PawWork Open-source, free to use
Real work, done on your desktop
No terminal. No subscription. Your own model key. Open PawWork, choose a folder, and ask in plain language.
Windows: If SmartScreen shows a warning on first launch, click "More info", then "Run anyway". The macOS build is signed and notarized — just open and go.
Illustration, not a screenshot
PawWork — new task
Turn these 12 invoices into a spreadsheet I can review.
Working on it…
Read 12 PDFs
Extracted vendor, date, total
Building spreadsheet…
invoices.xlsx ready to review
PawWork is a free, open-source desktop AI agent for macOS and Windows. Built on DeepSeek Harness and packaged as a finished product — an open alternative to Codex App and Claude Desktop (Cowork), for everyday work, not just browser chat or IDE coding.
See what it ships
Real outputs from plain-language tasks, across files, the web, and code. 12 invoices into one spreadsheet
Vendor
Date
Total
Acme Co.
Mar 3
$1,240.00
Globex
Mar 5
$880.50
Initech
Mar 9
$2,310.00
+ 9 more rows, exported to invoices.xlsx
Office files, handled locally
DOC Word XLS Excel PPT PowerPoint
Read & edit on your machine Research into a decision memo
Vendor comparison
Globex18% lower quote, same SLA tier.
InitechCheapest, but slow support response.
Recommendation: Globex, on price and support
Review a PR, flag the risks
PR #214, 7 files changed
Unbounded retry loop in
sync.ts:42 — can hammer the API.Missing null check in
parse() — minor.Your model, your key
30+providers to choose from
Pick a provider and paste a key on first launch, and switch whenever you like. PawWork does not resell model access — you pay your provider directly. Web search is built in and needs no key of its own.
Search providers
DIN USE
DeepSeek
Connected
OOpenAI
AAnthropic
GGoogle
MMoonshot
ZZ.ai
XxAI
Any provider the DSH model adapter supports
How PawWork compares
Next to Codex App and Claude Desktop (Cowork).| PawWork | Codex App | Claude Desktop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-source | Apache-2.0 | No | No |
| App free, no subscription | Free, your key | Limited | Pro $20/mo |
| Office files | Yes | No | Yes |