Orkas - Local First AI Agent Workspace
Orkas is a local-first AI desktop workspace where specialist agents create research, documents, slides, images, videos, and apps.
About Orkas - Local First AI Agent Workspace
Orkas is an open-source, local-first AI desktop client for macOS and Windows. It lets users direct a team of specialist AI agents by chat to produce business deliverables such as research briefs, documents, slides, videos, websites, analysis workbooks, and product workflows.
The homepage presents Orkas as an AI team with roles such as Commander, DeepResearcher, ContentWriter, PptMaker, ImageStudio, VideoStudio, OfficeWorker, ProductDeveloper, UIDesigner, and SeoGeoAgent. Repeated workflows can become reusable agents and skills
Orkas can use managed official models or user-provided model keys.
The security page says chats, files, project history, knowledge material, and API keys stay on the user’s machine by default, while optional cloud sync stores synced data on Orkas servers.
Pricing includes a free desktop app with 500 bonus credits after desktop sign-in. Paid plans add monthly credits, cloud storage, and multi-device sync, starting with Lite at $11.99/month for 5,000 credits and 5 GB cloud storage
Features
- Commander plans and coordinates work across specialist agents
- Research, writing, presentation, design and development workflows
- Local-first desktop app with user-selectable AI providers
- API docs cover chat, search, speech, image, and video endpoints
Use cases
- Research a topic from supplied sources and draft a cited brief
- Turn reviewed findings into documents or slides
- Plan and review a software or design task with specialist agents
- Build apps, editable UI, or product workflows through specialist agents
Screenshots
Frequently asked questions
Is Orkas free?
The core desktop app has a free plan. Managed model and media calls consume credits; user-connected providers may charge separately.
Where does Orkas run?
Orkas is a desktop application for macOS and Windows.
Is the source available?
Yes. The public source repository is available under the MIT license.
Do unused monthly credits roll over?
No. Pricing says monthly credits refresh each renewal and unused monthly credits do not roll over
Which languages does the interface support?
The FAQ lists Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, French, Korean, German, Russian, and Italian
What we verified
- Public API?
- Yes — API docs are available
- Self-hostable?
- Yes — FAQ says the open-source desktop edition can be self-hosted by running the app on the user’s own machine
- Free tier without a credit card?
- Yes — pricing says Orkas is free to use and includes 500 credits after desktop app login
- Pricing model?
- Free desktop app, monthly credit subscriptions, one-month plans, and one-time lifetime credit packs
- Price?
- Lite $11.99/mo; Pro $19.99/mo; Max $79.99/mo
- Data region / hosting location?
- Not stated for Orkas servers
- Named integrations?
- OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Zhipu GLM, Moonshot/Kimi, MiniMax, Doubao, OpenRouter, Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, OpenCode, Hermes, GitHub, Notion, Stripe, Alipay
Could not be verified
- Exact hosting region for optional Orkas cloud sync
- Uptime SLA, support response time, and enterprise security certifications
- Whether Linux builds are officially distributed, since the FAQ says Linux is supported from source
- Full API rate limits and credit usage for every endpoint
- Whether every listed external agent and connector is available in the free desktop app
- Refund policy for subscription plans or lifetime credit packs
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