AI Plugin IndexFree the Tools vs Computer
Free the Tools and Computer are both documents and files MCP servers. Computer scores higher (94 vs 79 out of 100). Computer has more GitHub stars (5.2k), and Computer was updated more recently (2 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| Free the Tools | Computer | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79 / 100 | 94 / 100 |
| What it does | Local PDF, image, data and text tools for AI assistants. Files stay on your computer. | A private persistent computer: files and a bash shell that survive between runs. |
| Publisher | Community: sapience-design | Community: pollinations |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence C, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 785 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 5,227 |
| Last commit | 18 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Free the Tools | Install Computer |
Questions
Is Free the Tools or Computer more popular?
Computer has more GitHub stars: 5,227.
Can I use Free the Tools and Computer together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.