Overview

Local Chat lets you download and run open-source large language models directly on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad — completely offline and private. Supports Llama 3, Gemma 2, Phi 3, Qwen 2, Mistral, and more. No data ever leaves your device. Features customizable system prompts, multimodal vision support, iCloud sync for chat history, Shortcuts integration, and optional automatic chat deletion.

Pricing: Free | Pro: $4.99–$69.99 (one-time IAP)

Minimum macOS: 14.0 (Sonoma)

Architecture: Apple Silicon

Key Features

Run open-source LLMs fully offline — Llama 3, Gemma 2, Phi 3, Qwen 2, Mistral, and more
100% on-device — no data ever sent to the cloud
Multimodal support — text and vision models
Customizable chatbot personality via system prompts
iCloud sync for chat history across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro
Shortcuts integration for local OpenAI-compatible servers
Optional automatic chat deletion for extra privacy
Apple Silicon optimized (M1 and later)