LocalAI Chat - 100% Offline AI Assistant (DRAFT)

Proof of Concept for a completely offline ChatGPT-like application that runs entirely on your laptop without any internet connection or external APIs.

Features

• ✅ 100% Offline - No internet required after setup
• ✅ 200,000+ GGUF Model Support - Compatible with most GGUF format models
• ✅ Document Processing - Upload and chat with PDFs, images, text files
• ✅ Conversation Branching - Create branches from any point in conversations
• ✅ JSON Schema Support - Constrain AI responses to specific formats
• ✅ Math & Code Rendering - Proper formatting for technical content
• ✅ Modern Web UI - Clean, responsive interface

Quick Start

Quick Start

1. Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd local-ai-chat

# Install backend dependencies
cd backend
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Download some models
cd ../models
python download_models.py

2. Start the Application

cd backend
python start.py

The application will automatically open in your browser at http://localhost:8000