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RPClientSillyTavern
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence; model API costs are separate.

 Free

Free and open source under the AGPL. You pay only for whatever model backend you connect…

Android Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Supports tavern-style character cards and lorebooks
  • Group chats with several characters
  • Deep prompt control: character cards, lorebooks, world info, author's notes and templates
  • Connects to local runners as well as commercial APIs
  • Needs an LLM API to generate replies
  • Android only
  • A front end only; you must supply a model backend
  • Setup involves Node or Docker rather than an installer
Downloadable app Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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