Chat UIs

Talk to the same server without an agent loop. Browser and desktop frontends.

The llama.cpp built-in web UI is the same process as /v1 on:8080. LM Studio and Jan also serve a /v1 (ports 1234 and 1337) — pointing them at our llama-server is a current-UI check, not always documented.

• Chat UIsLocal + hybridWeb

  Open WebUI

  Self-hosted chat UI. Connects to Ollama and any OpenAI-compatible server.

  Open WebUI

• Chat UIsLocal + hybridDesktop

  LM Studio

  Desktop app that both chats and serves an OpenAI-compatible API on port 1234 by default.

  LM Studio

• Chat UIsLocal + hybridDesktop

  Jan

  Desktop local-AI app with a built-in OpenAI-compatible server (default 127.0.0.1:1337/v1), powered by llama.cpp.

  Menlo / Jan

• Chat UIsLocal + hybridWeb

  SillyTavern

  Character-oriented frontend. Connects to many local backends including llama.cpp and OpenAI-compatible Chat Completion.

  SillyTavern

• Chat UIsLocal + hybridWeb

  LibreChat

  Multi-provider chat UI. Custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints live in librechat.yaml.

  LibreChat

• Chat UIsLocal + hybridDesktopWeb

  AnythingLLM

  Desktop/Docker workspace chat with a generic OpenAI provider and a dedicated LM Studio provider.

  Mintplex Labs

• Chat UIsLocal onlyWeb

  llama.cpp built-in web UI

  llama-server serves a web UI on the same host:port as /v1 (default 127.0.0.1:8080). Disable with --no-webui.

  ggml-org