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AnythingLLM

Open-source privacy-focused chatbot platform allowing unlimited document uploads, multi-user and single-user modes, AI-powered chat with documents, vector database and LLM compatibility, customizable interface, message history, secure desktop deployment, and full user controls.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

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Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux  [https://docs.anythingllm.com/installation-desktop/linux#install-using-the-installer-script](https://docs.anythingllm.com/installation-desktop/linux#install-using-the-installer-script)
  • Self-Hosted
  • Docker
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Top Positive Comment
spqe
0

Good as Openrouter desktop app.

Top Negative Comment
Sam Lander
2

Works decently, but must connect to the internet to embed any documents if you use its build in embedding model.

Others, like GPT4All and Text-generation-web-ui do not require this.

AnythingLLM is also slower and more buggy.

TBayAreaPat
0

Requires installation.

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What is AnythingLLM?

AnythingLLM is an open-source, customizable platform with a document chatbot. It supports single and multiple users, aiming to provide a ChatGPT-like experience with full privacy controls. The user-friendly interface makes it easy to use and customize with custom agents and data connectors. It can handle both text-only and multi-modal LLMs, including images and audio. A built-in developer API allows for custom development.

Emphasizing privacy, all data is stored and run locally on the user's machine. The platform is easy to download and use without any additional setup or account signup. It is compatible with MacOS, Windows, and Linux. For teams, AnythingLLM offers a hosted and self-hosted version with multi-user access and privacy controls. This version can be white-labeled and customized to a company's branding and identity.

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  •  66,188 Stars
  •  7,353 Forks
  •  315 Open Issues
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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about AnythingLLM, and it has gotten 71 likes

AnythingLLM was added to AlternativeTo by lharolds on and this page was last updated . AnythingLLM is sometimes referred to as Anything, Anything LLM.