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AionUi: Open-Source AI Cowork Platform for Claude Code, Codex and Gemini

AionUi, a free and open-source AI cowork platform, has been released, enabling users to deploy AI agents that can read files, write code, browse the web, and automate tasks directly on their computer. The platform supports multiple AI agents including Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini, and offers remote access via WebUI, Telegram, and other messaging apps, along with 24/7 scheduled automation. AionUi aims to replace traditional AI chat clients by providing a built-in agent engine that requires no separate CLI tool installation, making multi-agent collaboration and document creation accessible with any API key.

read15 min publishedMay 27, 2026

A free, open-source, Cowork app with AI Agents

Built-in Agent | Zero Setup | Any API Key | Multi-Agents | Remote Access | Cross-Platform | 24/7 Automation

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Cowork in Action ยท Why Choose AionUi? ยท Quick Start ยท Community

AionUi is more than a chat client. It's a Cowork platform where AI agents work alongside you on your computer โ€” reading files, writing code, browsing the web, and automating tasks. You see everything the agent does, and you're always in control.

| Traditional AI Chat Clients | AionUi (Cowork) | | |---|---|---| | AI can operate on your files | Limited or No | Yes โ€” built-in agent with full file access | | AI can execute multi-step tasks | Limited | Yes โ€” autonomous with your approval | | Remote access from phone | Rarely | WebUI + Telegram / Lark / DingTalk / WeChat | | Scheduled automation | No | Cron โ€” 24/7 unattended | | Multiple AI Agents at once | No | Claude Code, Codex, Qwen Code, Hermes Agent, Snow CLI, Cursor Agent and 13+ more โ€” auto-detected, unified interface | | Price | Free / Paid | Free & Open Source |

AionUi ships with a complete AI agent engine. Unlike tools that require you to install CLI agents separately, AionUi works the moment you install it.

No CLI tools to installโ€” the agent engine is built in** No complex setup**โ€” sign in with Google or paste any API key** Full agent capabilities**โ€” file read/write, web search, image generation, MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools** Ready-to-use assistants**โ€” 21 built-in professional assistants (Cowork, PPT Creator, Word Creator, Word Form Creator, Excel Creator, Morph PPT, Morph PPT 3D, Pitch Deck Creator, Dashboard Creator, Academic Paper Writer, Financial Model Creator, and more) ready to use immediately

These tracks match what the app actually ships: Morph PPT presets and the ** pptx / docx / xlsx skills** (see

assistant/

presets and skills/

in the repo). Want document/table output? AionUiโ€™s built-in helps PPT (Morph), Word (

OfficeCLI.docx

), and Excel (.xlsx/.xlsm/.csv

) go from request to deliverable faster and more reliably. The three assistant types map to file workflows, and the final outputs are directly editable and reusable.

Output:editable Morph PPT (.pptx

) Morph-animated slide-to-slide transitions with coherent story pacing; powered by[OfficeCLI].

| |

Output:editable Word (.docx

) Paper/thesis writing and production-ready document editing via thedocx

skill; powered by[OfficeCLI].

| |

Output:usable Excel (.xlsx/.xlsm/.csv

) Generate/refresh spreadsheets withxlsx

for analysis, auto-formatting, and charts; powered by[OfficeCLI].

| |

If you already use Claude Code, Codex, Hermes Agent, or OpenClaw, AionUi auto-detects them and lets you Cowork with all of them โ€” alongside the built-in agent.

Supported Agents: Built-in Agent (zero setup) โ€ข Claude Code โ€ข Codex โ€ข Qwen Code โ€ข Goose AI โ€ข OpenClaw โ€ข Augment Code โ€ข CodeBuddy โ€ข Kimi CLI โ€ข OpenCode โ€ข Factory Droid โ€ข GitHub Copilot โ€ข Qoder CLI โ€ข Mistral Vibe โ€ข Nanobot โ€ข Aion CLI (aionrs, the Rust-based backend service shipped with AionUi) โ€ข Snow CLI โ€ข Hermes Agent โ€ข Cursor Agent and more

Auto Detectionโ€” automatically recognizes installed CLI tools** Unified Interface**โ€” one Cowork platform for all your AI agents** Parallel Sessions**โ€” run multiple agents simultaneously with independent context** MCP Unified Management**โ€” configure MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools once, automatically sync to all agents โ€” no need to configure each agent separatelyYOLO Mode(auto-approve all agent actions without manual confirmation) /** Full-Auto Mode**โ€” one click to bypass permission prompts; all agents support full-auto mode for unattended execution

Run multiple AI agents as an organized team: a Leader agent receives your instructions, breaks them into subtasks, and delegates to Teammate agents via a built-in Team MCP Server. Teammates execute in parallel, share results through an async mailbox, and write to a shared task board.

Parallel multi-agent executionโ€” Leader breaks tasks into subtasks and delegates to Teammate agents running in parallel; each Teammate uses its own model via ACP (Agent Communication Protocol, AionUi's multi-agent coordination layer), Gemini, or AionrsLeader orchestrationโ€” Leader assigns, tracks, and aggregates results; supported backends include Claude Code, Codex, Hermes Agent, Gemini, Snow CLI, and Aion CLITeam-isolated workspaceโ€” all agents share the same folder; each has its own permission dialog with sidebar badge for pending approvals

**๐Ÿ” View Team Mode Details **โ–ถ๏ธ

Shared Workspaceโ€” all agents read/write the same folder; the file panel stays visible throughout** Supported backends**โ€” Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Snow CLI, Aion CLI (aionrs); other ACP backends withmcpCapabilities.stdio

are auto-supportedDynamic scalingโ€” add or remove Teammates while the team is running; silent agents auto-escalate to failed with one-click removal** Granular permissions**โ€” each agent has its own permission confirmation dialog; sidebar badge shows pending approvals** File sharing**โ€” Leader can pass file attachments to Teammates

Other AI apps give you a chatbox with your API key. AionUi gives you a full Cowork agent.

Your API Key What You Get
Gemini API Key (or Google login โ€” free) Gemini-powered Cowork Agent
OpenAI API Key GPT-powered Cowork Agent
Anthropic API Key Claude-powered Cowork Agent
AWS Bedrock credentials Bedrock-powered Agent via Aion CLI (aionrs)
Ollama / LM Studio (local) Local model Cowork Agent
NewAPI Gateway Unified access to 20+ models

Same agent capabilities โ€” file read/write, web search, image generation, tool use โ€” regardless of which model powers it. AionUi supports 30+ AI platforms including cloud services and local deployments.

**๐Ÿ” View All 30+ Supported Platforms **โ–ถ๏ธ

Comprehensive Platform Support:

Official Platformsโ€” Gemini, Gemini (Vertex AI), Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI** Cloud Providers**โ€” AWS Bedrock, New API (unified AI model gateway)** Chinese Platforms**โ€” Dashscope (Qwen), Dashscope Coding Plan, Zhipu, Moonshot (Kimi), Qianfan (Baidu), Hunyuan (Tencent), Lingyi, ModelScope, InfiniAI, Ctyun, StepFun, SiliconFlow-CN, PPIOInternational Platformsโ€” DeepSeek, MiniMax, Novita, OpenRouter, SiliconFlow, xAI, Ark (Volcengine), Poe** Local Models**โ€” Ollama, LM Studio (via Custom platform with local API endpoint)

AionUi also supports NewAPI gateway service โ€” a unified AI model hub that aggregates and distributes various LLMs. Flexibly switch between different models in the same interface to meet various task requirements.

Extensible assistant system with 21 built-in professional assistants and a three-tier skill system. Create and manage your own assistants and skills.

Create Custom Assistantsโ€” Define your own assistants with custom rules and capabilities** Three-tier Skills**โ€” Builtin skills (shipped with AionUi), custom skills (your own), and Extension skills (contributed by third-party extensions); enable/disable per conversation with the skill indicatorPer-conversation Controlโ€” A skill indicator in the chat header shows active skills for the current conversation; search and exclude skills as needed

AionUi supports three skill layers: built-in skills (shipped with the app), custom skills (user-defined), and extension skills (loaded from the Extension SDK).

**๐Ÿ” View Assistant Details and Custom Skills **โ–ถ๏ธ

AionUi includes 21 professional assistants with predefined capabilities, extendable through custom skills:

๐Ÿค Coworkโ€” Autonomous task execution (file operations, document processing, workflow planning)๐Ÿ“Š PPT Creator / Morph PPT / Morph PPT 3Dโ€” Generate and animate PPTX presentations with Morph transitions๐Ÿ“ Pitch Deck Creatorโ€” Investor-ready pitch deck generation๐Ÿ“Š Dashboard Creatorโ€” Data dashboard generation๐Ÿ“ Word Creatorโ€” Production-ready Word (.docx

) document generation๐Ÿ“‹ Word Form Creatorโ€” Structured Word form / contract template generation๐Ÿ“— Excel Creatorโ€” Spreadsheet generation with analysis, charts, and auto-formatting๐ŸŽ“ Academic Paper Writerโ€” Structured academic paper writing๐Ÿ’ฐ Financial Model Creatorโ€” Financial models and projectionsโญ Star Office Helperโ€” Office productivity assistant๐ŸŽฎ 3D Gameโ€” Single-file 3D game generation๐ŸŽจ UI/UX Pro Maxโ€” Professional UI/UX design (57 styles, 95 color palettes)๐Ÿ“‹ Planning with Filesโ€” File-based planning for complex tasks (Manus-style persistent markdown planning)๐Ÿงญ HUMAN 3.0 Coachโ€” Personal development coach๐Ÿ“ฃ Social Job Publisherโ€” Job posting and publishing๐Ÿฆž moltbookโ€” Zero-deployment AI agent social networking๐Ÿ“ˆ Beautiful Mermaidโ€” Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more๐Ÿ”ง OpenClaw Setupโ€” Setup and configuration assistant for OpenClaw integration๐Ÿ“– Story Roleplayโ€” Immersive story roleplay with character cards and world info (SillyTavern compatible)

Custom Skills: Create skills in the skills/

directory, enable/disable skills for assistants to extend AI capabilities. Skills come from three sources: builtin (shipped with AionUi), custom (your own), and Extension (contributed via the Extension SDK). Built-in skills include pptx

, docx

, pdf

, xlsx

, mermaid

, and more.

๐Ÿ’ก Each assistant is defined by a markdown file. Check the

assistant/

directory for examples.

Your 24/7 AI assistant โ€” access AionUi from any device, anywhere.

WebUI Modeโ€” access via browser from phone, tablet, or any computer. Supports LAN, cross-network, and server deployment. QR code or password login. - Chat Platform Integration****Telegramโ€” Cowork with your AI agent directly from Telegram** Lark (Feishu)โ€” Cowork through Feishu bots for enterprise collaboration DingTalk**โ€” AI Card streaming with automatic fallback** WeChat**โ€” Personal WeChat account integration** WeCom (ไผไธšๅพฎไฟก), Slack**,** Discord**and more platforms coming soon

Setup:AionUi Settings โ†’ WebUI Settings โ†’ Channel, configure the Bot Token.

Remote control & monitor your agent โ€” Claude, Gemini, Codex. Use from browser or phone, same as Claude Code remote.

Set it up once, the AI agent runs automatically on schedule โ€” truly 24/7 unattended operation.

Natural Languageโ€” tell the agent what to do, just like chatting** Three scheduling modes**โ€” standard cron expression (with timezone), fixed interval (every N minutes/hours), or one-time trigger** AI-created tasks**โ€” agents can autonomously create scheduled tasks during a conversation** Use Cases:**scheduled data aggregation, report generation, file organization, reminders

**๐Ÿ” View Scheduled Task Details **โ–ถ๏ธ

Scheduling modes:

Cron expression

โ€” standard 5-field cron with timezone support (e.g.0 9 * * 1

,Asia/Shanghai

)Every N minutes/hours

โ€” fixed interval, e.g. run every 30 minutesOne-time

โ€” trigger once at a specified datetime, then auto-disable

Execution modes:

Continue in existing conversation

โ€” appends to the bound conversation so the AI retains full context historyCreate new conversation each time

โ€” opens a fresh session on each trigger, ideal for independent periodic reports

Other capabilities:

Conversation-Boundโ€” Each scheduled task is bound to a conversation, maintaining context and history** Automatic Execution**โ€” Tasks run automatically at scheduled times, sending messages to the conversation** Easy Management**โ€” Create, modify, enable/disable, delete, and view scheduled tasks anytime** Keep-awake**โ€” AionUi automatically prevents system sleep while tasks are active, and detects missed triggers after wake** Advanced config**โ€” each task can have its own model, workspace directory, and reasoning effort settings

Real-World Examples:

  • Daily weather report generation
  • Weekly sales data aggregation
  • Monthly backup file organization
  • Custom reminder notifications

10+ formats: PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, code, Markdown, images, HTML, Diff โ€” view everything without switching apps.

Instant Previewโ€” after the agent generates files, view results immediately without switching apps** Real-time Tracking + Editable**โ€” automatically tracks file changes; supports live editing of Markdown, code, HTML** Multi-Tab Support**โ€” open multiple files simultaneously, each in its own tab** Version History**โ€” view and restore historical versions of files (Git-based)

**๐Ÿ” View Complete Format List **โ–ถ๏ธ

Supported Preview Formats:

Documentsโ€” PDF, Word (.doc

,.docx

,.odt

), Excel (.xls

,.xlsx

,.ods

,.csv

), PowerPoint (.ppt

,.pptx

,.odp

)Codeโ€” JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Go, Rust, C/C++, CSS, JSON, XML, YAML, Shell scripts, and 30+ programming languagesMarkupโ€” Markdown (.md

,.markdown

), HTML (.html

,.htm

)Imagesโ€” PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, SVG, WebP, BMP, ICO, TIFF, AVIF** Other**โ€” Diff files (.diff

,.patch

)

Batch renaming, automatic organization, smart classification, file merging โ€” the Cowork agent handles it for you.

**๐Ÿ” View File Management Features Details **โ–ถ๏ธ

Auto Organizeโ€” Intelligently identify content and auto-classify, keeping folders tidy** Efficient Batch**โ€” One-click rename, merge files, say goodbye to tedious manual tasks** Automated Execution**โ€” AI agents can independently execute file operations, read/write files, and complete tasks automatically

Use Cases:

  • Organize messy download folders by file type
  • Batch rename photos with meaningful names
  • Merge multiple documents into one
  • Auto-classify files by content

Deeply analyze Excel data, automatically beautify reports, and generate insights โ€” all powered by AI agents.

**๐Ÿ” View Excel Processing Features **โ–ถ๏ธ

Smart Analysisโ€” AI analyzes data patterns and generates insights** Auto Formatting**โ€” Automatically beautify Excel reports with professional styling** Data Transformation**โ€” Convert, merge, and restructure data with natural language commands** Report Generation**โ€” Create comprehensive reports from raw data

Use Cases:

  • Analyze sales data and generate monthly reports
  • Clean and format messy Excel files
  • Merge multiple spreadsheets intelligently
  • Create data visualizations and charts

Intelligent image generation, editing, and recognition, powered by Gemini

**๐Ÿ” View Image Generation Features **โ–ถ๏ธ

Text-to-Imageโ€” Generate images from natural language descriptions** Image Editing**โ€” Modify and enhance existing images** Image Recognition**โ€” Analyze and describe image content** Batch Processing**โ€” Generate multiple images at once

Automatically generate professional documents โ€” presentations, reports, and more โ€” with AI agents.

**๐Ÿ” View Document Generation Features **โ–ถ๏ธ

PPTX Generatorโ€” Create professional presentations from outlines or topics** Word Documents**โ€” Generate formatted Word documents with proper structure** Markdown Files**โ€” Create and format Markdown documents for documentation** PDF Conversion**โ€” Convert between various document formats

Use Cases:

  • Generate quarterly business presentations
  • Create technical documentation
  • Convert PDF to editable formats
  • Auto-format research papers

Customize with your own CSS code, make your interface match your preferences

  • โœ… Fully Customizableโ€” Freely customize interface colors, styles, layout through CSS code, create your exclusive experience

Open multiple conversations, tasks don't get mixed up, independent memory, double efficiency

  • โœ… Independent Contextโ€” Each conversation maintains its own context and history - โœ… Parallel Executionโ€” Run multiple tasks simultaneously without interference - โœ… Smart Managementโ€” Easy switching between conversations with visual indicators

Click to see detailed comparison

AionUi is a free and open-source Multi-AI Agent Desktop. Compared to Claude Cowork which only runs on macOS and is locked to Claude, AionUi is its full-model, cross-platform enhanced version.

Dimension Claude Cowork AionUi
OS macOS Only macOS / Windows / Linux
Model Support Claude Only Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, OpenAI, Ollama, ...
Interaction Desktop GUI Desktop GUI + WebUI + Telegram / Lark / DingTalk / WeChat
Automation Manual only Cron scheduled tasks โ€” 24/7 unattended
Cost $100/month Free & Open Source

Deep AI Office Scenario Support:

File Management: Intelligently organize local folders and batch rename with one click.** Data Processing**: Deeply analyze and automatically beautify Excel reports.** Document Generation**: Automatically write and format PPT, Word, and Markdown documents.** Instant Preview**: Built-in 10+ format preview panels, AI collaboration results instantly visible.

Q: Do I need to install Gemini CLI or Claude Code first?

A: No. AionUi has a built-in AI agent that works immediately after installation. Just sign in with Google or enter any API key. If you also have CLI tools like Claude Code or Gemini CLI installed, AionUi will auto-detect and integrate them for even more capabilities.

Q: What can I do with AionUi?

A: AionUi is your private Cowork workspace. The built-in agent can batch organize folders, process Excel data, generate documents, search the web, and generate images. With Multi-Agent Mode, you can also leverage Claude Code, Codex, and other powerful CLI agents through the same interface.

Q: Is it free?

A: AionUi is completely free and open source. You can sign in with Google to use Gemini for free, or use API keys from any provider you prefer. Q: Can I run AionUi on a server (headless)?

A: Yes โ€” AionUi WebUI mode runs as a standalone HTTP server. See the WebUI section above for setup instructions. Q: Is my data secure?

A: All data is stored locally in a SQLite database. Nothing is uploaded to any server. Julian Goldie SEO โ€” Hermes + Aion UI is Insane (FREE!) ยท 27K views Julian Goldie SEO โ€” OpenClaw + Aion UI is Insane (FREE!) ยท 11K views

WorldofAI (200K subscribers) Julian Goldie SEO (384K subscribers)

Open-source free Cowork, full model integration + autonomous file operationsโ€” Open Source AI Project LandingMaking ordinary people use Claude Code like an APPโ€” Lazy Cat Loves Fishing5500 Stars: How Open Source Breaks Anthropic's AI Tool Moatโ€” AI Silicon Moment

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macOS: 10.15 or higher** Windows**: Windows 10 or higher** Linux**: Ubuntu 18.04+ / Debian 10+ / Fedora 32+** Memory**: 4GB+ recommended** Storage**: 500MB+ available space

Click the button above to go to the Releases page and download the installer for your platform (macOS / Windows / Linux).

brew install aionui

Install AionUiSign in with Google account or enter any API keyStart Coworkingโ€” the built-in AI agent is ready to go

๐Ÿ“– Expand to View Complete Usage Guide

๐Ÿš€ Quick Start

๐Ÿ“– Complete Installation Guideโ€” Detailed steps from download to configurationโš™๏ธ LLM Configuration Guideโ€” Multi-platform AI model configuration๐Ÿค– Multi-Agent Mode Setupโ€” Integrate terminal AI agents๐Ÿ”Œ MCP Tool Configurationโ€” Model Context Protocol server setup๐ŸŒ WebUI Configuration Guideโ€” Complete WebUI setup and configuration tutorial

๐ŸŽฏ Use Cases

๐Ÿ“ File Managementโ€” Smart file organization๐Ÿ“Š Excel Processingโ€” AI-driven data processing๐ŸŽจ Image Generationโ€” AI image creation๐Ÿ“š More Use Cases

โ“ Support & Help

โ“ FAQโ€” Questions and troubleshooting๐Ÿ”ง Configuration & Usage Tutorialsโ€” Complete configuration documentation

Your ideas matter! We value every suggestion and feedback.

GitHub Discussionsโ€” share ideas and exchange tipsReport Issuesโ€” bugs and feature requestsRelease Updatesโ€” get the latest versionDiscord Communityโ€” English communityWeChat Groupโ€” Chinese community

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a PR.

  • Fork this project
  • Create a feature branch ( git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature

) - Commit your changes ( git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'

) - Push to the branch ( git push origin feature/AmazingFeature

) - Open a Pull Request

Tech stack: Electron ยท Vite ยท React ยท Bun

bun install        # install dependencies
bun run dev        # start dev server
bun run test       # run unit tests

This project is licensed under Apache-2.0.

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