# UI-TARS Desktop

> Apache-2.0 vision/GUI-agent desktop stack (Agent TARS)

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://agent-tars.com  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop  
**Added:** 2026-09-26

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## The Hook

UI-TARS Desktop is ByteDance’s Apache-2.0 multimodal GUI-agent stack: vision-first desktop/browser operators via Releases, brew, or Agent TARS CLI.

## What's Good

Apache-2.0 (bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop). Free desktop app / brew / Agent TARS CLI. Vision/GUI-agent first — screens and clicks, not only DOM tools. Ships a real desktop GUI-agent product surface at agent-tars.com.

## The Catch

Vs Browser Use: LLM-DOM browser agents; UI-TARS is vision/GUI-agent first. Vs Cua: Cua is computer-use drivers/sandboxes/models; UI-TARS ships the desktop GUI-agent product. Needs a VLM (HF Apache-2.0 weights or VolcEngine/Doubao cloud); Remote Operator free trial ended 2025-08-20.

## Verdict

Apache-2.0 GUI-agent desktop when you want vision operators — budget a VLM path; do not expect the ended Remote Operator trial.