Cherry Studio

A desktop AI workstation for Windows, macOS and Linux that combines chat with many models, agents, knowledge bases and image creation in one app.

53.2k stars, 5.2k forks TypeScript On GitHub since May 2024

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What is Cherry Studio?

Cherry Studio is a desktop app where you configure model providers and API keys once, then chat with several models, run agents that work with files and tools, build knowledge bases for retrieval, and generate images. Assistants and prompts can be saved for everyday tasks, and mobile apps for iOS and Android are developed in a separate repository. 13 translations of the interface are available.

Good fit if

  • You use several providers and local models and want them in one desktop app.
  • You want knowledge bases and agents without running a server.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need a shared server for a team: LibreChat or Open WebUI.
  • You want a permissive license to build a product on: Jan is Apache-2.0.

Before you adopt it

Cherry Studio's Community Edition is AGPL-3.0, and commercial use is allowed under its terms. Companies that want to avoid AGPL obligations can buy a commercial license from the developers.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

Cherry Studio health: is it still maintained?

81 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    2,069 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 1 November 2026.
    30 / 30
  • Contributors
    17 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 29% of them.
    17 / 20
  • Releases
    15 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v2.1.10, on 31 October 2026.
    19 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Too few recent issues from outside the team to measure, so this part gets a neutral score.
    10 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

Cherry Studio license: is it open source?

Cherry Studio uses AGPL-3.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. May 2024First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayAGPL-3.0.

How to run Cherry Studio yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
Builds for Windows, macOS, Linux, including ARM in GitHub releases
Interface languages
13 languages

Install instructions: cherryai.com or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about Cherry Studio

Is Cherry Studio open source?

Yes. Cherry Studio is published under AGPL-3.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Cherry Studio still maintained?

Its health score is 81 of 100 (actively developed). It had 2,069 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 1 November 2026, and its latest release came out on 31 October 2026.

How do I run Cherry Studio?

You can run it with Docker, as an app for Windows, macOS, Linux, including ARM. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What are the alternatives to Cherry Studio?

Close alternatives in the AI chat & local LLMs category include Ollama, MaxKB, big-AGI.