The Boss
An open-source AI desktop workspace for macOS and Windows, with conversations, agent sessions, tools and project work in one application.
Released v2.2.41 · 23 Oct 2026
Key facts
- Built on
- Cherry Studio, the open-source client, extended by KnowMe AI, LLC.
- Platforms
- macOS 12 or later and Windows 10 or later. Linux is not offered.
- Includes
- Release installers include the Universal Agent Runtime and BossFang as programs that run beside it.
- Get it
- A download page and GitHub releases; no account is required.
- Releases
- Features in the current source are not always in the released installers.
Questions worth asking
- What can I do with The Boss today?
- How do I install The Boss?
- How is The Boss different from BossFang?