Meta-Owned Manus Announces a Desktop Application 'My Computer'

IBL News | New York

Singapore-based AI company Manus, recently acquired by Meta for $2 billion, introduced My Computer, a desktop application enabling an agent to interact with local files and applications.

My Computer runs a CLI (command-line interface) in the user computer’s terminal that allows reading, analyzing, and editing local files, as well as launching and controlling local applications.

My Computer enables the user to leverage all command-line tools on their computer, including Python, Node.js, Swift, and Xcode. This dramatically expands the possibilities for complex automation and development. The user can build Mac apps, Python scripts, websites, and more through command-line development, with Manus handling the entire process from coding to debugging.

Furthermore, users can remotely control Manus installed on their home PC by sending commands from their smartphone while they’re out. My Computer integrates with local files and apps, as well as third-party services such as Google Calendar and Gmail, so the user can do things like ‘remotely instruct your home PC to find necessary files and then send them via email through Gmail.

My Computer is designed to give users control, requiring explicit authorization before any terminal commands are executed. You can choose to ‘Always Allow’ to simplify workflows for trusted tasks, or ‘Allow Once’ to review each operation individually.

Following the massive success of OpenClaw, which allows users to automate various tasks by having a self-hosted personal AI assistant on their PC, OpenClaw-like AI agents have been appearing one after another from February to March 2026.

Anthropic announced on February 26, 2026, that it would acquire Vercept, an AI startup that develops AI agents for operating computers, and also released a remote-control function for its coding AI, ‘Claude Code,’ and a PC operation AI,’ Cowork.’

In March 2026, Perplexity announced ‘ Personal Computer,’ an AI agent that runs on PCs 24 hours a day to support PC work, and it was reported that NVIDIA would release ‘ NemoClaw,’ a platform for AI to autonomously execute tasks on users’ devices.

Four companies launched OpenClaw competitors in three weeks. Manus may have just just dropped the most interesting one.

“My Computer” can now access your local files, run terminal commands, build native apps, train ML models on your idle GPU, and operate your machine remotely… https://t.co/Msbt9FCBq3 pic.twitter.com/Ac5jd4prgH

— Josh Kale (@JoshKale) March 16, 2026