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  1. 1IM

    Hi Hackers, Excited to share a macOS app I've been working on: https://recurse.chat/ for chatting with local AI. While it's amazing that you can run AI models locally quite easily these days (through llama.cpp / llamafile / ollama / llm CLI etc.), I missed feature complete chat interfaces. Tools like LMStudio are super powerful, but there's a learning curve to it. I'd like to hit a middleground of simplicity and customizability for advanced users. Here's what separates RecurseChat out from similar apps: - UX designed for you to use local AI as a daily driver.…

    2024 · recurse.chat

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    The easiest way to chat with local AI

    2025

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    Lapis79

    Secure, offline AI chat assistant on your device

    Nov 2025 · lapis.lvrpiz.com

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    Lekh AI80

    Private, offline AI for iPhone, and iPad

    Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com

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    Llamao509

    Private & offline alternative to ChatGPT on your device

    2025

  6. 6OS

    Hey everyone, We have been building SecureAI Tools -- an open-source application layer for ChatGPT and ChatPDF-like AI tools. It works with locally running LLMs as well as with OpenAI-compatible APIs. For local LLMs, it supports Ollama which supports all the gguf/ggml models. Currently, it has two features: Chat-with-LLM, and Chat-with-PDFs. It is optimized for self-hosting use cases and comes with basic user management features. Here are some quick demos: * Chat with documents using OpenAI's GPT3.5 model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br2D3G9O47s * Chat with documents…

    2023 · github.com

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    LM Studio209

    Discover, download, and run local LLMs (incl. DeepSeek R1)

    2025

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    The official iOS app for ChatGPT

    2023

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    Mneme AI 175

    Chat with your notes, documents and books on-device

    2024

  10. 10OA

    Hey, I built this in a day while at Founders Inc Apple Vision Pro residency. Try it out, let me know what you think.

    2024 · apps.apple.com

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    Jan334

    Open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs 100% offline

    2024

  12. 12

    Ollama but for mobile, with a cloud fallback

    2025

  13. 13

    The fast, easy and cheap OpenAI alternative

    2023

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    fullmoon321

    Chat with private and local large language models

    2025

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    Apollo AI280

    Run local models like Llama on iOS

    2025

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  17. 17SO

    We built SwiftAI, an open-source Swift library that lets you use Apple’s on-device LLMs when available (Apple opened access in June), and fall back to a cloud model when they aren’t available — all without duplicating code. SwiftAI gives you: - A single, model-agnostic API - An agent/tool loop - Strongly-typed structured outputs - Optional chat state Backstory: We started experimenting with Apple’s local models because they’re free (no API calls), private, and work offline. The problem: not all devices support them (older iPhones, Apple Intelligence disabled, low battery, etc.). That…

    2025 · github.com

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    Secure & local AI chatbot for iOS and macOS

    2025

  19. 19WE

    Browser LLM demo working on JavaScript and WebGPU. WebGPU is already supported in Chrome, Safari, Firefox, iOS (v26) and Android. Demo, similar to ChatGPT https://andreinwald.github.io/browser-llm/ Code https://github.com/andreinwald/browser-llm - No need to use your OPENAI_API_KEY - its local model that runs on your device - No network requests to any API - No need to install any program - No need to download files on your device (model is cached in browser) - Site will ask before downloading large files (llm model) to browser cache - Hosted on Github…

    2025 · andreinwald.github.io

  20. 20OG

    Your phone has a GPU more powerful than most 2018 laptops. Right now it sits idle while you pay monthly subscriptions to run AI on someone else's server, sending your conversations, your photos, your voice to companies whose privacy policy you've never read. Off Grid is an open-source app that puts that hardware to work. Text generation, image generation, vision AI, voice transcription — all running on your phone, all offline, nothing ever uploaded. That means you can use AI on a flight with no wifi. In a country with internet censorship. In a hospital where cloud services are a compliance…

    Feb 2026 · github.com

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    WriteMage127

    The only AI app you need, use ChatGPT natively in any app

    2023

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    Private & Offline AI Assistant

    Oct 2025

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    Automated matchmaking without swiping or apps

    2021

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    Quietly59

    Offline AI IDE & local Chat

    May 2026 · quietlycode.org

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