GitHub Copilot alternatives

12 Windows apps in the same category as GitHub Copilot, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

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  Claude Code

  Unleash Claude’s raw power directly in your terminal. Search million-line codebases instantly. Turn hours-long workflows into a single command. Your tools. Your workflow. Your codebase, evolving at thought speed.

  Proprietary 2.1.302 67.1K ↓ ★ 152.8K
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  Codex CLI

  Codex CLI is an open‑source local coding agent that runs in your terminal, letting you write, edit, and understand code without leaving the command line.

  Open source 0.161.0 16.6K ↓ ★ 130.4K
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  ChatGPT

  ChatGPT Desktop Application

  Open source 1.1.0 17.1K ↓ ★ 54.7K
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  GPT4All

  GPT4All is a GUI application for loading and interacting with Generative AI models

  Open source 3.10.0 8.7K ↓ ★ 77.3K
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  Jan

  Turn your computer into an AI computer

  Open source 0.8.7 3.3K ↓ ★ 45K
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  WSL Manager

  A GUI to quickly manage your WSL2 instances.

  Open source 2.5.0.0 14K ↓ ★ 4K github
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  oh-my-pi

  ⌥ AI Coding agent for the terminal — hash-anchored edits, optimized tool harness, LSP, Python, browser, subagents, and more

  Open source 18.12.6 654 ↓ ★ 36.2K
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  T3 Code

  T3 Code is a minimal web GUI for coding agents.

  Open source 0.1.2 1.9K ↓ ★ 29.3K
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  CC Switch

  A cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant tool for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, openclaw & Gemini CLI.

  Open source 4.0.20 299 ↓ ★ 147.5K
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  LobeHub

  An open-source, modern-design AI chat framework. Supports Multi AI Providers (OpenAI / Claude 4 / Gemini / Ollama / DeepSeek / Qwen), Knowledge Base (file upload / knowledge management / RAG), Multi-Modals (Plugins/Artifacts) and Thinking.

  Open source 2.2.20 150 ↓ ★ 83.4K
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  OpenWork

  An open-source alternative to Claude Cowork, powered by OpenCode

  Open source 0.18.62 333 ↓ ★ 24.2K
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  Witsy

  Desktop AI Assistant / Universal MCP Client

  Open source 3.5.2 4.8K ↓ ★ 2K

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
GitHub Copilot	Proprietary	1.1.32	October 24, 2026	2.2K	598
Claude Code	Proprietary	2.1.302	October 17, 2026	152.8K	67.1K
Codex CLI	Open source	0.161.0	October 7, 2026	130.4K	16.6K
ChatGPT	Open source	1.1.0	August 3, 2023	54.7K	17.1K
GPT4All	Open source	3.10.0	April 4, 2025	77.3K	8.7K
Jan	Open source	0.8.7	October 20, 2026	45K	3.3K
WSL Manager	Open source	2.5.0.0	October 1, 2026	4K	14K
oh-my-pi	Open source	18.12.6	October 21, 2026	36.2K	654
T3 Code	Open source	0.1.2	October 23, 2026	29.3K	1.9K
CC Switch	Open source	4.0.20	October 25, 2026	147.5K	299
LobeHub	Open source	2.2.20	October 19, 2026	83.4K	150
OpenWork	Open source	0.18.62	October 23, 2026	24.2K	333
Witsy	Open source	3.5.2	April 12, 2026	2K	4.8K