ChatGPT
Gemini
Privacy passport
- No tracking
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes
- Only you can read it
- On device
- No account
- Optional
- Free
- Free plan
5 of 5 checks
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Private local AI apps
11 apps, each with a privacy passport
Local AI apps download an open model once and then answer without sending anything off your device. The trade-off is hardware: small models run on most laptops and newer phones, larger ones need plenty of memory or a good graphics card. Check whether the app itself phones home and whether optional cloud features are clearly marked.
If you only try three
The simplest way to run models on your own PC
Privacy passport
- No tracking
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- Only you can read it
- On device
- No account
- Yes
- Free
- Yes
4 of 5 checks- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Friendly app, no setup, runs fully offline
Privacy passport
- No tracking
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes
- Only you can read it
- On device
- No account
- Yes
- Free
- Yes
5 of 5 checks- Android
- iPhone
Private chatbot that runs on your phone
All 11 local AI apps
Passes
Works on
11 of 11 apps
OllamaPick
App184.7k
Runs open models like Llama, Qwen and Gemma on your computer with a simple app and a local API other tools can use.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- Account optional
- Free plan
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
LM StudioPick
App
Desktop app to find, download and chat with open models offline, with a built-in model browser and document chat.
- No tracking
- Closed source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
PocketPal AIPick
App8.8k
Phone app that downloads small open models and runs them entirely on your iPhone or Android device.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
LibreChat
Self-hosted46.3k
Self-hosted chat interface that connects local models or your own API keys, with history kept on your server.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free
- Web
Jan
App45.1k
Open-source ChatGPT-style app that runs models on your computer; analytics only if you agree at first launch.
- Minimal tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
GPT4All
App77.4k
Free desktop app from Nomic for chatting with local models and your own documents, with no internet needed.
- Minimal tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
AnythingLLM
App67.5k
Desktop app for chatting with local models about your own files, with documents and chats stored on your computer.
- Has trackers
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free plan
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Open WebUI
Self-hosted156.7k
Self-hosted ChatGPT-style web interface for Ollama and other local models, with users, documents and history on your server.
- No tracking
- Source not stated
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free
- Web
Private LLM
App
Paid offline AI chat for iPhone, iPad and Mac with no analytics, no account and models optimised for Apple chips.
- No tracking
- Closed source
- Stays on device
- No account
- $4.99 one-time
- iPhone
- Mac
Locally AI
App
Free app from the LM Studio team that runs open models offline on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with no login.
- No tracking
- Closed source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- iPhone
- Mac
Enchanted
App6k
Free iPhone, iPad and Mac app for chatting with models on your own Ollama server at home.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- No account
- Free
- iPhone
- Mac
What to check in local AI apps
- 1 Whether chats and models stay entirely on your device
- 2 Whether the app sends telemetry, and if it can be turned off
- 3 What hardware it needs to run useful models at a usable speed
