Question 1

Is OpenBuddy really free and open source?

Accepted Answer

Yes. OpenBuddy is MIT-licensed, with no premium tier, no telemetry, and no phone-home. The full source code is auditable on GitHub and every release is PGP-signed.

Question 2

How does OpenBuddy compare to WorkBuddy?

Accepted Answer

OpenBuddy is a pixel-close, 100% open source rewrite of WorkBuddy on Electron + Pi. Same design tokens, same UI; the difference is the open core, the BYOK model, and the data path. See the full comparison at /docs/comparison.

Question 3

Which LLM providers does OpenBuddy support?

Accepted Answer

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Bedrock, OpenRouter, Ollama, NewAPI, and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Bring your own key or use a service token against a Casdoor / NewAPI gateway.

Question 4

Where does my data live?

Accepted Answer

All conversations, prompts, skills, and the audit ledger live on your machine in ~/.openbuddy/. No telemetry by default; opt-in spans only.