Hollama
A minimal chat interface for language models that runs entirely in the web browser.
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About Hollama
Hollama is a lightweight front end for chatting with language models, aimed at people who run their own model server such as Ollama. The app itself runs entirely in the browser, so there is no separate backend to maintain for the interface.
It can be self-hosted with the included Dockerfile and self-hosting guide, and the repository also contains an Electron build for use as a desktop app. It suits people who want a simple chat window on top of a local model rather than a feature-heavy platform.
Strengths
- Runs in the browser with no backend of its own
- Can be self-hosted with Docker
- Minimal interface that is quick to set up
Limitations
- Needs a separate model server to connect to
- Fewer features than larger chat front ends
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree, with source code published on GitHub.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- fmaclen
- Platforms
- Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Web application, Self-hosted
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Ollama users who want a simple browser chat window for their local models
- Categories
- Local AI tools, AI assistants
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Hollama
Compare allSoftware that can replace Hollama for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Open WebUI
A self-hosted chat interface that talks to Ollama and any OpenAI-compatible API, so your local models get a proper front end.
Open WebUI is a fuller self-hosted server with document retrieval, multi-user roles and OpenAI-compatible APIs, but its license adds a branding condition.
LibreChat
Self-hosted open-source chat interface that brings many AI models and providers into one place.
LibreChat is an MIT self-hosted interface for many providers with agents, MCP and SSO, but needs a server and Docker setup.
Page Assist
An open-source browser extension that adds a sidebar and web UI for chatting with local AI models.
Page Assist moves Ollama chat into a browser extension with a sidebar beside web pages, plus a full web UI.
KoboldAI Lite
A standalone browser interface for chatting with and writing alongside language models from many backends.
KoboldAI Lite is a browser front end aimed at KoboldCpp and AI Horde backends, and its license terms are not confirmed.
Ollama App
A cross-platform chat client for talking to language models running on an Ollama server.
Ollama App replaces the browser window with native Android, Windows and Linux clients for an Ollama server under Apache-2.0.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Ollama
The simplest way to pull down an open language model and run it on your own machine, from one command or a desktop app.
llama.cpp
The C++ engine most local AI apps are built on, running language models on ordinary hardware.
LocalAI
Serve language, image and speech models on your own hardware.
TabbyAPI
A lightweight, OpenAI-compatible API server for running ExLlama-format language models on your own hardware.
