Open source & local AI tools
Run models locally or with open-source stacks when privacy and cost matter more than instant setup.
How to choose open source & local AI tools
- Run one real task you already understand — not a vendor demo
- Check privacy, retention, and commercial license for your use case
- Compare two alternatives with the same success check before you commit
Related guides
| Tool | Pricing | Summary | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| ONNX Web | Free | ONNX Web sits in the Open source & local category. Teams pick it for local and open-source tasks, then apply a human verification bar befor… | DetailsVisit |
| Open WebUI Repo | Free | Open WebUI Repo sits in the Open source & local category. Teams pick it for local and open-source tasks, then apply a human verification ba… | DetailsVisit |
| OuterTune | Free | A Material 3 Music Player for Android with local file & YouTube Music support. Forked from InnerTune | DetailsVisit |
| Pigo | Free | Fast face detection, pupil/eyes localization and facial landmark points detection library in pure Go. | DetailsVisit |
| Pinokio | Free | Use Pinokio when you need local and open-source help with drafts, iteration, and faster first passes. Pricing is a free plan — check export… | DetailsVisit |
| PrivateGPT | Free | PrivateGPT helps with local and open-source work across drafting and review loops. Expect a free plan; compare quality on your own content,… | DetailsVisit |
| Pwa | Free | Pwa helps with local and open-source work across drafting and review loops. Expect a free plan; compare quality on your own content, not de… | DetailsVisit |
| React Infinite Calendar | Free | ✨ Infinite scrolling date-picker built with React, with localization, range selection, themes, keyboard support, and more. | DetailsVisit |
| SillyTavern | Free | SillyTavern helps with local and open-source work across drafting and review loops. Expect a free plan; compare quality on your own content… | DetailsVisit |
| Sish | Free | Use Sish when you need local and open-source help with drafts, iteration, and faster first passes. Pricing is a free plan — check export ri… | DetailsVisit |
| SmartSub | Free | 「妙幕」是一款跨平台客户端工具,可以批量为视频或者音频生成字幕文件,并支持对字幕进行翻译,支持百度、火山、openai、ollama、deepseek 等多家翻译 | DetailsVisit |
| So Novel | Free | Use So Novel when you need local and open-source help with drafts, iteration, and faster first passes. Pricing is a free plan — check expor… | DetailsVisit |
| Sqlsync | Free | SQLSync is a collaborative offline-first wrapper around SQLite. It is designed to synchronize web application state between users, devices,… | DetailsVisit |
| Stable Diffusion WebUI | Free | Use Stable Diffusion WebUI when you need local and open-source help with drafts, iteration, and faster first passes. Pricing is a free plan… | DetailsVisit |
| text-generation-webui | Free | text-generation-webui sits in the Open source & local category. Teams pick it for local and open-source tasks, then apply a human verificat… | DetailsVisit |
| Text Grab | Free | Use OCR in Windows quickly and easily with Text Grab. With optional background process and notifications. | DetailsVisit |
| Transformers.js | Free | Use Transformers.js when you need local and open-source help with drafts, iteration, and faster first passes. Pricing is a free plan — chec… | DetailsVisit |
| Tubesync | Free | Tubesync is a local and open-source tool for everyday AI workflows. It typically offers a free plan; verify limits, data handling, and comm… | DetailsVisit |
| Tunnelto | Free | Use Tunnelto when you need local and open-source help with drafts, iteration, and faster first passes. Pricing is a free plan — check expor… | DetailsVisit |
| Tuya Local | Free | Tuya Local sits in the Open source & local category. Teams pick it for local and open-source tasks, then apply a human verification bar bef… | DetailsVisit |
| Viseron | Free | Self-hosted, local only NVR and AI Computer Vision software. With features such as object detection, motion detection, face recognition and… | DetailsVisit |
| Vscode Live Server | Free | Launch a development local Server with live reload feature for static & dynamic pages. | DetailsVisit |
| Weblate | Free | Weblate helps with local and open-source work across drafting and review loops. Expect a free plan; compare quality on your own content, no… | DetailsVisit |
| WebLLM | Free | WebLLM is a local and open-source tool for everyday AI workflows. It typically offers a free plan; verify limits, data handling, and commer… | DetailsVisit |
| whisper.cpp | Free | whisper.cpp is a local and open-source tool for everyday AI workflows. It typically offers a free plan; verify limits, data handling, and c… | DetailsVisit |
| Wrkflw | Free | Wrkflw helps with local and open-source work across drafting and review loops. Expect a free plan; compare quality on your own content, not… | DetailsVisit |