OpenClaw
Self-hosted open-source assistant you message from your chat apps.
Runs a personal or team AI assistant on your own machine and connects it to the chat apps you already use — Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, iMessage, Teams and more — plus native desktop and mobile apps. Memory, state and credentials stay on your hardware; models and agent harnesses are swappable plugins. Stewarded by a non-profit foundation, with no paid tier.
- Vendor
- OpenClaw Foundation
- Category
- Chat assistants
- Pricing
- Open source
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- MIT
- Platforms
- macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- Launched
- 2025
- Website
- openclaw.ai
Features
- Works in 20+ chat apps
- Local memory and credentials
- Any model
Best for
- Chat & assistants
- Agents
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