Writing & notes

eclaire

Your own data, gathered where an assistant can reach it (pre-release)

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Popularity

★ 895

Last update

May 2026

License / pricing

MIT

What it does

A privacy-focused assistant over documents, notes, bookmarks and photos you self-host, so questions get answered from your own material. The authors flag two things plainly, and both matter: it's pre-release with breaking changes expected, and it is explicitly not hardened for exposure to the public internet — keep it inside your own network. Back up anything you put in it before upgrading. MIT.

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.

Screenshots & visuals

Before you start

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

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

eclaire FAQ

Is eclaire 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 eclaire?: It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.
Does eclaire work on a phone?: No. It needs a computer.
Can I use eclaire 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
eclaire (this page)	Required	Not needed	No	No	Yes
SillyTavern	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
deepwiki-open	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
novel	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes

"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.

eclaire FAQ

Is eclaire 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 eclaire?

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

Does eclaire work on a phone?

No. It needs a computer.

Can I use eclaire 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
eclaire (this page)	Required	Not needed	No	No	Yes
SillyTavern	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
deepwiki-open	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
novel	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes

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