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AI · April 6, 2024

Wingman – Open-source Chatbot that's light, functional and not ugly

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…

Wingman – Open-source Chatbot that's light, functional and not ugly launched on April 6, 2024 with 13 votes, #1,030 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

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In plain words

Wingman is an open-source chatbot application for MacOS and Windows that eliminates the need for terminal commands, Python installation, or coding to run large language models locally. It features a straightforward interface, evaluates whether AI models will run on your machine before loading them, and allows users to save prompts, set system instructions per conversation, and switch models mid-chat. The application also sorts models by popularity and trending status to help users discover new options.

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From the sources

Wingman is the fastest and easiest way to run Llama models on your PC or Mac. - Release Wingman v0.10.39 · curtisgray/wingman

In the maker’s words, at launch

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…

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