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Products that do what PocketLLM does

Your AI runs from a USB stick. Plug in. Chat. Unplug. Gone.

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    LM Studio209

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

    2025

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    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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    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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    Personalized search and Q&A with AI on your own documents

    2024

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    Run LLMs in the browser - offline and for free

    Jan 2026

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    Run and train AI models locally on your desktop

    25d ago · unsloth.ai

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    Secure & local AI chatbot for iOS and macOS

    2025

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    Test-driven development for LLMs

    2023

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    The fast, easy and cheap OpenAI alternative

    2023

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    Lapis79

    Secure, offline AI chat assistant on your device

    Nov 2025

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    Ollama but for mobile, with a cloud fallback

    2025

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    Revolutionize LLMs chat platform with pay-as-you-go pricing

    2025

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    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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    Run AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, Opencode on mobile

    Dec 2025

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    A single memory for all your LLMs

    Nov 2025

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  17. 17OA

    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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    Lekh AI80

    Private, offline AI for iPhone, and iPad

    Jan 2026

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    Quietly59

    Offline AI IDE & local Chat

    May 2026 · quietlycode.org

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    Hey HN, I’m really excited to show off a project I’ve been tweaking and tuning for more than seven months. One thing that drove me nuts about running LLMs locally was having to use terminals, install Python, and write code for the most basic things. I write software, but I don’t want to have to write it just to use a chatbot. So, I made Wingman with a friendly interface that lets you get started with zero coding or terminals required. It runs on MacOS and Windows, and even evaluates AI models up front to determine if they will run on your machine. There’s other stuff it does, too, like let…

    2024 · github.com

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    Byte8

    Your local AI model or API key in a customizable llm chatbox

    Jul 2026 · get-byte.app

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    Local & Private AI Assistant

    Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com

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    What it is A single 45 MB Windows .exe that embeds llama.cpp and a minimal Tk UI. Copy it (plus any .gguf model) to a flash drive, double-click on any Windows PC, and you’re chatting with an LLM—no admin rights, Cloud, or network. Why I built it Existing “local LLM” GUIs assume you can pip install, pass long CLI flags, or download GBs of extras. I wanted something my less-technical colleagues could run during a client visit by literally plugging in a USB drive. How it works PyInstaller one-file build → bundles Python runtime, llama_cpp_python, and the UI into a single PE. On first launch, it…

    2025 · github.com

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