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Added March 29, 2026

LocalChat.app - Local-first MacOS AI application - 100% Private, Works Fully Offline

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LocalChat is a local-first desktop AI application for macOS that lets you chat with over 300 open-source AI models - completely offline, with zero data collection, and no account required. Built natively for Apple Silicon (M1-M6), LocalChat delivers fast, private AI conversations without ever sending a single byte of data to the cloud. Pay once, own it forever - no subscriptions, no recurring fees. Key Features - Chat with Documents: Attach PDF, XLS, PPT, DOC, etc and ask AI to summarize - Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) Support: Index multiple documents and ask questions Benefits - No Subscriptions: One-time payment of just 49$ - End-to-End Privacy: Zero cloud servers. Zero data collection. Zero tracking. Conversations are processed and stored locally on your Mac. - New Models Added every month: We keep up with latest AI models so you don't have to, we suggest what model to use for which tasks
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