Doubao office alternative — open-source, runs Doubao models locally
OpenWorkBuddy is an open-source alternative to Doubao's AI office features: a local agent that writes real PPT, Word and Excel files — and can use Doubao models through Volcengine Ark.
The short version
Doubao is ByteDance's AI assistant, with writing, slides and document features in its apps.
People look for an alternative when they want files written straight into their own folders, one tool that works with several models, or something they can run on their own server.
OpenWorkBuddy can still use Doubao models: add your Volcengine Ark key and pick Doubao, or switch to DeepSeek or Qwen for a given task.
What you get with OpenWorkBuddy
Real files on your disk
PPTX, DOCX, XLSX and HTML are written to your own folder. If the agent claims a file it didn't write, the run is stopped and redone.
Bring your own model
DeepSeek, Qwen (DashScope), Doubao (Volcengine Ark), GLM, Kimi, OpenAI, Claude, OpenRouter or a local Ollama model — switch in the settings, per task.
Runs on your machine
Sessions, files and keys stay local. The server listens on 127.0.0.1 by default; put it on your own server when a team needs it.
Uses Claude Code or Codex as an engine
Already have the Claude Code or Codex CLI installed? Pick it as the engine and keep your existing plan.
Skills are Markdown files
36 built-in skills, 43 tools, 52 connectors, MCP. Adding a skill means dropping a skill.md into a folder — no rebuild.
Desktop, web and command line
An Electron app, a browser UI and an openworkbuddy CLI share the same sessions. Scheduled tasks and chat bots (Feishu, QQ, WeChat; DingTalk, Telegram and Slack through a webhook) can drive it too.
When to stay with Doubao
You mainly chat and write inside the Doubao app and don't need an agent working on local files.
Try it in three minutes
Download the installer, or clone the repo and run npm install && npm start. Add one model key in the setup wizard and ask for your first file.
Other comparisons
- Open-source Claude Cowork alternative — self-hosted, any model
- Codex alternative for office work — open-source AI agent that makes files
- Open-source WorkBuddy alternative — local AI office agent
- Qwen office alternative — open-source agent that runs Qwen models
- DeepSeek agent harness — open-source AI agent that runs on DeepSeek