Best Open Source local first Libraries
A curated list of the most popular GitHub repositories tagged with local first. Select any project to visualize its architecture and dive into the codebase using RepoMind's AI engine.
#1nexu-io/open-design
🎨 Best DeepSeek Harness Design Plugin. The open-source Claude Design alternative. 🖥️ Local-first desktop app. 🖼️ Your coding agent becomes the design engine: prototypes, landing pages, dashboards, slides, images & video — real files, HTML/PDF/PPTX/MP4 export. 🤖 Claude Code / Codex / Cursor / DeepSeek Harness / OpenCode & 20+ CLIs via BYOK.
#2career-ops-hq/career-ops
Open-source AI job search agent and job finder: scan job boards, score each job 1-5 against your CV before you apply, tailor an ATS-friendly resume and cover letter, get interview prep and a job application tracker. It helps you fill in each application; you press Submit. Runs locally in your AI coding CLI (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and more).
#3siyuan-note/siyuan
A privacy-first, self-hosted, fully open source personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang.
#4tinyhumansai/openhuman
The fastest, cheapest, most efficient open-source agent harness. Run more than 500 agents on a $10 VPS.
#5logseq/logseq
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: https://discuss.logseq.com/t/logseq-product-roadmap/34267
#6codewhale-hq/Codewhale
Open-source Rust agent engine and terminal client for Codewhale, with provider choice, tools, approvals and receipts.
#7TriliumNext/Trilium
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
#8super-productivity/super-productivity
Super Productivity is an advanced todo list app with integrated Timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. It also comes with integrations for Jira, GitLab, GitHub and Open Project.
#9electric-sql/electric
Read-path sync engine for Postgres that handles partial replication, data delivery and fan-out.
#10aipoch/open-science
The open-source AI research workbench for scientific research and agent workflows. Local-first, model-agnostic desktop app with extensible skills, MCP tools and connectors, Python/R execution and traceable artifacts for reproducible research on macOS, Windows and Linux.
#11totec448-spec/chat-on-steroids
Cross-platform local MCP capabilities for ChatGPT with Chrome integration, Goal, Compact & Resume, and durable multi-agent workflows.
#12zvec-ai/zvec-grep
Local-first search across your workspace, built for humans and AI agents.
#13UniClipboard/UniClipboard
Real-time clipboard sync across all your devices — local-first, peer-to-peer, and end-to-end encrypted. No account. No cloud dependency. No central server.
#14LodyAI/Lody
Share coding agents with your team on phone and desktop
#15glanderness/BeefTV
High-performance · Lightweight · AI Native Video workspace. 面向 AI 时代的视频创作工作台。 在画布中，和Agent一起自由连接创意、模型与素材。
#16junruxiong/IncarnaMind
The AI notebook that checks its own citations. Ask your PDFs, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files and every answer cites the exact page, with the quote checked against it. Open-source desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux; works with your ChatGPT plan, your own API key (Claude, GPT, DeepSeek…) or a local model via Ollama.
#17avibe-bot/avibe
The local-first Agent OS — your AI partner lives on your own machine. Drive the official Claude Code, Codex & OpenCode from your browser or any chat app.
#18nightly-labs/openbot
A local-first desktop workspace for persistent AI teammates. Run Codex, Claude, and Grok with dedicated workspaces, task queues, file sharing, browser control, and agent-to-agent collaboration.
#19Innei/lody-ios
Independent iOS client for Lody — native chat, sessions, and coding-agent collaboration on iPhone
#20receptron/mulmoclaude
Nurture your own AI assistant on your own computer. Local-first and MIT: memories, data and apps stay as plain files in your workspace. Chat summons the right GUI — wiki, spreadsheet, chart, form, 3D. Build small apps for an audience of one, no programming required.
#21jorgepb96/nodus
Open-source research workspace for connecting sources, evidence, notes and ideas. Built for academic research with Zotero integration. Available on MacOS, Windows and Linux.
#22HuskerMinion/techo5
Open firmware for the Echo Show 5, 1st and 2nd gen: Alpine Linux instead of Android, no Alexa. A local Home Assistant voice satellite with its own touch screen, on-device wake word, SSH and A/B over-the-air updates.
#23Oleafly/Oleafly
The local-first AI assisted research workspace for scientific writing & publishing. Research, Write, Compile, Verify and Publish in LaTeX • Typst • Markdown • Git-native • Open Source • Desktop Performance
#24Tenney95/AI-Canvas-tauri
Local-first AI canvas for visual workflows, AI short drama, image/video generation, storyboarding and asset management. ComfyUI, AI agents, MCP & Blender. 本地优先 AI 画布：AI短剧、AI资产管理、图像/视频生成、分镜制作与视频剪辑。
#25PerpetualSoftware/pad
Project Management for the agent era