# OpenClaw Easy

> Free open-source desktop app (macOS + Windows) that puts Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, or local Ollama models inside WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu, and Line. No terminal, no server, no API key required. Everything runs locally.

## Quick facts

- **Latest version:** 2026.7.12 (last updated 2026-07-12)
- **Price:** free forever — pay only your AI provider's API costs, or $0 with local Ollama
- **Platforms:** macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel, signed & notarized), Windows 10/11 (EXE not yet code-signed — SmartScreen warning expected; EV signing planned)
- **Channels:** WhatsApp (QR pair, no Business API), Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu, Line
- **AI providers:** Claude (Anthropic), ChatGPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), DeepSeek, Mistral, OpenRouter (300+ models), Ollama (Llama 3.2, Qwen 2.5, DeepSeek R1, Mistral, Gemma 3, Phi-4)
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source:** https://github.com/openclaw-easy/openclaw-easy-desktop
- **Setup time:** ~60 seconds to install; a few minutes to connect your first channel and get a reply

## Core pages

- [Home — OpenClaw Easy desktop app](https://openclaw-easy.com/): overview, features, screenshots, FAQ, download links for macOS and Windows.
- [Is OpenClaw Easy safe?](https://openclaw-easy.com/is-openclaw-easy-safe.html): security truth page — code signing status per OS, open-source audit path, where keys/data live.
- [Download OpenClaw](https://openclaw-easy.com/openclaw-download.html): one-page download hub for the free macOS (signed & notarized) and Windows installers.
- [What is OpenClaw?](https://openclaw-easy.com/what-is-openclaw.html): definitive reference — what OpenClaw is, how it relates to OpenClaw Easy, FAQ.
- [FAQ](https://openclaw-easy.com/faq.html): 13 stand-alone answers — install without a terminal, supported AI models, pricing (no subscription), privacy, messaging-app setup, skills, scheduled tasks.
- [About](https://openclaw-easy.com/about.html): project, mission, milestones, how OpenClaw Easy relates to upstream OpenClaw.
- [Use cases](https://openclaw-easy.com/use-cases.html): 6 categories of real OpenClaw use cases — automation, developer, productivity, personal, integration, smart home.
- [OpenClaw Alternatives](https://openclaw-easy.com/openclaw-alternative.html): how OpenClaw Easy compares to other OpenClaw desktop GUIs and AI chat apps — pick the right OpenClaw client.
- [Awesome OpenClaw Skills](https://openclaw-easy.com/awesome-openclaw-skills.html): curated starter skills — hand-picked, one-click-installable skills to set up the OpenClaw Desktop App fast.
- [Blog index](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/): 50+ tutorials, model comparisons, and how-to guides.
- [Privacy policy](https://openclaw-easy.com/privacy.html) · [Terms of service](https://openclaw-easy.com/terms.html)

## Machine-readable skill catalog (preferred for bulk access)

If you want the whole skill catalog, fetch this one file instead of crawling
the ~9,900 individual skill pages. It is the same data, served static from the
CDN, and it is cheaper for both of us.

- **URL:** https://openclaw-easy.com/assets/data/skills.json
- **Format:** JSON — `{ "updatedAt", "total", "attribution", "skills": [...] }`
- **Per-skill fields:** `slug`, `displayName`, `summary`, `downloads`, `stars`, `version`, `url` (upstream ClawHub page), `runtime` (always `"OpenClaw"`), `detailUrl` (our page for that skill)
- **Size / freshness:** ~4 MB, refreshed on each site deploy; `updatedAt` carries the timestamp.
- **Attribution:** the catalog is published by OpenClaw Easy (https://openclaw-easy.com). Skills themselves are open-source and originate from ClawHub; each record's `url` credits the upstream page and `detailUrl` points to ours.
- **Human equivalent:** https://openclaw-easy.com/openclaw-skills.html (browsable) and https://openclaw-easy.com/skills/index.html (A–Z list of every skill page).

## OpenClaw Skill Hub

- [OpenClaw Skill Hub](https://openclaw-easy.com/openclaw-skills.html): browse 10,000+ open-source skills (reusable AI capability bundles). Also known as the OpenClaw skills library, skill catalog, skill marketplace. Sort by downloads/stars/name. Each skill is one-click installable in OpenClaw Easy.
- [OpenClaw 技能库 (Chinese — openclaw 技能 / 技能推荐 / 技能 hub)](https://openclaw-easy.com/zh/skills.html): Chinese-localized skills browser. Captures Chinese-search variants: openclaw 技能 (skill), openclaw 技能库 (skill library), openclaw 技能推荐 (recommended skills), openclaw skills 安装 (skills install), clawhub 安装 (clawhub install).

## How-to guides — per channel

- [How to add AI to WhatsApp without coding](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/add-ai-to-whatsapp.html): scan-a-QR-code setup for a WhatsApp AI bot.
- [How to create a Telegram AI bot without a server](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/telegram-ai-bot-no-server.html): paste a bot token and go.
- [Can a WhatsApp AI bot get you banned?](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/whatsapp-ai-bot-ban-risk.html): honest ban-risk answer for unofficial WhatsApp APIs, what raises/lowers risk, official alternatives.
- [Slack AI bot setup — Claude/ChatGPT in 5 minutes](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/slack-ai-bot-setup.html): step-by-step OAuth install via OpenClaw Easy.
- [How to add an AI bot to Discord without coding](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/discord-ai-bot-setup.html): one invite link, no webhooks.

## Install and setup

- [How to install OpenClaw without a terminal](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/openclaw-easy-install-guide.html): one-click install for macOS and Windows.
- [OpenClaw for Windows — no WSL2, no terminal](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/openclaw-for-windows.html): native Windows app, no Linux subsystem required.
- [How to switch AI models in OpenClaw Easy](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/how-to-switch-ai-models-openclaw-easy.html): per-channel, per-agent model picker with no restart.
- [OpenClaw 安装教程 (Chinese install tutorial)](https://openclaw-easy.com/zh/install.html): 中文安装教程 — macOS / Windows 一键安装包，5 分钟在本机运行 OpenClaw AI 助手.
- [OpenClaw Skills reference](https://openclaw-easy.com/openclaw-skills.html): what OpenClaw Skills are, recommended starter skills, how to author your own.
- [openclaw gateway run reference](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/openclaw-gateway-run.html): complete operational reference for the gateway daemon.
- [How to add MCP servers to your AI assistant](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/how-to-add-mcp-servers.html): add MCP servers via the no-code Control UI panel or the openclaw mcp CLI, stdio vs HTTP transports, best servers to start with, and how to verify them.
- [Make your AI agent create videos over MCP](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/ai-agent-video-automation-mcp.html): verified tutorial connecting ViralMint's MCP server (100+ video tools) to an OpenClaw agent, so finished shorts can be requested from WhatsApp, Telegram, or Slack.

## AI model comparisons (head-to-head)

- [Claude vs GPT for WhatsApp Chatbot in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/claude-vs-gpt-whatsapp-2026.html): Claude Opus 4.7 vs GPT-5.5 on cost, latency, multilingual, vision.
- [Gemini vs GPT for WhatsApp Bot in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/gemini-vs-gpt-whatsapp-bot.html): Gemini 2.5 Pro vs GPT-5.5 with Gemini's free tier angle.
- [Gemini vs Claude for Telegram Bot in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/gemini-vs-claude-telegram-bot.html): 1M-context Gemini vs Claude's writing edge.
- [GPT vs Claude for Slack AI Bot in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/gpt-vs-claude-slack-ai-bot.html): cost, code review quality, tool calling reliability.
- [GPT vs Gemini for Discord Bot in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/gpt-vs-gemini-discord-bot.html): free tier vs quality for community servers.
- [Claude vs Gemini for AI Assistant in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/claude-vs-gemini-ai-assistant.html): daily personal-assistant comparison.
- [ChatGPT vs Claude for Personal Use in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/chatgpt-vs-claude-personal-use-2026.html): ChatGPT Plus vs Claude Pro at $20/mo.
- [DeepSeek vs Llama 3 for Local AI Chatbot (Ollama, 2026)](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/deepseek-vs-llama-local-ai-chatbot.html): on-device reasoning vs speed.
- [Llama 3 vs Qwen 2.5 for Local AI Chatbot (Ollama, 2026)](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/llama-vs-qwen-local-ai-chatbot.html): Western vs Mandarin/Asian-language local model.
- [Mistral vs DeepSeek for Free AI Chatbot in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/mistral-vs-deepseek-free-ai-chatbot.html): free hosted tier vs local R1.

## Best-of guides (listicles)

- [Best AI Models for WhatsApp Bot in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/best-ai-models-whatsapp-bot-2026.html): top 7 — Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen, Mistral.
- [Best Free AI Telegram Bot in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/best-free-ai-telegram-bot-2026.html): 6 free options including Gemini AI Studio + Ollama.
- [Best Local LLMs for a Messaging Bot in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/best-local-llms-messaging-bot-2026.html): 7 picks for an on-device bot — Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, Mistral, Gemma, Phi-4, Nemotron.
- [Best Discord AI Bot in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/best-discord-ai-bot-2026.html): top 6 — OpenClaw Easy, MEE6 AI, Carl-Bot, community ChatGPT bots, Aniyu, GPThemis.
- [Best AI for Customer Support in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/best-ai-customer-support-2026.html): Intercom Fin, Zendesk AI, OpenClaw Easy, Tidio, ManyChat, Drift.
- [Best AI Personal Assistant in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/best-ai-personal-assistant-2026.html): ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Pi, Copilot, OpenClaw Easy.
- [Best WhatsApp AI for Customer Support in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/best-whatsapp-ai-customer-support-2026.html): 6 tools — QR-pair vs Business API tradeoffs.
- [Best AI for Small Business Messaging in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/best-ai-small-business-messaging-2026.html): 6 tools covering WhatsApp + Telegram + Slack.
- [Best AI chatbot for Slack in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/best-ai-chatbot-slack.html): OpenClaw Easy, Slack AI, ChatBot.com and others.
- [Best free AI desktop app in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/best-free-ai-desktop-app.html): OpenClaw Easy, Jan.ai, LM Studio comparison.
- [Best AI Agents in 2026 — Top 8 Compared](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/best-ai-agents-2026.html): coding, messaging, autonomous, customer-support agents.
- [7 best self-hosted ChatGPT alternatives in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/self-hosted-chatgpt-alternatives.html): open-source alternatives that run on your hardware.

## Concept explainers

- [AI Agent vs Chatbot — what's the real difference?](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/ai-agent-vs-chatbot-difference.html): tool use is the line between them.
- [Cloud vs Local AI Chatbot — cost, speed, privacy compared](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/cloud-vs-local-ai-chatbot.html): when each wins for a real chatbot.
- [Free vs Paid AI Chatbot — what you actually lose by going free](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/free-vs-paid-ai-chatbot-2026.html): quality gap, rate limits, ads, branding, privacy.
- [What is Ollama in 2026?](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/what-is-ollama-2026.html): free local AI explained for non-developers.
- [What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/what-is-mcp-2026.html): the open protocol connecting AI to external tools.
- [What is OpenRouter in 2026?](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/what-is-openrouter-2026.html): one API for 300+ AI models, free tier explained.
- [Is the Telegram Bot API free?](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/is-telegram-bot-api-free.html): definitive answer for 2026.
- [AI for WhatsApp in 2026 — 5 ways compared](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/ai-for-whatsapp-2026.html): Business API, SaaS, browser extensions, desktop app, local LLM.

## AI provider + privacy guides

- [Use OpenClaw for free with no API key](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/openclaw-free-models.html): run Llama 3, Qwen, Mistral, or DeepSeek locally via Ollama.
- [Use OpenRouter with OpenClaw — 300+ AI models, one key](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/openclaw-openrouter-setup.html): BYOK setup for Claude/GPT/Gemini/DeepSeek through OpenRouter.
- [How to run a local LLM on WhatsApp with Ollama](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/local-llm-whatsapp-ollama.html): fully private on-device WhatsApp AI bot.
- [Privacy-first AI chatbot — run AI locally](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/privacy-first-ai-chatbot.html): why local-first AI matters for data privacy.
- [How to run AI locally on your PC](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/run-ai-locally-on-pc.html): RAM-to-model-size sizing guide (8GB/16GB/32GB), Ollama setup on Windows and Mac, and what local models are genuinely good and bad at.

## Automation and business

- [How to schedule AI tasks with cron jobs](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/schedule-ai-tasks-cron-jobs.html): recurring AI messages, daily summaries, timed responses.
- [How to control your PC from your phone (free, no VNC)](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/control-pc-from-phone.html): message WhatsApp or Telegram and your Mac or Windows machine runs the task — no port forwarding, no remote-desktop client.
- [Free Zapier alternatives in 2026](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/free-zapier-alternative.html): n8n, Activepieces, Node-RED, Windmill and the AI-agent approach compared on cost, limits and setup — plus when Zapier is still worth paying for.
- [AI email triage — sort your inbox automatically](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/ai-email-triage.html): free local-model setup that categorises, prioritises and drafts replies; label-only rollout plan.
- [The OpenClaw skills ecosystem](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/openclaw-skills-ecosystem.html): where to find 10,000+ community skills, how to install them, how to write your own, and how skills differ from MCP servers and plugins.

## Comparisons vs other OpenClaw desktop GUIs

- [OpenClaw Easy vs OpenClaw.ai](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/openclaw.html): one-click desktop installer for non-technical users vs the canonical OpenClaw CLI / Docker path.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs ClawX](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/clawx.html): messaging-first desktop app vs ClawX's research-assistant cockpit.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs MyClaw.ai](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/myclaw.html): free local install vs $19/month paid cloud hosting.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs Claw.so](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/claw-so.html): shipping today vs pre-launch approval-cockpit project.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs NanoClaw](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/nanoclaw.html): multichannel desktop app vs container-isolated runtime.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs OpenClawDesktop.com](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/openclawdesktop.html): real installers and a public GitHub repo vs SEO landing page.

## Comparisons vs other AI / chatbot tools

- [OpenClaw Easy vs ChatGPT](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/chatgpt.html): AI inside messaging apps vs OpenAI's standalone chat.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs Claude (claude.ai)](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/claude.html): desktop multi-channel assistant vs Anthropic's chat website.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs Claude Desktop](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/claude-desktop.html): independent open-source desktop orchestrator vs Anthropic's official Claude app.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs Tidio](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/tidio.html): free local AI for messaging vs cloud customer-support chatbot.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs ManyChat](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/manychat.html): free local AI for messaging vs marketing automation for Instagram/Messenger/WhatsApp.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs Botpress](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/botpress.html): free desktop AI vs open-source chatbot platform for developers.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs Landbot](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/landbot.html): free desktop AI vs no-code conversational-form builder.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs Hermes Agent](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/hermes.html): messaging-app AI assistant vs autonomous coding agent built on the open-weight Hermes 3 model. Different jobs — chat-app delivery vs long-horizon coding.
- [OpenClaw Easy vs Gemini Spark](https://openclaw-easy.com/vs/gemini-spark.html): free open-source local desktop agent for WhatsApp/Telegram/Slack vs Google's paid, always-on cloud agent for Gmail/Calendar/Docs. Local-first + any model vs hands-off Google-stack automation. Explainer: [Gemini Spark review — what it is, pricing, and a free alternative](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/gemini-spark-vs-openclaw-easy-2026.html).

## Reviews

- [OpenClaw Easy Review 2026 — An Honest Look](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/openclaw-easy-review-2026.html): 4.6/5 after six months of daily use.
- [MyClaw Review 2026 — Is the hosted OpenClaw worth $19/month?](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/myclaw-review-2026.html): paid hosted alternative reviewed.

## Troubleshooting

- [Fix: openclaw gateway connect failed — pairing required](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/openclaw-pairing-required.html): two-command fix — `openclaw devices list`, then `openclaw devices approve <requestId>`.

## Source code and documentation

- [GitHub repository](https://github.com/openclaw-easy/openclaw-easy-desktop): open-source desktop app source code (Apache-2.0).
- [Parent OpenClaw repository](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw): the underlying OpenClaw CLI and runtime.
- [OpenClaw documentation](https://docs.openclaw.ai): full reference for the OpenClaw CLI and platform.
- [Full content snapshot for AI crawlers](https://openclaw-easy.com/llms-full.txt): single-file concatenation of key facts and answers.

## Related project — ViralMint

ViralMint is a separate open-source project from the same team. It is a video
pipeline, not an OpenClaw client, and the two are commonly used together: an
OpenClaw agent decides what to make, ViralMint renders it.

- **What it is:** open-source short-form video pipeline — viral-clip picker, auto-reframe to vertical, audio cleanup, dead-air removal, animated burned-in captions, b-roll, AI image and AI video generation, translation and AI voice dubbing.
- **Site:** https://viralmint.net
- **How it connects to OpenClaw:** ships an MCP server with 100+ video tools, so an OpenClaw agent can request a finished short from WhatsApp, Telegram, or Slack and get the rendered file back.
- **Typical inputs:** a topic, a script, a URL/article, a long video or podcast to cut into clips, or raw footage to clean up.
- **Typical outputs:** export-ready 9:16, 1:1, and 16:9 mp4s with captions burned in.
- [Tutorial: make your AI agent create videos over MCP](https://openclaw-easy.com/blog/ai-agent-video-automation-mcp.html): verified walkthrough of connecting ViralMint's MCP server to an OpenClaw agent.

## Optional — localized homepages

- [Spanish (es)](https://openclaw-easy.com/es/): Spanish-localized homepage.
- [Portuguese (pt)](https://openclaw-easy.com/pt/): Portuguese-localized homepage.
- [Chinese (zh)](https://openclaw-easy.com/zh/): 龙虾AI 桌面版 OpenClaw Easy — 免费小龙虾AI软件，飞书/WhatsApp/Telegram AI 机器人.
- [German (de)](https://openclaw-easy.com/de/): German-localized homepage.
- [Japanese (ja)](https://openclaw-easy.com/ja/): Japanese-localized homepage.
- [French (fr)](https://openclaw-easy.com/fr/): French-localized homepage.
- [Indonesian (id)](https://openclaw-easy.com/id/): Indonesian-localized homepage.