# AionUi vs OpenBrowserClaw

> Side-by-side comparison of two projects in the OpenClaw ecosystem.

Canonical HTML: https://shelldex.com/compare/aionui-vs-openbrowserclaw/
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| Field | AionUi | OpenBrowserClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | 24/7 cowork app for coding agents | Browser-native personal AI assistant — zero infrastructure, the browser is the server |
| Language | typescript | typescript |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 26k | 597 |
| Forks | 2438 | 80 |
| Open issues | 548 | 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-05-22T15:14:53Z | 2026-02-26T00:56:03Z |
| 7d growth | 968 | 4 |
| MCP support | yes | no |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | desktop | browser, messaging |
| Categories | coding, productivity | browser, lightweight, minimal |
| Health score | 90/100 | 45/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #8 | #34 |

## Key differences

- AionUi has 44x more stars (26k vs 597), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- AionUi is growing faster with +968 stars this week vs +4 for OpenBrowserClaw.
- AionUi was updated today, while OpenBrowserClaw's last commit was 86 days ago.
- AionUi uses the Apache-2.0 license while OpenBrowserClaw uses MIT.
- OpenBrowserClaw runs in the browser while AionUi requires a server.
- AionUi has MCP (Model Context Protocol) support while OpenBrowserClaw does not.

## Descriptions

### AionUi

Free, local, open-source cowork app and OpenClaw for Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and more

### OpenBrowserClaw

A browser-only reimagination of NanoClaw. Runs entirely in a browser tab as a PWA with no backend. Uses IndexedDB for storage, OPFS for files, Web Workers for the agent loop, and a WebVM (v86 Alpine Linux in WASM) for shell commands. Supports Telegram as an optional channel. Paste an Anthropic API key and go.