Local AI Character Chat and Roleplay Apps

Vellium is a desktop AI app for writers and people who want conversations with fictional characters. It combines multi-character roleplay with writing projects and lets you choose the model provider.

KoboldCpp runs language models on your own hardware for chat, creative writing and roleplay. It's a fork of llama.cpp with a bundled KoboldAI Lite browser interface.

Mirrai is an AI companion for people who want to revisit unfinished conversations through a persona based on someone's chat history. It simulates their communication style, with a farewell process that gives the experience an optional endpoint.

Voxta is an AI companion for people who want a character they can talk to, assign tasks to or use in interactive stories. You choose its personality, voice and optional avatar.

PocketPal AI runs language models on phones and tablets for people who want an assistant they can use without sending conversations to a server. Core chat works offline after a model download and doesn't require an account.

Agnai is an AI roleplay chat app for people who want conversations with fictional characters, including shared chats with other people. It builds on early work from Galatea-UI by PygmalionAI.

Miko is an AI companion for people who want to talk with an animated character on their Windows desktop. It pairs a local language model with a customizable 3D avatar and spoken replies.

ChatterUI is an Android chat app for people who want to use a local LLM on their phone or connect to a remote model. It supports assistant and character conversations, with control over reply generation and chat formatting.

Second Me is an open-source prototype for people who want to train and host an AI representation of themselves. It uses personal memories to shape a model around their identity and context.

Soul-of-Waifu is an AI companion app for creating characters and roleplaying with them. A character carries the same personality and memories between conversations, RPG campaigns and a desktop companion.

Front Porch AI is a desktop app for character chat and roleplay with local LLMs. It's for people who want to keep their conversations on their own machine while building stories with characters that retain memories and changing emotional states.

RisuAI is an AI roleplay client for people who want to create characters and fictional worlds, then develop stories through conversation. It supports chats with individual characters or groups.

CloverPal is an Android app for private AI conversations and character roleplay on your phone. It runs models on-device, so you can chat offline once you've downloaded or imported a model.

Yoji is an AI desktop companion for people who want a conversational assistant that can also act on their computer. It combines a customizable personality with file handling and task automation.

Open-LLM-VTuber is an AI companion for people who want to talk with a customizable animated character. Local language and speech models let it work fully offline, with conversations staying on your device.

My Neuro is a local AI desktop companion for people who want to create a character with their own choice of appearance, voice and personality. It supports spoken and typed conversations, with character expressions and movements that respond to the dialogue.

Layla is an AI assistant for people who want private chat, a personal companion or character roleplay on their phone. It runs local models on Android and iOS, so you can keep using it offline after downloading a model.

AIRI is a self-hosted AI companion for people who want to talk with a virtual character and have it participate in games. Inspired by Neuro-sama, it supports real-time voice conversations and is in early development.

Utsuwa is an AI companion for people who want a virtual character that remembers their conversations. It combines a 3D avatar with voice chat and optional relationship progression inspired by dating sims.

Super Agent Party is an AI companion platform for people who want a desktop character that can also carry out tasks. It combines character conversations with agents that operate applications and interact through messaging or live streams.

Memex is an AI journal for people who capture scattered notes, photos, and voice recordings and want help organizing them. It turns those fragments into structured records and connects information across entries.

Aphelion is a desktop app for people who want character conversations, creative writing and coding help from models running on their own computer. It works offline after the first model download and doesn't require an account.

SillyTavern is a locally installed interface for AI hobbyists who want control over prompts and access to text, image and voice models in one place. It's an independently developed fork of TavernAI and connects to a separate model backend or API provider.

AI Runner is a desktop app for people who want an AI companion and an art workspace on their own hardware. Its local chat, voice and image tools work offline without an API key or subscription.

RealChar lets you create AI companions with their own personalities and hold live voice or text conversations. It's for people who want to shape a character and host the app themselves while using external AI services for replies.

GLaDOS is a local AI voice assistant for people who want a conversational companion modeled on the personality core from Valve's Portal games. It combines a custom voice and dry humor with awareness of its surroundings.