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AI chat interfaces

Apps to chat with language models, whether the model runs locally or behind an API.

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ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
Open WebUI154kOtherSource availableYesPythonv0.11.42026-10-06
NextChat89kMITOpen sourceYesTypeScriptv2.16.12026-08-11
LobeHub83kOtherSource availableYesTypeScriptv2.2.182026-10-06
AnythingLLM67kMITOpen sourceYesJavaScriptv1.17.02026-10-06
Cherry Studio52kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesTypeScriptv2.1.42026-10-06
TextGen48kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesPythonv4.92026-08-17
LibreChat45kMITOpen sourceYesTypeScriptv0.8.82026-10-06
Jan45kOtherOpen sourceYesRustv0.8.42026-10-06
Chatbox42kGPL-3.0Open sourceYesTypeScriptv1.23.52026-09-24
Khoj38kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesPython2.0.0-beta.282026-08-02
SillyTavern34kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesJavaScript1.19.02026-10-02
Chat UI11kApache-2.0Open sourceYesTypeScriptv0.10.02026-10-06
Page Assist8.2kMITOpen sourceYesTypeScriptv1.5.862026-10-04
big-AGI7.1kMITOpen sourceYesTypeScriptv2.1.02026-10-05
DeepChat6.4kApache-2.0Open sourceYesTypeScriptv1.1.22026-10-03
5ire5.4kOtherSource availableYesTypeScriptv0.15.42026-09-14
Alpaca1.6kGPL-3.0Open sourceYesPython9.2.52026-10-02
Hollama1.2kMITOpen sourceYesTypeScript0.36.02026-10-05

18 tools

NextChat

✨ Zero-config AI chat assistant. No API key needed — sign up and instantly chat with GPT-5, Claude 4, Gemini 2.5, DeepSeek & 100+ top models. Pay-as-you-go saves you more. Available on Web, iOS, macOS, Android, Linux, Windows.

Language
TypeScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
89k
Latest
v2.16.1
Last push
2026-08-11
LobeHub

🤯 LobeHub is your Chief Agent Operator, organizing your agents into 7×24 operations by hiring, scheduling, and reporting on your entire AI team.

Language
TypeScript
Licence
Other
Stars
83k
Latest
v2.2.18
Last push
2026-10-06
AnythingLLM

Stop renting your intelligence. Own it with AnythingLLM. Everything you need for a powerful local-first agent experience

Language
JavaScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
67k
Latest
v1.17.0
Last push
2026-10-06
Cherry Studio

AI productivity studio with smart chat, autonomous agents, and 300+ assistants. Unified access to frontier LLMs

Language
TypeScript
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Stars
52k
Latest
v2.1.4
Last push
2026-10-06
TextGen

Open-source desktop app for local LLMs. Text, vision, tool-calling, OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible API. 100% private.

Language
Python
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Stars
48k
Latest
v4.9
Last push
2026-08-17
LibreChat

Enhanced ChatGPT Clone: Features Agents, MCP, Skills, DeepSeek, Anthropic, AWS, OpenAI, Responses API, Azure, Groq, o1, GPT-5, Mistral, OpenRouter, Vertex AI, Gemini, Artifacts, AI model switching, message search, Code Interpreter, langchain, DALL-E-3, OpenAPI Actions, Functions, Secure Multi-User Auth, Presets, open-source for self-hosting. Active

Language
TypeScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
45k
Latest
v0.8.8
Last push
2026-10-06

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Jan

Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.

Language
Rust
Licence
Other
Stars
45k
Latest
v0.8.4
Last push
2026-10-06
Khoj

Your AI second brain. Self-hostable. Get answers from the web or your docs. Build custom agents, schedule automations, do deep research. Turn any online or local LLM into your personal, autonomous AI (gpt, claude, gemini, llama, qwen, mistral). Get started - free.

Language
Python
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Stars
38k
Latest
2.0.0-beta.28
Last push
2026-08-02
big-AGI

AI suite powered by state-of-the-art models and providing advanced AI/AGI functions. Includes AI personas, AGI functions, world-class Beam multi-model chats, text-to-image, voice, response streaming, code highlighting and execution, PDF import, presets for developers, much more. Deploy on-prem or in the cloud.

Language
TypeScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
7.1k
Latest
v2.1.0
Last push
2026-10-05
5ire

5ire is a cross-platform desktop AI assistant, MCP client. It compatible with major service providers, supports local knowledge base and tools via model context protocol servers .

Language
TypeScript
Licence
Other
Stars
5.4k
Latest
v0.15.4
Last push
2026-09-14
Hollama

A minimal LLM chat app that runs entirely in your browser

Language
TypeScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
1.2k
Latest
0.36.0
Last push
2026-10-05

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