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webwhiz
Train a chatbot on your own website and embed it for visitors
★ 1.0k
January 2026
AGPL-3.0
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What we checked ourselves
Not copied from the project's own blurb. These are things we opened and verified, with the date.
- 7 Sept 2026We checked that the link to the project still resolves.
- 13 Sept 2026We read the licence text itself (null). No unusual restrictions were stated.
- 1 Sept 2026We read the project's own documentation and found no sign that development has stopped.
Where this sits among the 62 tools we list in Docs & PDF Q&A
- Works without using a terminal19 of 62
- Commercial use confirmed as allowed52 of 62
- Requires an API key31 that do not →
- Sends your input to the provider20 that do not →
Only 11 of the 62 meet all of the conditions above.
Counted from our own checks: every tool we list is examined against the same criteria.
What it does
Point it at your site's URL and it ingests the content, then answers visitor questions from what it found - opening hours, returns policy and the rest - as an embeddable chat widget with periodic re-training. Answers can be wrong, so anything with contractual or pricing consequences needs a human check behind it. Visitor questions reach both the operator and the AI provider. Self-hosting is a Docker-level task, and the project has not been updated since January 2026.
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 difficultyFor advanced users
- Command lineNot required
- API keyRequired
- Sends data onlineYes
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
webwhiz FAQ
- Is webwhiz free?
- webwhiz itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use webwhiz?
- You install it like a normal desktop app. No command line involved.
- Does webwhiz work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use webwhiz commercially?
- The licence is AGPL-3.0. Using it commercially is fine, but if you distribute something built on it you may be required to release that under the same licence. Keep it internal, or check before distributing.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| webwhiz (this page) | Not needed | Required | Yes | No | Yes |
| Flowise | Required | Required | Yes | No | Yes |
| AnythingLLM | Not needed | Required | Yes | No | Yes |
| obsidian-omnisearch | Not needed | 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.