Clients leaderboard.
Editors, terminals, desktop apps and assistants that connect to MCP servers. Browse all of them at /clients.
| # | 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 |