Sidekick Chat AlternativesAI Chatbots & AI Writing Tools like Sidekick Chat

Sidekick Chat is described as 'A native macOS app that allows users to chat with a local LLM that can respond with information from files, folders and websites on your Mac without installing any other software' and is a AI Chatbot in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Sidekick Chat for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Web-based, Windows and iPad apps. The best Sidekick Chat alternative is Open WebUI, which is free. Other great apps like Sidekick Chat are Secret Llama, AnythingLLM, LibreChat and Google AI Edge Gallery.

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  1. Open WebUI icon

    Open WebUI

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    Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform designed to operate entirely offline. It supports various LLM runners like Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, with built-in inference engine for RAG, making it a powerful AI deployment solution.

    29 Open WebUI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Cloudron
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    • Open WebUI is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Sidekick Chat.

    • Open WebUI is the most popular free alternative to Sidekick Chat.

    • Open WebUI is Free and ProprietarySidekick Chat is Free and Open Source
    • Open WebUI is Privacy focusedSidekick Chat is not according to our users
  2. Secret Llama icon

    Secret Llama

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    Fully private LLM chatbot that runs entirely with a browser with no server needed. Supports Mistral and LLama 3.

    121 Secret Llama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Secret Llama is the most popular Open Source alternative to Sidekick Chat.

    • Secret Llama is Free and Open SourceSidekick Chat is also Free and Open Source
    • Secret Llama is Privacy focusedSidekick Chat is not according to our users
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    AnythingLLM

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    A multi-user ChatGPT for any LLMs and vector database. Unlimited documents, messages, and storage in one privacy-focused app. Now available as a desktop application!.

    152 AnythingLLM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Linux
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    • AnythingLLM is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Sidekick Chat.

    • AnythingLLM is Free and Open SourceSidekick Chat is also Free and Open Source
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  6. LibreChat icon

    LibreChat

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    LibreChat is a free, open source AI chat platform. This Web UI offers vast customization, supporting numerous AI providers, services, and integrations. Serves all AI Conversations in one place with a familiar interface, innovative enhancements, for as many users as you need.

    98 LibreChat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • npm
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  7. Google AI Edge Gallery icon

    Google AI Edge Gallery

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    A gallery that showcases on-device ML/GenAI use cases and allows people to try and use models locally.

    49 Google AI Edge Gallery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • Google AI Edge Gallery is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Sidekick Chat.

    • Google AI Edge Gallery is Free and Open SourceSidekick Chat is also Free and Open Source
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    Chatbox AI

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    Unleash the power of artificial intelligence right at your fingertips with Chatbox, the versatile client application seamlessly integrated across all major platforms – Windows, Mac, Linux, Web, and iOS.

    75 Chatbox AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Chatbox AI is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Sidekick Chat.

    • Chatbox AI is Freemium and ProprietarySidekick Chat is Free and Open Source
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    LlamaGPT

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    LlamaGPT is a chatbot that provides a ChatGPT-like experience, with no data leaving your device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • LlamaGPT is the most popular SaaS alternative to Sidekick Chat.

    • LlamaGPT is Free and ProprietarySidekick Chat is Free and Open Source
    • LlamaGPT is Privacy focusedSidekick Chat is not according to our users
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    Together Chat

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    Together Chat is a next-generation consumer app designed to let you interact seamlessly with today's most popular open-source models, including free access to DeepSeek R1, securely hosted in the North America.

    96 Together Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Private GPT

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    Ask questions to your documents without an internet connection, using the power of LLMs. 100% private, no data leaves your execution environment at any point. You can ingest documents and ask questions without an internet connection!

    227 Private GPT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  13. Apollo AI icon

    Apollo AI

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    Customizable interface for private, on-device AI model chatting, open source and closed source LLM connections, OpenRouter support, custom backend support, and unified access to language models without reliance on a single provider, ensuring privacy and flexibility.

    51 Apollo AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
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  14. Reins icon

    Reins

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    Empowering LLM researchers and hobbyists with seamless control over self-hosted models. Connect remotely, customize prompts, manage chats, and fine-tune configurations. All in one intuitive app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  15. Yoink AI icon

    Yoink AI

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    Yoink AI automatically gains context of whatever you are writing, wherever you are writing. No need to toggle tabs or copy-paste. Let AI come to you instead.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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