Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)

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.