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Ollamac vs Chatbox: catalog facts
Ollamac	Chatbox
Free Free and open source, distributed only through the official GitHub repository.	Freemium The community edition is free and open source, and using it with your own API keys costs…
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Native macOS interface for Ollama models Free, with no commercial edition	Works with OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Azure and local Ollama models from one window Conversations are stored locally rather than on someone else's server
Mac only, and requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later Needs Ollama installed separately with a model already pulled	You need your own API keys, and those cost money per use It is a client, so it cannot run a model itself without Ollama or similar
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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