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OpenManus is an open-source alternative to Manus AI, designed to provide similar capabilities through local deployment. This guide walks you through the installation, configuration, and usage of OpenManus on Ubuntu systems. What is OpenManus? OpenManus is an open-source AI agent inspired by the capabilities of Manus AI, developed by the
Last updated April 2026 — refreshed for current model/tool versions. OpenManus is the actively maintained open-source agent framework that lets you reproduce most of what proprietary Manus AI does — autonomous web browsing, multi-step planning, code and shell execution, file I/O — on your own Windows machine, with the model of
Last updated April 2026 — refreshed for current model/tool versions, the FoundationAgents fork, and the Manus AI corporate shutdown. Manus AI's hosted product is on borrowed time. On 27 April 2026 China's NDRC formally blocked Meta's roughly $2 billion acquisition of the Singapore-relocated Manus