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Local LLM frontends and UIs
12 desktop and web UIs for running language models locally. Frontends for chatting with local or self-hosted language models, including character chat and creative writing UIs. Compare supported backends, offline use and whether an API key is required.
How to read this page. The tools are grouped by category and are not ranked. Pricing labels come from vendors' own pages when we could confirm them. Always verify plans and limits on the vendor's site.
Chatbots & Assistants (12)
| Tool | What it does | Pricing | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chai AI | Mobile AI chat app featuring user-created chatbots. | See site | Official site |
| Jan | Open-source desktop assistant that runs models locally or connects to cloud model APIs. | See site | Official site |
| Janitor AI | Character chat site for roleplay with configurable LLM backends. | See site | Official site |
| Kindroid | AI companion app with long-term memory for personal chat. | See site | Official site |
| KoboldCPP | Local LLM frontend on llama.cpp for chat and creative writing. | Free | Official site |
| LM Studio | Desktop app for downloading and running language models on your own computer. | Freemium | Official site |
| LongCat | Meituan chat and API interface for LongCat multimodal agent models. | See site | Official site |
| Ollama | Runs open language models locally through a command line and local API. | See site | Official site |
| Open WebUI | Self-hosted web interface for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible model APIs. | See site | Official site |
| SillyTavern | Local frontend for AI character chat across many model backends. | Free | Official site |
| Text Generation WebUI | Open-source UI for running local language models (also shipping a textgen desktop app). | Free | Official site |
| webAI | On-device Mac AI app for private expert Personas that run local models and connect to your apps. | See site | Official site |