Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)

All-in-one local web UI for LLMs with chat, memory, extensions and RP-friendly presets; runs GGUF/llama.cpp and more.

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

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

Power-user local frontend for roleplay chats with character cards, lorebooks, multi-model connectors, TTS/vision/image support.

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

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

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

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

Cross-platform RP client/app with multi-API support, TTS, assets-in-chat, regex filters, and character expressions.

Early popular RP frontend for character chats; supports world info, groups, and multiple text-gen backends.

Popular desktop app to run and chat with local LLMs; simple model management and fast GPU/CPU offload for RP sessions.

Modern self-hosted chat UI for local models (Ollama/OpenAI-compatible) with histories, file/RAG, tools—great RP shell.

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

Single-binary llama.cpp fork with a lightweight built-in UI; fast local inference for RP with long context options.

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