LobeHublobehub/lobehub
Polished multi-provider AI chat with pluginsPersonalChat UIsWebDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 83kcommit 12 hours ago84worth
Open-source alternatives to Text Generation WebUI
24 projects in the catalog share a category with Text Generation WebUI (Chat UIs or Local inference). They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 12 run with Docker, 14 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
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| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text Generation WebUI (this project) | Web, Desktop | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 48k | |
| Jan | Desktop | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 45k | |
| LobeHub | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 83k | |
| AIRI | Web, Desktop | Not listed | MIT | 50k | |
| NextChat | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | MIT | 89k | |
| Ollama | Docker / self-host, Desktop, CLI | Yes | MIT | 182k | |
| SillyTavern | Web | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 34k | |
| AnythingLLM | Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | MIT | 67k | |
| Cherry Studio | Desktop | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 52k | |
| Open WebUI | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 154k | |
| AionUi | Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 33k | |
| Unsloth | Web, Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 77k | |
| Hermes WebUI | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 19k | |
| oMLX | Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 22k | |
| Chatbox | Desktop, Mobile | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 42k | |
| LibreChat | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 45k | |
| Odysseus | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 89k | |
| Khoj | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 38k | |
| Stability Matrix | Desktop | Not listed | AGPL-3.0 | 8.9k | |
| Mochi Diffusion | Desktop | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 8k | |
| SwarmUI | Web | Not listed | MIT | 4.6k | |
| llama.cpp | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 130k | |
| LocalAI | Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 49k | |
| vLLM | Docker / self-host, Library / SDK | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 93k | |
| PrivateGPT | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 58k |
Web apps (11)
AIRImoeru-ai/airi
Self-hosted AI companion and virtual characterPersonalChat UIsWebDesktop★ 50kMITcommit 13 hours ago82worth
NextChatChatGPTNextWeb/NextChat
Lightweight cross-platform AI chat clientPersonalChat UIsWebDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 89kMITcommit 2 months ago74worth
SillyTavernSillyTavern/SillyTavern
LLM front-end for power usersPersonalChat UIsWeb★ 34kAGPL-3.0commit 3 weeks ago87worth
Open WebUIopen-webui/open-webui
Self-hosted chat interface for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible modelsPersonalEnterpriseChat UIsWebDocker / self-host★ 154kcommit 2 weeks ago82worth
Unslothunslothai/unsloth
Fast local fine-tuning and running of LLMsPersonalEnterpriseLocal inferenceWebLibrary / SDK★ 77kApache-2.0commit 13 hours ago81worth
Hermes WebUInesquena/hermes-webui
Web and mobile UI for Hermes AgentPersonalChat UIsAgents & frameworksWebDocker / self-host★ 19kMITcommit yesterday81worth
LibreChatLibreChat-AI/LibreChat
One chat UI for many model providers, with agents and SSOPersonalEnterpriseChat UIsWebDocker / self-host★ 45kMITcommit 2 days ago77worth
Odysseusodysseus-dev/odysseus
Self-hosted AI workspacePersonalEnterpriseChat UIsAgents & frameworksWebDocker / self-host★ 89kAGPL-3.0commit 2 days ago77worth
Khojkhoj-ai/khoj
Your self-hostable AI second brainPersonalChat UIsRAG & vector DBsWebDocker / self-host★ 38kAGPL-3.0commit 2 months ago73worth
SwarmUImcmonkeyprojects/SwarmUI
Modular Stable Diffusion web UIPersonalLocal inferenceMedia & photosWeb★ 4.6kMITcommit 2 days ago64worth
Desktop apps (9)
Janjanhq/jan
Offline ChatGPT alternative that runs on your computerPersonalChat UIsLocal inferenceDesktop★ 45kcommit yesterday73worth
Ollamaollama/ollama
Run open-weight LLMs locally with one commandPersonalEnterpriseLocal inferenceDocker / self-hostDesktopCLI★ 182kMITcommit 19 hours ago90worth
AnythingLLMMintplex-Labs/anything-llm
Chat with your documents using any LLMPersonalEnterpriseChat UIsRAG & vector DBsDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 67kMITcommit 18 hours ago84worth
Cherry StudioCherryHQ/cherry-studio
Desktop AI studio for many LLMsPersonalChat UIsDesktop★ 52kAGPL-3.0commit yesterday84worth
AionUiiOfficeAI/AionUi
Cowork app for many CLI agentsPersonalChat UIsCoding assistantsDesktop★ 33kApache-2.0commit 3 weeks ago82worth
oMLXjundot/omlx
LLM server for Apple SiliconPersonalLocal inferenceDesktop★ 22kApache-2.0commit yesterday80worth
Chatboxchatboxai/chatbox
Desktop client for AI modelsPersonalChat UIsDesktopMobile★ 42kGPL-3.0commit last week78worth
Stability MatrixLykosAI/StabilityMatrix
Package manager for Stable Diffusion UIsPersonalLocal inferenceMedia & photosDesktop★ 8.9kAGPL-3.0commit 2 days ago72worth
Mochi DiffusionMochiDiffusion/MochiDiffusion
Stable Diffusion on MacPersonalLocal inferenceMedia & photosDesktop★ 8kGPL-3.0commit 3 days ago68worth
Self-hosted Docker apps (3)
LocalAImudler/LocalAI
Drop-in OpenAI API replacement that runs locallyPersonalEnterpriseLocal inferenceDocker / self-host★ 49kMITcommit 16 hours ago86worth
vLLMvllm-project/vllm
High-throughput LLM serving engineEnterpriseLocal inferenceDocker / self-hostLibrary / SDK★ 93kApache-2.0commit 12 hours ago86worth
PrivateGPTzylon-ai/private-gpt
Private AI API over local modelsEnterpriseLocal inferenceRAG & vector DBsDocker / self-host★ 58kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago83worth
Command-line tools (1)
llama.cppggml-org/llama.cpp
LLM inference in C/C++ on CPUs and GPUsPersonalLocal inferenceCLILibrary / SDK★ 130kMITcommit 14 hours ago86worth