AI tools for personal assistance: local and self-hosted
Agents and assistants that can run on your own machine or server, keeping data local. Of the 72 tools on our personal assistance page, 25 fit this narrower job. By pricing: 17 open source, 6 source-available, 2 pricing on the maker's site. The most-starred open repos here are Open WebUI (156,022 stars), AnythingLLM (67,210 stars), Nanobot (49,096 stars). Most come from the personal agents (25) category.
Open WebUI
Self-hosted, offline-capable AI platform with a chat interface for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible models, plus tools, pipelines and agent features.
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AnythingLLM
Local-first desktop and server app for chatting with your documents, running agents and connecting any LLM.
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Nanobot
Ultra-lightweight, self-hosted personal agent framework in Python with a web UI, tools, memory and MCP support.
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LibreChat
Self-hosted, multi-user AI chat platform with agents, MCP, skills, code interpreter and support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, AWS, Azure and many more providers.
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Jan
Open-source ChatGPT alternative that downloads and runs LLMs fully offline on your computer, with optional connections to cloud models.
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QwenPaw
Personal AI assistant you can install locally or in the cloud, connected to multiple chat channels.
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agenticSeek
Fully local autonomous agent that browses, codes and plans without paid APIs.
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Screenpipe
Records your screen and audio locally so AI agents can search and act on your computer history.
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Leon
Open-source personal assistant that runs on your own server.
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Eigent
Open-source cowork desktop app that runs multi-agent workflows locally.
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Octop
Self-hosted, multi-user AI assistant with multiple agents.
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DeepChat
Open-source, local-first AI agent desktop client with MCP, skills, ACP support and remote control from messaging apps.
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Kun
Local-first agent workspace for coding, writing, design, research and automation.
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5ire
Cross-platform desktop AI assistant and MCP client with a local knowledge base and support for major model providers.
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Thunderbolt
Thunderbird's open-source AI client that lets you choose your models and keep your data, aimed at self-hosted and on-prem deployments.
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ChatOllama
Open-source agentic chat app for running agents on local and hosted models.
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Mercury Agent
Self-hosted personal AI agent with a written personality, local memory, permission-gated tools and token budgets, reachable via CLI or Telegram.
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Atomic Agent
Local-first AI agent that drives your browser, edits files and runs approved commands using local open-weight or cloud models.
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Sidekick
Native macOS app for chatting offline with a local LLM that can draw on your files, folders and websites.
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Cindy
Open-source, ready-to-run AI agent that combines Claude Code, Codex and tools into one agent working on your local files and apps.
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JustHireMe
Local-first desktop workbench that finds job listings, ranks your fit and generates tailored application materials.
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Orkas
Local-first multi-agent desktop app where a commander model coordinates specialist agents and your installed coding CLIs.
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Skales
Personal AI agent for desktop and mobile that codes, automates the desktop and browser and runs scheduled tasks with local or cloud models.
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Jarvis
Private, local-first desktop AI assistant with voice and text chat, personal memory, dictation and MCP tools.
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LM Studio
Desktop app for running local and open models, with Bionic, its agent for work and code that creates documents, slides, PDFs and software.
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GitHub repos (24)
| Repo | GitHub stars | Licence | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open WebUI ↗ | 156,022 | — | — |
| AnythingLLM ↗ | 67,210 | MIT | 2026-10-15 |
| Nanobot ↗ | 49,096 | MIT | 2026-10-18 |
| LibreChat ↗ | 45,910 | — | — |
| Jan ↗ | 44,988 | — | — |
| QwenPaw ↗ | 35,761 | Apache License 2.0 | 2026-10-16 |
| agenticSeek ↗ | 27,499 | GNU GPL v3.0 | 2026-10-15 |
| Screenpipe ↗ | 21,958 | Screenpipe Commercial License (All rights reserved) | 2026-10-18 |
| Leon ↗ | 17,580 | MIT | 2026-10-12 |
| Eigent ↗ | 15,571 | Apache License 2.0 | 2026-10-16 |
| Octop ↗ | 9,685 | MIT | 2026-10-17 |
| DeepChat ↗ | 6,367 | — | — |
| Kun ↗ | 6,313 | PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0 | 2026-10-17 |
| 5ire ↗ | 5,372 | — | — |
| Thunderbolt ↗ | 4,796 | — | — |
Top 15 of 24 by stars. Stars and licence come from each repo, checked when the listing was last verified.
FAQ
What are the best AI tools for personal assistance focused on local and self-hosted?
We list 25. The first three by GitHub stars and featured status are Open WebUI: Self-hosted, offline-capable AI platform with a chat interface for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible models, plus tools, pipelines and agent features.; AnythingLLM: Local-first desktop and server app for chatting with your documents, running agents and connecting any LLM.; Nanobot: Ultra-lightweight, self-hosted personal agent framework in Python with a web UI, tools, memory and MCP support.
Are there free or open-source options?
Yes: 17 open source, 6 source-available, 2 pricing on the maker's site. Pricing is as each maker states it.
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