Best clients for productivity.
25 clients in Productivity. The top 14 are ranked by public GitHub stars, collected October 5, 2026; the rest are listed below them. Tasks, documents, notes and workspace tools that keep work moving.
| # | Listing | Category | Stars | Forks | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open WebUI Self-hosted AI chat interface that connects to MCP servers through its tool system. | Productivity | 154k | 22.5k | Oct 3, 2026 |
| 2 | NextChat Lightweight, cross-platform AI chat assistant for web and desktop that supports multiple model providers and includes MCP support. | Productivity | 88.8k | 58.9k | Aug 11, 2026 |
| 3 | LobeHub Open-source AI agent workspace and chat framework that connects agents to tools through MCP-compatible plugins. | Productivity | 83k | 16k | Oct 4, 2026 |
| 4 | AnythingLLM All-in-one AI app for chatting with documents and running agents; supports Model Context Protocol tools for use with its AI agents. | Productivity | 66.7k | 7.4k | Oct 4, 2026 |
| 5 | Cherry Studio Desktop client for many LLM providers with a built-in MCP server manager. | Productivity | 52.4k | 5k | Oct 5, 2026 |
| 6 | Jan Open source desktop app for running local models with MCP server support. | Productivity | 44.8k | 3.1k | Oct 2, 2026 |
| 7 | Chatbox Desktop and mobile AI client for many providers with MCP server integration. | Productivity | 41.9k | 4.3k | Sep 24, 2026 |
| 8 | Onyx Open-source AI platform with chat and agents that work with any LLM; Actions and MCP let agents interact with external applications. | Productivity | 32.3k | 4.5k | Oct 4, 2026 |
| 9 | DeepChat Open-source, local-first AI agent desktop client with MCP support covering resources, prompts and tools over multiple transports. | Productivity | 6.4k | 749 | Oct 3, 2026 |
| 10 | 5ire Cross-platform desktop AI assistant and MCP client with local knowledge bases. | Productivity | 5.4k | 433 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| 11 | MCP SuperAssistant Browser extension that brings MCP tools to web chat interfaces such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek and Perplexity. | Productivity | 2.6k | 364 | Feb 9, 2026 |
| 12 | ChatMCP Cross-platform AI chat client for desktop, mobile and web implementing the Model Context Protocol, with chat against MCP servers and an MCP server market. | Productivity | 2.2k | 211 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| 13 | Witsy Desktop AI assistant described as a universal MCP client; it runs MCP servers with virtually any LLM. | Productivity | 2k | 171 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| 14 | Askimo Desktop AI app for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Ollama with file search; connect MCP servers to browse the web, run commands, query databases and call APIs. | Productivity | 512 | 109 | Oct 5, 2026 |
More clients for productivity 11
Listed without a public GitHub repository, or not yet collected.
BoltAI
Native AI app for Mac. Agents can be extended with code execution, MCP tools and attached documents.
ChatGPT
OpenAI assistant that connects to remote MCP servers through connectors and developer mode.
ChatWise
Privacy-oriented desktop AI chat app that connects to tools such as Notion, Google Sheets and browsers through MCP.
Claude Desktop
Anthropic desktop app that runs local MCP servers and connects to remote connectors.
EnConvo
MacOS AI assistant and launcher that supports MCP servers and custom skills for extending its agents.
Le Chat
Mistral AI's assistant. It offers MCP-powered connectors and can connect to any remote MCP server, even ones not listed in its directory.
LibreChat
Open source multi-model chat platform with agents and MCP server integration.
LM Studio
Desktop app for running local LLMs. Since version 0.3.17 it acts as an MCP host, letting users connect MCP servers and make them available to models.
Msty
Desktop application for local and cloud models with MCP tool integration.
Raycast
Launcher for macOS and Windows whose AI features connect to MCP servers.
TypingMind
Chat frontend for AI models that connects MCP servers to any LLM through its MCP Connector.
Questions and answers
What is the most-starred mcp client for productivity?
Open WebUI, with 153,956 public GitHub stars as of October 5, 2026. Self-hosted AI chat interface that connects to MCP servers through its tool system.
How many clients for productivity are listed?
25 on RUAGENTIC, 14 of them ranked by stars and 11 listed without a public GitHub repository or without collected metrics.
How is this list ranked?
By public GitHub star count, read hourly from the repository each listing links to, last collected October 5, 2026. Stars measure attention on GitHub, not quality or safety. Listings that share one repository appear once. Sponsorship never changes a rank.
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