Sidekick Chat Alternatives

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, iPad, iPhone and Web-based apps. The best Sidekick Chat alternative is Open WebUI, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sidekick Chat are AnythingLLM, Secret Llama, LibreChat and Thunderbolt.

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  1. nanochat icon
     9 likes

    Complete LLM chatbot implementation, offering tokenization, pretraining, finetuning, evaluation, inference, and a simple web UI. Runs on a single 8xH100 node, features a hackable codebase, dependency-lite design, and automates the full workflow via scripts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  2. Yoink AI icon
     6 likes

    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
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Lekh AI icon
     4 likes

    Chat with AI models, generate images, convert books into audiobooks, and run text-to-speech – all locally on your device. No cloud. No compromises.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. Russet icon
     3 likes

    Privacy-first AI runs on-device for iPhone and iPad, manages files, calendar, contacts, and health offline, analyzes PDFs, enables secure chats, custom briefings, and supports 13 languages, with optional cloud models using your OpenAI API key for flexibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. Warden icon
     4 likes

    Warden is a minimalist, simple and beautiful macOS AI chat app, that supports most AI providers: ChatGPT, Anthropic (Claude), xAI (Grok), Google Gemini, Perplexity, Groq, Local LLMs through Ollama, OpenRouter, and almost any OpenAI-compatible APIs.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. OfflineLLM icon
     8 likes

    OfflineLLM is unlimited, private, offline, 24/7, free access to AI. Augment your day-to-day life by using this Ai chatbot for a multiplicity of applications.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • visionOS
     
  7. LLMChat icon
     8 likes

    LLMChat offers a versatile platform to engage with various AI models, enhance your experience with plugins, and create custom assistants.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Msty AI icon
     5 likes

    The simplest way to use local and online AI models. Interact with any AI model with just a click of a button.

    43 Msty AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Typing Mind icon
     6 likes

    Typing Mind is a commercial alternative front end for various LLM engines, using various APIs it offers a front end interface for managing chats, uploading documents, and it’s own plugins. It can use OpenAI API, Anthropic, and OpenRouter API out of the box, and you can configure...

    32 Typing Mind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Littlebird icon
     2 likes

    Personal assistant with desktop context lets you recall Mac files, notes, and conversations on your iPhone, resume chats seamlessly, and enjoy synced access anywhere. No new phone data is collected—only Mac-based context is accessed for continuity.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  11. Elelem icon
     2 likes

    Elelem is a versatile LLM client that connects seamlessly with OpenAI API compatible services. Effortlessly create and switch between multiple custom prompts to match your needs. Open source and cross-platform, Elelem puts control in your hands with your own API key; without it...

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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