AnyLM – ChatGPT-Like UI for Local LLMs
Hey HN, I'm excited to share AnyLM, a desktop app I've been working on. I love tinkering with local LLMs (via Ollama and LMStudio) but often found myself wishing for a more polished, unified UI similar to what ChatGPT offers, where all my conversations are in one place. Out of that frustration I've built AnyLM, which aims to solve that by providing a single, native application (currently for Windows, with macOS and more planned) to interact with your local models from LM Studio/Ollama but also models from api providers like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. This has been a fun (and…
AnyLM – ChatGPT-Like UI for Local LLMs launched on May 27, 2025 with 13 votes, #1,284 of 7,905 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
AnyLM is a desktop application that provides a unified interface for interacting with large language models from multiple sources. It works with local models run through Ollama and LM Studio, as well as API-based models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Currently available for Windows with macOS planned, AnyLM consolidates conversations across different model providers into a single native application, offering a ChatGPT-like experience for users who work with local and cloud-based LLMs.
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From the sources
Connect to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google models in one fast, native app. AnyLM is the ultimate cross-platform AI chat client.
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hey HN, I'm excited to share AnyLM, a desktop app I've been working on. I love tinkering with local LLMs (via Ollama and LMStudio) but often found myself wishing for a more polished, unified UI similar to what ChatGPT offers, where all my conversations are in one place. Out of that frustration I've built AnyLM, which…
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