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Chaty

Private desktop AI hub: chat, code, images, music, docs — no cloud, no account.

💎 Hidden gem★ 51 stars⑂ 7 forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

Chaty is an open-source ai chat project by Fangyuan025 (Fangyuan025/Chaty on GitHub). It has 51 GitHub stars and 7 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 4 October 2026.

GitHub stars
51
Forks
7
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
4 October 2026
Category
AI Chat
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Download the app

    Get the desktop build for your OS from the official site or the GitHub releases.

  2. Add your models

    Point Chaty at GGUF models on disk (llama.cpp) or MLX models on Apple Silicon.

  3. Pick your mode

    Chat, code with the small-model coding agent, generate images or music, or query your own documents.

  4. Stay offline

    Everything runs on your machine — no account, no telemetry, your models live on your disk.

// features

Why people love it

Private by design

No account, no cloud, no telemetry — your models live on your disk.

Open-model chat

Chat with GGUF models via llama.cpp and MLX on Apple Silicon.

Coding agent

A coding agent tuned for small local models.

Multimodal

Text-to-image, text-to-music, and voice in one desktop hub.

Grounded answers

Answers grounded in your own documents.

Cross-platform

Desktop builds for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/Fangyuan025/Chaty.git
    cd Chaty
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project’s launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

What can Chaty do?

Chat, a coding agent tuned for small models, text-to-image, text-to-music, document-grounded answers, and voice — all in one private desktop app.

Is Chaty really private?

Yes — no account, no cloud, no telemetry. Models live on your disk and everything runs locally.

Which models does it run?

GGUF models via llama.cpp, and MLX models on Apple Silicon.

What license is the code under?

MIT — free for personal and commercial use with attribution.

Which platforms are supported?

macOS, Windows, and Linux.

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