CommunityOct 26, 2026, 16:12 UTC

Hob, an open-source on-device desktop app, offers a local alternative to Claude Cowork and ChatGPT

Hob is a free, MIT-licensed desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux that runs open-weight models such as Gemma 4 and gpt-oss locally. Web search and user-added MCP connectors are the only features that go online.

ModelGemma 4
Modelgpt-oss
Topicproduct
Topicagents
Topicopen-weights

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Published: Oct 26, 2026, 16:12 UTC That day
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