Overview
Alma is a beautiful native desktop application that unifies your AI experience across providers. Seamlessly switch between OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, and custom OpenAI-compatible APIs inside a single polished chat interface with markdown and code highlighting. A memory system retains your preferences across conversations, web search integration pulls in real-time information, and tool use support enables more complex multi-step tasks. Built by yetone (creator of avante.nvim), Alma currently targets macOS (Apple Silicon tested, Intel supported) with Windows and Linux builds available. Free to use — bring your own API keys.
Pricing: Free (bring your own API keys)
Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel
Key Features
- Unified chat across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, and custom providers
- Beautiful native desktop interface
- Markdown rendering with code syntax highlighting
- Persistent memory system across conversations
- Integrated web search for real-time information
- Tool use for more complex multi-step tasks
- Bring-your-own-API-keys model
- macOS (Apple Silicon primary), Windows, and Linux builds
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