Local AI

chat-ollama

One chat UI across local Ollama models and cloud providers

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Popularity

★ 3.5k

Last update

May 2026

License / pricing

MIT

What it does

Runs against local Ollama models or cloud providers from the same interface, with document-grounded answers, MCP tool access for agents, and access-control lists so you can decide who may reconfigure MCP servers — the last part matters once more than one person uses it. Docker deployment. Note that some newer features, agents in particular, require a cloud API key, so "fully local" depends on which parts you enable.

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

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Before you start

Setup difficultySome setup needed
Command lineRequired
API keyNot required
Sends data onlineYes

Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.

chat-ollama FAQ

Is chat-ollama free?: Yes. It runs on your own machine, so there is no usage-based cost either.
Do I need to install anything or write code to use chat-ollama?: It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.
Does chat-ollama work on a phone?: No. It needs a computer.
Can I use chat-ollama commercially?: The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
chat-ollama (this page)	Required	Not needed	Yes	No	Yes
enchanted	Not needed	Not needed	No	No	Yes
chatbot-ollama	Required	Not needed	No	No	Not verified
conversational-webgpu	Not needed	Not needed	No	No	Not verified

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.

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What it does

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

chat-ollama FAQ

Is chat-ollama free?

Yes. It runs on your own machine, so there is no usage-based cost either.

Do I need to install anything or write code to use chat-ollama?

It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.

Does chat-ollama work on a phone?

No. It needs a computer.

Can I use chat-ollama commercially?

The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
chat-ollama (this page)	Required	Not needed	Yes	No	Yes
enchanted	Not needed	Not needed	No	No	Yes
chatbot-ollama	Required	Not needed	No	No	Not verified
conversational-webgpu	Not needed	Not needed	No	No	Not verified

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.