Local ChatGPT and Claude Alternatives

Jan gives people a ChatGPT-style chat interface for AI models running on their own computer. It's free and available for Windows, macOS and Linux. Local chats work offline, with the model and conversation kept on your machine. You can also use cloud models when you want access to a hosted provider.

AnythingLLM is an open source AI assistant for people who want to chat with their documents and use AI agents on their own hardware. The desktop app runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, while a Docker deployment supports multiple users on a self-hosted server. No account is required for the desktop app.

LibreChat is a self-hosted ChatGPT alternative for people and teams that want local models and cloud AI services in one chat interface. It runs on a server you control and is open source under the MIT license. You can switch models without moving to a separate chat app.

Noema is a private local AI assistant for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro. It's for people who want to chat with models and work with their own files on Apple hardware without depending on a cloud service. Local chats can stay on your device, and file retrieval runs there too.

LM Studio is a desktop application for downloading and running language models on macOS, Windows and Linux. You can search for models, manage downloads and chat with them through the app. Downloaded models can run offline, including document chat that uses files on your computer.

Cherry Studio is a free, open source desktop app for people who use several AI models and want their conversations in one place. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. Chats, settings and knowledge base files are stored on your device.

Open WebUI gives individuals and teams a self-hosted place to chat with local LLMs and cloud models. It runs on your own computer or server, including through Docker, and can work entirely offline with local models.

Ollama runs language models on your own computer or server. It provides a command-line runner and a local API for people building AI applications or connecting existing tools to models they host themselves. The software is distributed under the MIT license.

Off Grid AI runs language models on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and Linux. You can chat, analyze documents and generate images on your own hardware. The mobile app uses the MIT license, while the desktop app uses AGPL.

Locally AI is a native app for running language and vision models on recent iPhones, iPads, and Macs. It's for people who want a private AI assistant on their own device, with text, image processing, and voice conversations available without cloud processing. Once a model is downloaded, it works offline and doesn't require an account.

RecurseChat is a paid Mac app for people who want to chat with AI and ask questions about their files on their own computer. It runs local LLMs without an internet connection or a server, keeping local conversations on the device. The same app also connects to Claude and ChatGPT, so you can choose local processing or a cloud provider.

NativeMind brings a local AI assistant into Chrome for people who want help with webpages, documents, and writing without sending that content to a cloud model. The browser extension connects to Ollama on your machine, keeping prompts and AI processing on-device. It requires no account and uses the AGPL-3.0 open-source license.

Fullmoon is an open source chat app for people who want to run language models on their Apple devices and keep conversations local. It supports iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS, with on-device inference optimized for Apple silicon. You can chat fully offline, and the app saves your chat history locally.

Chatbox is an AI chat client for people who want local models and cloud providers in the same app. It connects to Ollama for local LLM use and supports GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and DeepSeek with your own API keys. Chatbox also offers its own hosted model service.

GPT4All is a local AI chatbot for people who want to run language models on their own desktop or laptop and keep conversations on their machine. Its LocalDocs feature lets you ask questions about your own documents without sending them to a cloud service. It suits developers, teams and individuals who want control over their models and data.

Msty Studio is a private AI workspace for chatting with local or hosted models and working with your own documents. It offers a desktop app alongside web and team deployment options. Local model support includes MLX, llama.cpp and Ollama.

Google AI Edge Gallery is an open-source app for people who want to try generative AI on their own phone. It runs model inference locally, so offline chat, image analysis and audio tasks don't send your inputs to a server. It supports Android and iOS and uses the Apache 2.0 license.

Liquid Apollo is an AI chat app for iPhone and iPad. Liquid LEAP runs smaller language models directly on your device, so local conversations do not depend on a cloud service. The app also runs on compatible Apple Silicon Macs.