Meet 
BotLegger
BotLegger is a free app that lets you run your own team of AI bots on any device.
- Teams of AI bots that work for you 24/7.
- Connect your favorite AI model.
- Connect the apps you already use.
- Your data stays private and only on your devices.
- Free on every platform.
How BotLegger compares
We built BotLegger to be useful, not to lock you in. Many AI bot apps tie you to one company's models, its cloud, or a subscription. Here is how BotLegger compares.
| BotLeggerWyvern Systems | Grok BotxAI | MuseMeta | DotsOpenAI, in ChatGPT | Hermes AgentNous Research | OpenClawOpen source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Yes. Free. You pay only your model provider, with no markup | Needs a paid X or SuperGrok plan | Free tier, paid plans for more | ChatGPT Pro, Business Premium, or Enterprise | Yes. Free and open source | Yes. Free and open source |
| Pick any AI model | Yes. Yes: 10 providers, or local models | No. No: chosen for you | No. No: Meta's models only | No. No: OpenAI's models only | Yes. Yes: bring your own provider | Yes. Yes: hosted or local providers |
| Where your data lives | Yes. On your devices, or a cloud computer you own | No. The vendor's cloud | No. Meta's cloud | No. OpenAI's cloud | Yes. Your machine or server, or Hermes Cloud | Yes. Your own hardware |
| Teams of bots | Yes. Yes: each with its own memory, working together | Yes. Yes | No. One agent | No. One per account for now | Yes. Yes: subagents | Yes. Yes |
| Works around the clock | Yes. Yes, on your own cloud computer or server | Yes. Yes, in the vendor's cloud | Partly. In the background | Yes. Yes, always on | Partly. Yes, once you host it | Partly. Yes, on hardware you keep on |
| Cloud & local options | Yes. Both: the local app, your own server, or a private cloud computer in your DigitalOcean account | No. Cloud only: bots run on a cloud computer the vendor provides | No. Cloud only: a virtual machine Meta runs | No. Cloud only: a computer OpenAI runs | Yes. Both: your machine or server, or Hermes Cloud | Partly. Local or your own server; no official cloud |
From each product's official pages as of October 18, 2026. Products change quickly, so check their sites for the latest. Names are trademarks of their owners.
Models
Bring your own key, or your own model
Use the models you already trust. Paste a key from any provider below, or sign in with OpenRouter or Gemini, and pick a different model for every bot. You pay the provider directly at their own price; BotLegger takes no cut. Local Ollama models cost nothing at all.
- AnthropicClaude models
- OpenAIGPT models
- GeminiGoogle's models, by key or sign-in
- xAIGrok models
- DeepSeekDeepSeek models
- MistralMistral models
- GroqFast open models
- OpenRouterHundreds of models, by key or sign-in
- Ollama (cloud)Open models in Ollama's cloud
- Ollama app on your computerLocal models, no key and no internet
Plugins
Plug into everything you use
Tons of plugins, from Gmail and Slack to GitHub and your own servers, plus any MCP server. Every one is included free, and your bots ask before they send, change, or delete anything.
- Gmail
- Google Drive
Google Calendar
Google Tasks
Google Contacts
Google Forms
Google Photos
YouTube- Outlook Mail
- Outlook Calendar
OneDrive
Excel
Teams- Slack
Discord
Telegram
WhatsApp
Twilio SMS- Any email account (IMAP)
- GitHub
GitLab
JFrog Artifactory
Sentry
Linear
Atlassian
Vercel
Supabase
Neon
Cloudflare- DigitalOcean
Hugging Face
Context7- SSH to your servers
- Notion
Todoist
ClickUp
Dropbox
Miro
Canva
Granola
Intercom
Zapier
Obsidian
Logseq
Apple Reminders, Calendar, and Contacts
Stripe
Plaid
Bluesky
Mastodon
Threads
Instagram
Facebook Pages
LinkedIn
X
Reddit
TikTok
Any MCP server
Composio- Custom APIs
Bots
Start with a ready-made bot
Every one of these is free in Browse Bots, ready to save you time from day one. Change any bot's instructions, or describe your own in plain English. Every install starts with the Chief of Bots, who runs the team.
Backup Checker
IT
Checks that your backups actually ran, cover the files that matter, and can be restored, and warns you before a gap turns into lost work.
Blog Writer
Writing
Plans, outlines, and drafts blog posts that sound like you, with sourced facts and a clear call to action.
Bug Triager
Coding
Sorts incoming bug reports and error alerts, finds duplicates, rates severity, and drafts next steps for your team to approve.
Code Reviewer
Coding
Reviews pull requests and diffs for bugs, security issues, and clarity, and drafts comments for you to approve before they are posted.
Computer Janitor
IT
Finds what is filling your disk and slowing your computer down, like caches, old downloads, leftovers, and startup apps, and cleans up only what you approve.
Support Reply Drafter
Business
Reads customer emails, finds the answer in your notes and docs, and drafts friendly, accurate replies for you to review before sending.
Daily Planner
Productivity
Turns your to-dos and calendar into a realistic plan for the day, and writes a fresh plan file every morning at 8:00.
Finance Tracker
Personal
Reads your connected bank transactions to summarize spending, spot subscriptions, and help you build a budget. Not investment advice.
Fitness Coach
Personal
Builds a simple workout routine around your goals and schedule, tracks progress in a log file, and keeps you motivated. Not medical advice.
Head of Security
IT
Runs security checkups of your accounts, devices, and code, checks suspicious emails, watches your logs and Sentry for errors and attack signs, and keeps a ranked list of fixes.
Inbox Assistant
Productivity
Sorts your email by urgency, summarizes long threads, and drafts replies in your voice for you to review before anything is sent.
IT Help Desk
IT
Troubleshoots computer, Wi-Fi, printer, email, and app problems step by step, explains fixes in plain language, and keeps a log of what worked.
Language Tutor
Learning
Practices a language with you through conversation, gentle corrections, and short lessons matched to your level.
Meal Planner
Personal
Plans a week of meals around your tastes, time, and budget, and writes a matching grocery list. General nutrition only, not medical advice.
Meeting Prep
Productivity
Builds a one-page brief before each meeting from your calendar, recent email, and notes, then helps you capture follow-ups afterward.
News Briefing
Research
Gathers the news on the topics you care about every morning and saves a short, sourced digest to your workspace.
Paper Summarizer
Research
Reads research papers and reports in your workspace or on the web and explains the question, method, results, and limits in plain language.
Research Assistant
Research
Digs into a question across the web, checks sources, and delivers a cited brief that separates facts from guesses.
Outreach Drafter
Business
Researches prospects and drafts personal, honest outreach emails and follow-ups for you to review and send yourself.
Social Media Manager
Writing
Drafts and adapts posts for Bluesky, X, and LinkedIn, plans a content calendar, and waits for your OK before anything goes live.
Study Buddy
Learning
Helps you learn any subject with study plans, plain-language explanations, and practice quizzes that adapt to what you miss.
Travel Planner
Personal
Researches destinations and builds day-by-day itineraries with realistic timing, budgets, and backup options, without booking anything.
Weekly Review
Productivity
Looks back on your week, celebrates what got done, and sets up next week's priorities, with a draft review file ready every Friday.
Writing Editor
Writing
Edits your drafts for clarity, tone, and flow, explains each change, and keeps your voice intact.
Browser
A browser your bots can use
Some sites have no plugin, or need you signed in. For those, your bots share a browser of their own. Sign in once, follow every tab in a panel beside the chat, and step in whenever you like. It runs on your computer or your cloud computer, never on our servers.
Works like a real browser
Tabs, bookmarks, and history, for sites that need JavaScript, clicks, or a sign-in.
Watch, or take over
Open it beside any chat to see what a bot is doing, or click and type on the page yourself.
You do the signing in
When a page needs a password, a code, or a check, the bot hands you the tab and waits.
Asks before it acts
Bots ask before they open a new site or click and type on one, and pages can never reach your home network.
Devices
Run it where you want, use it everywhere
Run BotLegger on your desktop or phone, or give your bots their own cloud computer in your DigitalOcean account and reach them from every device you own. Either way, it's yours, not ours: DigitalOcean bills you directly, and we never hold your bots or their data.
Local
On your desktop or phone
- The desktop app on Mac, Windows, or Linux, and the phone apps on Android and iPhone.
- Chats, memories, files, and keys stay on that device.
- Run local models with Ollama, so even the model never sees the internet.
- Bots work while the app is open.
Private cloud
In your own cloud
- The desktop app creates a computer in your own DigitalOcean account in a few clicks.
- Bots keep working 24/7, even with your laptop closed.
- Only your paired devices can connect, and DigitalOcean bills you directly.
Connected
From all your devices
- Your desktop and phone apps connect to the same bots, chats, and tasks.
- Link your phone with a QR code, and watch or drive the cloud computer's desktop live.
- Or run bot serve on a Mac, Windows, or Linux machine you keep on, and connect to it the same way.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is BotLegger free?
Yes, the app is free to download and use. You bring your own API keys, so the AI providers you choose bill you directly for model usage.
Do I need an API key?
Yes, to use a cloud model. Setup asks for one key from any supported provider, and you can skip that step and add a key later in Settings. You can also use Ollama models for free on your own computer.
Where is my data stored?
On your device: conversations, bot settings, memories, tasks, and workspace files. Credentials go in your operating system's credential store. When a bot uses a cloud AI provider, the relevant conversation content is sent to that provider.
Which platforms does it run on?
macOS 14 or later, Windows 11 or Server 2019 and later, Debian 12 or 13 and Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 or 26.04 on x86_64, iOS 16 or later, and Android 7.0 or later. Shell commands and the terminal command are desktop-only.
Does it need an account?
No. The app offers a free BotLegger account when it first starts, and Not now skips it on every platform. An account stores only your email and the devices you signed in on, so we can tell you about updates. Services you connect, such as Google or GitHub, have their own sign-in.
Which apps and services can bots use?
Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, Forms, and Photos; Outlook, OneDrive, Excel, and Teams; GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, Twilio, Cloudflare DNS, DigitalOcean, Apple Reminders and Contacts, Obsidian, social networks, SSH to your own servers, and any MCP app such as Notion, Linear, or Stripe. A bot asks before it sends, changes, or deletes anything, unless you chose Always allow for that action.
Can bots use websites?
Yes. Bots search the web and read pages, and for sites that need JavaScript, clicks, or a sign-in they share a browser of their own in the desktop app or on your cloud computer. It keeps the sites you sign in to there, shows every tab in a panel beside the chat, and asks before a bot opens a new site or clicks and types on one. When a page needs a password or a code, the bot hands you the tab.
Can my bots keep working when my computer is off?
Yes, on a server. Run bot serve on a computer that stays on, or create a cloud computer in your own DigitalOcean account from the desktop app. Its bots keep running tasks and answering messages, and your desktop and phone apps connect to it.
How do I get help?
Visit the support page at https://botlegger.com/support/ or email support@botlegger.com.