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CLUSTER CHAT-FIRST-LOCAL · 17 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-09-11

Local-first AI chat clients

This cluster consists of local-first AI chat clients that connect to multiple model providers, store conversations locally, and offer import/export features. The cluster's dated history is too thin to read a shape from, with only one dated entry before the index start; it predates the index or its members are undated. On traction, AstraLM leads with 16 stars, followed by NianFeng-Chat (5 stars) and ChatOKF (2 stars).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

FEB 2025: 1AUG 2026: 1SEP 2026: 11OCT 2026: 4
FEB 2025OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 16 unlabelled

Operator · 12 hobby · 5 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 17 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01NianFeng-Chat5★13 dayslivehobbyLocal-first AI chat client that manages conversations, supports multiple model providers, and extends features through plugins.
  2. 02copilot2★17 days—AI chat application that runs local models first and falls back to cloud AI services when no local model is available.
  3. 03pawzz1★14 days—hobbyLocal-first AI chat workspace that streams answers from any free model and renders visual widgets inside the conversation.
  4. 04curtis-ai-chat-porter0★2 days—hobbyLocal-first web app that converts AI chat histories from ChatGPT, Claude, and other services into portable conversation files and Obsidian-ready markdown, and exports them back.
  5. 05gh0st0★17 dayslivehobbyLocal-first encrypted AI chat client that keeps conversations and files on-device while routing inference to an external AI service.
  6. 06kovai0★18 days—hobbyLocal-first AI workspace that brings cloud and local models into one interface for chat and image generation.
  7. 07HexiGrid0★29 days—Local-first AI agent dashboard that connects multiple chat models, manages agents, tools, and automation, and supports encrypted local backups.
  8. 08ChatUI0★10 days—hobbyA local-first chat application that connects to multiple AI model services, storing conversations locally with memory and import/export features.
  9. 09chatbox1★21 days—hobbyLocal-first AI chat client that connects to multiple models with user-provided keys and includes an in-browser IDE and an autonomous PC agent.
  10. 10Noxi0★12 days—hobbyLocal-first AI chat client that lets users converse with configurable models, attach files, and export conversation history.
  11. 11luminary-os0★12 days—Local-first AI agent runtime that routes requests across models, gates tools on approval, and provides persistent memory through a chat interface.
  12. 12QQ0★14 days—hobbyThird-party QQ chat client that supports plugins for chat management and local analysis of conversations.
  13. 13OpenAvatar-Studio0★13 dayslivehand-codedhobbyLocal digital human creation tool that builds personalities, memories, voices, and worlds, and connects to cloud AI services for interactive chat.
  14. 14codex-router-local0★16 days—hobbyLocal tool that lets users switch between different API and local models for Codex without losing conversation history.
  15. 15firelink0★1 mo—hobbyLocal tool that converts chat logs from seven AI companion platforms into portable memory packs for migration and backup.
  16. 16dawawdad0★2 mo—Local-first web app combining an AI gateway dashboard, roleplay chat client, and model tester to manage and probe AI APIs.
  17. 17sushi-ai0★1 yrabandoned—AI chat platform that connects users with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google models and stores conversation history locally.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.