
Open-source personal AI assistant that runs on your machine and works from your chat apps.
openclaw.ai ↗CLI · macOS · Windows · Linux
what it is
OpenClaw is an open-source AI assistant you run yourself. You talk to it from WhatsApp, Telegram or another chat app, and it can organise your inbox, send emails, manage your calendar and check you in for flights. There's no subscription or hosted tier.
who it's for
Technical people who want a self-hosted personal assistant they control, for themselves or their team.
how to start
- 1Install it: curl -fsSL openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash (or npm i -g openclaw).
- 2Run openclaw onboard and follow the prompts.
- 3Connect the chat app you want to use (for example WhatsApp or Telegram).
- 4Message it with a task.
what you need
- A computer to run it on (macOS, Linux or Windows)
- A chat app account such as WhatsApp or Telegram
- Access to an AI model (set up during onboarding)
pricing
Free and open source; no subscription or hosted tier
checked Oct 10, 2026
key features
- Runs on your own machine
- Works from WhatsApp, Telegram or other chat apps
- Email, calendar and inbox tasks
- Desktop apps and a CLI
- Open source
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