Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)

Local RWKV manager with a built-in chat UI and OpenAI-compatible API—lean setup for private RP conversations.

Privacy-first local chatbot app with downloadable models, long chats, and document memory—usable for custom RP.

Feature-rich local web UI with personalities, multi-user support, and multimodal tools—handy for custom RP personas.

Self-hosted multi-provider chat UI (OpenAI/Anthropic/Ollama etc.) with roles, files, and search—flexible RP client.

Private, self-hostable chat UI/server (Apache-2.0) supporting local models & Ollama—usable for RP and long-form chats.

Open-source, polished chat framework supporting many providers & local runners; extensible for RP and character presets.

Open-source local LLM desktop app—download models, chat offline, and customize prompts for RP-style dialogs.

Lightweight, self-hostable multi-model chat UI with profiles and prompt masks; easy to adapt for roleplay scenarios.

Character-focused local desktop app (now deprecated) known for no-filter RP; still useful as a reference/shell.

Full-stack local chat app (desktop & server) with multi-user workspaces and RAG; solid base for private RP worlds.

Clean, self-hostable chat UI you can wire to local/OpenAI-compatible backends; simple base for RP personas.

Classic RP/writing client with story, adventure, and chat modes; supports local and remote backends and lorebooks.

Official docs for installing and running Open WebUI across platforms—popular local RP chat shell with RAG.

Zero-install browser UI for Kobold/KoboldCpp/AI Horde & OpenAI-compatible APIs; quick RP chats with sampling controls.

Community bundle marrying Ollama models with Open WebUI for a quick-start local RP chat experience.