# UI-TARS Desktop

Agent · https://godooo.ai/en/agent/ui-tars-desktop

> UI-TARS Desktop is an open-source AI agent from ByteDance 字节跳动, launched in 2025, made for developers and people who don't write code.

A desktop app and CLI from ByteDance that operate your computer, browser and terminal with a vision model.

Main jobs: Browser automation, Computer use. It is open source and free to use. You can use it as a desktop app, in the terminal, offline on your own machine, on your own server and through an API.

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Agent](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#agent)
- **Made by:** [ByteDance 字节跳动](https://godooo.ai/en/org/bytedance)
- **Launched:** 2025
- **Galaxy:** [Agents & Automation](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/agents)
- **Pricing:** Open source, free
- **Open source:** Yes · Apache-2.0
- **Source code:** [github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop](https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop)
- **GitHub stars:** 39,105
- **How you run it:** Desktop · Terminal · Runs offline · Self-host · API
- **Made for:** Developers · No-code users
- **Protocols:** [Model Context Protocol](https://godooo.ai/en/protocol/mcp)
- **Website:** [github.com](https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop)
- **Also known as:** Agent TARS · UI-TARS

## What it can do

- **[Browser automation](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/browser-automation)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “🌐 Hybrid Browser Agent - Control browsers using GUI Agent, DOM, or a hybrid strategy.” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop), 2026-09-24)
- **[Computer use](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/computer-use)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “UI-TARS Desktop is a native GUI agent for your local computer, driven by UI-TARS and Seed-1.5-VL/1.6 series models.” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop), 2026-09-24)
- **[Hand off multi-step tasks](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/general-agent)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Agent TARS is a general multimodal AI Agent stack, it brings the power of GUI Agent and Vision into your terminal, computer, browser and product.” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop), 2026-09-24)
- **[Image understanding](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/image-understanding)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “🖥️ Screenshot and visual recognition support” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop), 2026-09-24)

## Alternatives

- **[Operator](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/operator)**: Also does: Browser automation, Computer use
- **[ChatGPT agent](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/chatgpt-agent)**: Also does: Browser automation, Computer use, Hand off multi-step tasks
- **[Claude Cowork](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/claude-cowork)**: Also does: Hand off multi-step tasks, Browser automation, Computer use
- **[Manus](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/manus)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Hand off multi-step tasks, Browser automation, Computer use
- **[Open Interpreter](https://godooo.ai/en/cli/open-interpreter)** (Open source, free): Also does: Computer use, Browser automation
- **[DeerFlow](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/deerflow)** (Open source, free): Also does: Hand off multi-step tasks, Browser automation
- **[Playwright MCP](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/playwright)** (Open source, free): Also does: Browser automation
- **[Browser Use](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/browser-use)** (Open source, free): Also does: Browser automation
- **[Chrome DevTools MCP](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/chrome-devtools)** (Open source, free): Also does: Browser automation
- **[CowAgent](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/cowagent)** (Open source, free): Also does: Hand off multi-step tasks, Browser automation
- **[OpenManus](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/openmanus)** (Open source, free): Also does: Hand off multi-step tasks, Browser automation
- **[Project Mariner](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/project-mariner)**: Also does: Browser automation

## Connections

- **Applies:** [Computer Use](https://godooo.ai/en/concept/computer-use)

## Questions

### What is UI-TARS Desktop?

UI-TARS Desktop is an open-source AI agent from ByteDance 字节跳动, launched in 2025, made for developers and people who don't write code. A desktop app and CLI from ByteDance that operate your computer, browser and terminal with a vision model.

### Is UI-TARS Desktop free?

Yes. UI-TARS Desktop is open source (Apache-2.0) and free to use.

### Is UI-TARS Desktop open source?

Yes, under the Apache-2.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop.

### Can UI-TARS Desktop run locally?

Yes. UI-TARS Desktop can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.

### What can UI-TARS Desktop do?

Main jobs: Browser automation, Computer use. It can also do: Hand off multi-step tasks, Image understanding.

### Who makes UI-TARS Desktop?

UI-TARS Desktop is made by ByteDance 字节跳动.

### What are open-source alternatives to UI-TARS Desktop?

Open-source ones: Open Interpreter, DeerFlow, Playwright MCP, Browser Use, Chrome DevTools MCP, CowAgent and OpenManus. Others: Operator, ChatGPT agent, Claude Cowork, Manus and Project Mariner.

## Sources

- [github.com](https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop) — checked 2026-09-24

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