Ollama + Open WebUI (Bundle) Community bundle marrying Ollama models with Open WebUI for a quick-start local RP chat experience. 0410 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# bundle# local
Backyard AI (Desktop, Deprecated) Character-focused local desktop app (now deprecated) known for no-filter RP; still useful as a reference/shell. 0350 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# characters# desktop
Jan (Desktop) Open-source local LLM desktop app—download models, chat offline, and customize prompts for RP-style dialogs. 0340 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# desktop# local
H2O GPT Private, self-hostable chat UI/server (Apache-2.0) supporting local models & Ollama—usable for RP and long-form chats. 0430 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# local# NSFW
RWKV Runner Local RWKV manager with a built-in chat UI and OpenAI-compatible API—lean setup for private RP conversations. 0320 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# chat-ui# local
RisuAI Cross-platform RP client/app with multi-API support, TTS, assets-in-chat, regex filters, and character expressions. 0390 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# characters# local
KoboldCpp Single-binary llama.cpp fork with a lightweight built-in UI; fast local inference for RP with long context options. 0370 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# GGUF# inference
KoboldAI Classic RP/writing client with story, adventure, and chat modes; supports local and remote backends and lorebooks. 0420 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# local# lorebook
AnythingLLM Full-stack local chat app (desktop & server) with multi-user workspaces and RAG; solid base for private RP worlds. 0320 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# local# NSFW
LobeChat Open-source, polished chat framework supporting many providers & local runners; extensible for RP and character presets. 0340 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# local# multi-model
GPT4All (Desktop) Privacy-first local chatbot app with downloadable models, long chats, and document memory—usable for custom RP. 0340 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# desktop# local
LM Studio (Desktop) Popular desktop app to run and chat with local LLMs; simple model management and fast GPU/CPU offload for RP sessions. 0390 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# desktop# GPU
Open WebUI Modern self-hosted chat UI for local models (Ollama/OpenAI-compatible) with histories, file/RAG, tools—great RP shell. 0380 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# local# NSFW
Text Generation WebUI (oobabooga) All-in-one local web UI for LLMs with chat, memory, extensions and RP-friendly presets; runs GGUF/llama.cpp and more. 0560 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# extensions# GGUF
SillyTavern Power-user local frontend for roleplay chats with character cards, lorebooks, multi-model connectors, TTS/vision/image support. 0420 Roleplay Frontends (Local/Self-Hosted UI)# adult# characters# local