Local AI
parlor
Voice and camera conversation with a model that never goes online
★ 2.1k
August 2026
Apache-2.0
Local AI
What we checked ourselves
Not copied from the project's own blurb. These are things we opened and verified, with the date.
- 6 Sept 2026We checked that the link to the project still resolves.
- 14 Aug 2026We read the licence text itself (LICENSE). No unusual restrictions were stated.
- 31 Aug 2026We read the project's own documentation and found no sign that development has stopped.
Where this sits among the 48 tools we list in Local AI
- No API key required46 of 48
- Keeps your data on your own machine35 of 48
- Commercial use confirmed as allowed32 of 48
- Requires terminal commands28 that do not →
Only 23 of the 48 meet all of the conditions above.
Counted from our own checks: every tool we list is examined against the same criteria.
What it does
Talk to it, show it something through the camera, and it answers aloud — Gemma for speech and vision, Kokoro for the voice, all executing on the machine, so neither the audio nor the frames leave. Labelled a research preview by its author and limited to Apple Silicon Macs, with multi-gigabyte model downloads. Local processing does not automatically mean nothing is stored, and pointing a camera around other people deserves the usual thought. Apache-2.0.
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.
parlor FAQ
- Is parlor 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 parlor?
- It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.
- Does parlor work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use parlor commercially?
- The licence is Apache-2.0, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| parlor (this page) | Required | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
| LLM-Hub | Not needed | Not needed | Yes | Yes | No |
| Ollama | Required | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
| Open WebUI | Required | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.