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Tactical off-grid P2P messaging. No internet required.

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    Radio LLM141

    Off-grid, disaster-proof LLM platform using Meshtastic

    2024

  2. 2

    The ultimate outdoor networking device

    2018

  3. 3IB

    I spent the last few days building out a nicer ChatGPT-like interface to use Mistral 7B and Llama 3 fully within a browser (no deps and installs). I’ve used the WebLLM project by MLC AI for a while to interact with LLMs in the browser when handling sensitive data but I found their UI quite lacking for serious use so I built a much better interface around WebLLM. I’ve been using it as a therapist and coach. And it’s wonderful knowing that my personal information never leaves my local computer. Should work on Desktop with Chrome or Edge. Other browsers are adding WebGPU support as well - see…

    2024 · github.com

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    Llamao509

    Private & offline alternative to ChatGPT on your device

    2025

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    Ollama but for mobile, with a cloud fallback

    2025

  6. 6

    Your AI, fully offline with Zero data collection & 100% free

    May 2026 · lumichats.com

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    Layers61

    The private network strangers literally can't reach you on.

    Apr 2026 · layers-app.com

  8. 8OS

    I've decided to open source the project I've been working on called Hyperspace. Hyperspace is a suite of software implementing a wireless mesh network for IoT devices. My main requirements are listed on my repo but I'll copy them here. 1. The mesh shall enable nodes to route packets amongst themselves. 2. The mesh shall allow nodes with limited power to participate in routing packets. 3. The mesh shall be IPv6 based. 4. The mesh shall be local. I.E. not require connection to a remote server. 5. The mesh should provide 3D location to nodes in the network. Nodes use the Decawave DW1000 UWB…

    2022 · github.com

  9. 9WE

    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

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    Perssua61

    Real-time guidance from any LLM (including local ones)

    Nov 2025

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    Live chat, bots & team email -- free.

    2018

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    NYC Mesh146

    Community owned network that replaces your ISP.

    2018

  13. 13LS
  14. 14L0

    Hey HN, Lume is an open-source CLI for running macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon. Since launch (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42908061), we've been using it to run AI agents in isolated macOS environments. We needed VMs that could set themselves up, so we built that. Here's what's new in 0.2: *Unattended Setup* – Go from IPSW to a fully configured VM without touching the keyboard. We built a VNC + OCR system that clicks through macOS Setup Assistant automatically. No more manual setup before pushing to a registry: lume create my-vm --os macos --ipsw latest…

    Jan 2026 · cua.ai

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    A small alternative to Slack

    2017

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    Lapis79

    Secure, offline AI chat assistant on your device

    Nov 2025

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    Off-grid team mapping and messaging without internet.

    Apr 2026 · meshgrid.org

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    ChattyUI149

    Run open-source LLMs locally in the browser using WebGPU

    2024

  19. 19AL

    We built any-llm because we needed a lightweight router for LLM providers with minimal overhead. Switching between models is just a string change : update "openai/gpt-4" to "anthropic/claude-3" and you're done. It uses official provider SDKs when available, which helps since providers handle their own compatibility updates. No proxy or gateway service needed either, so getting started is pretty straightforward - just pip install and import. Currently supports 20+ providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, and AWS Bedrock. Would love to hear what you think!

    2025 · github.com

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    Secure. Encrypted. Peer-to-Peer. No Personal Info Sign-up.

    2022

  21. 21OG

    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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    Lumen93

    Dating app for singles over 50 💕

    2018

  23. 23OA

    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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    Anonymous messaging, chat in incognito mode, encryption

    2023

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