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cherry-studio

AI productivity studio with smart chat, autonomous agents and 300+ assistants for frontier LLMs

★ 52.5k stars⑂ 5.0k forksAGPL-3.0updated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

cherry-studio is an open-source ai chat project by CherryHQ (CherryHQ/cherry-studio on GitHub). It has 52,458 GitHub stars and 5,046 forks, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 8 October 2026.

GitHub stars
52,458
Forks
5,046
License
AGPL-3.0
Last updated on GitHub
8 October 2026
Category
AI Chat
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Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Decide what you want from cherry-studio and check the README and requirements to confirm it fits your setup and TypeScript environment.

  2. Get the code

    Clone the repository from GitHub (github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio) or use the documented install channel if you do not need the source.

  3. Install and configure

    Follow the README quickstart to install dependencies and set any required configuration or credentials.

  4. Run your first task

    Work through the README's first example end to end, then adapt it to your own project or data.

// features

Why people love it

Unified frontier LLMs

One desktop studio giving unified access to many frontier LLM providers.

Smart chat

A polished chat interface for daily work across models.

Autonomous agents

Includes autonomous agent capabilities inside the studio.

300+ assistants

Ships over 300 prebuilt assistants for common tasks.

Desktop app

Available as a downloadable desktop app from GitHub Releases.

Open source core

The open-source edition is AGPL-3.0, with a separate enterprise edition offered.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Start by getting the source and entering the project directory.

    git clone https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio.git
    cd cherry-studio
  2. Download the app

    Cherry Studio is distributed as a desktop installer from GitHub Releases.

    # download the installer from the GitHub Releases page — see README
  3. Add your provider

    Open the app and add an LLM provider account or API key to start chatting.

    # launch Cherry Studio after installing
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains cherry-studio?

It is maintained by CherryHQ and contributors on GitHub, where the repository github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio is the canonical home for code, issues and releases.

Is cherry-studio free to use?

Yes — it is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. Read the license in the repository for what is permitted, including any conditions on redistribution or commercial use.

Does it need a paid API key?

Yes — you add your own provider accounts or API keys; the app itself is free.

How does cherry-studio compare to alternatives?

Compared with ChatGPT desktop app: Cherry Studio is model-agnostic and open source, with hundreds of assistants, instead of being tied to one provider.

How do I get started?

Clone github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio, follow the README quickstart to install it, and run the documented first example before adapting it to your own work.

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