Talkio

An open-source AI group chat app for desktop and Android that connects Ollama and cloud models while storing conversations locally.

Talkio puts several AI models in one conversation so you can compare answers or have different roles discuss the same problem. It also supports ordinary one-to-one chats.

Multi-model discussions: Participants can read each other's messages, take turns and respond to @mentions, with individual personas and shared instructions to guide the conversation.
Documents and project files: Chats accept PDF, Word, Excel and text files plus images, while workspace tools can read, search and edit project files with a preview and confirmation for each file.
Connected tools: Local and remote MCP servers give models access to external tools; local MCP connections are desktop only, and Git tools can inspect status, diffs and history with confirmation.
Conversation reuse: Edit messages, branch replies, compress long histories and export chats as Markdown, PDF or PNG; JSON backups include settings and chat history but exclude API keys.

Talkio runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android and is open source under the MIT license. Ollama connects it to models running locally. Cloud provider connections include OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, OpenRouter and Groq. Voice input uses Whisper-compatible transcription through Groq or OpenAI.

Conversations and settings stay in a local SQLite database. Chat messages go directly to the selected AI provider, so choosing a cloud model sends those messages outside your device. Talkio doesn't operate a cloud relay. Desktop API keys use the operating system's credential store; Android keeps them in private app storage.