Chatbox

Desktop chat client for OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, and 20+ providers. Mac, Windows, Linux, mobile.

⭐ 30,000 stars🍴 0 forksTypeScriptdesktopcross-platformapi

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About Chatbox

Chatbox is a TypeScript open-source chatbots & companions project by chatboxai. Desktop chat client for OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, and 20+ providers. Mac, Windows, Linux, mobile. With 30,000 GitHub stars and 0forks, it's one of the Chatbots & Companions tools worth knowing. You can download the source, browse it on GitHub, or read the full setup guide in the README below.

From the project README

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Chatbox (Community Edition)

Your Ultimate AI Copilot on the Desktop.
Chatbox is a desktop client for ChatGPT, Claude and other LLMs, available on Windows, Mac, Linux

This is an excerpt from the project's own README, quoted here for reference. Read the full README on GitHub →

Chatbox — FAQ

What is Chatbox?

Desktop chat client for OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, and 20+ providers. Mac, Windows, Linux, mobile.

Is Chatbox free to use?

Yes. Chatbox is open-source and free. You can browse the source on GitHub or download it here at no cost — no signup required.

How do I install and run Chatbox?

Download the latest source as a ZIP from GitHub (or clone the main branch), then follow the setup steps in the README below.

What language is Chatbox written in?

Chatbox is primarily written in TypeScript.

How popular is Chatbox?

Chatbox has 30,000 stars and 0 forks on GitHub — a useful signal of how actively it's maintained and trusted by developers.

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