Local AI tools
Apps that download and run language models on your own machine instead of a server.
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Aider
AI pair programming in a terminal, working directly on your git repository and committing as it goes.
AnythingLLM
A desktop AI app that answers questions about your own documents, with no account and no API key needed.
Chatbox
A desktop and mobile chat client for AI models, where you supply your own API keys or point it at a local model.
InvokeAI
A professional web interface for Stable Diffusion models, with a node-based workflow editor and a unified canvas.
KoboldCpp
A single executable that runs GGUF language models locally, with a web interface and no installation at all.
llama.cpp
The C++ engine most local AI apps are built on, running language models on ordinary hardware.
llamafile
Packages a language model and the code to run it into one executable file that works on several operating systems without installation.
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.
SillyTavern
A locally-installed front end for language models aimed at long-form roleplay and character-driven writing.
GPT4All
A local AI chat app with document chat built in, from Nomic AI. Stable, MIT licensed, but not updated since early 2025.
Jan
An open-source ChatGPT replacement that runs entirely offline, and can also front cloud providers when you want them.
LM Studio
A polished desktop app for downloading, running and chatting with local language models, with an OpenAI-compatible server built in.
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.
