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MyBrain

All-in-one productivity app and AI assistant with Tasks, Notes, Calendar, Diary and Bookmarks.

★ 2.2k stars⑂ 193 forksGPL-3.0updated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

MyBrain is an open-source productivity project by mhss1 (mhss1/MyBrain on GitHub). It has 2,217 GitHub stars and 193 forks, is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 3 October 2026.

Repository
mhss1/MyBrain
GitHub stars
2,217
Forks
193
License
GPL-3.0
Last updated on GitHub
3 October 2026
Category
Productivity
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Full install guide
Official site
GitHub repo
// how it works

How it works

  1. Install the runtime

    One binary or app gets you a working local model setup.

  2. Download a model

    Pick a size that fits your RAM/VRAM; smaller models run on laptops.

  3. Chat or integrate

    Use the built-in UI, or point OpenAI-compatible clients at it.

  4. Go private

    Airplane mode works — your prompts never leave the device.

// features

Why people love it

OpenAI-compatible APIs

Existing tools plug in by changing one URL.

Document chat

Ask questions over your PDFs, notes, and codebases.

No subscriptions

Pay nothing per token, ever.

100% private

Prompts and documents stay on your hardware, always.

Extensible

RAG, tools, and agents build on the same base.

Quantized efficiency

Smart compression runs big models on modest hardware.

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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/mhss1/MyBrain.git
    cd MyBrain
  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

Who maintains MyBrain?

It is an open-source project at mhss1/MyBrain with 193 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is MyBrain free for commercial use?

GPL-3.0 — free to use, but derivative works must stay open.

Which model should I start with?

A recent 8–32B instruct model is the sweet spot for most machines.

Is it really private?

Yes — with no network calls, there's nothing to leak.

Are local models as good as GPT-4?

Close on many tasks now; frontier cloud models still lead on hard reasoning.

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// alternatives

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Get MyBrain

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