Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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