Apps directory
What plugs into your local AI runtime. 39 curated apps across 12 categories — chat UIs, coding agents, RAG pipelines, voice, image, browser extensions, editor plugins, mobile + desktop, agent frameworks, productivity, SDK wrappers.
Each entry carries an honest editorial verdict — pros, cons, the runtime it works against, the minimum VRAM, and the privacy posture. Filter to your stack, jump to the detail page, ship.
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LM Studio
Desktop app that bundles model download + chat + OpenAI-compatible local server. Closed-source but free.
“Best 'first install' desktop app for newcomers. Closed-source but the easiest first-run experience.”
GPT4All
Nomic's free desktop AI with model catalog + chat + Python SDK. Long-standing, open-source.
“Best fully-open-source desktop AI bundler. Less polished than LM Studio, fully MIT.”
Msty
Desktop app focused on side-by-side multi-model chat. Compare local vs cloud answers in one view.
“Best 'compare local vs cloud answers' workflow. Niche but well-designed.”
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Where to go from here
The runtime layer: Ollama, vLLM, llama.cpp, MLX, LM Studio server, ComfyUI. What apps in this directory talk to.
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Match an app's minimum-VRAM requirement to real hardware with our price/perf comparison.
Real operator submissions on the model × hardware × app combos that work. The proof behind the editorial picks.