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)
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