FrigadeHQ / hob
An easier way to use AI on your own computer. A free, open-source alternative to Claude and ChatGPT that runs open-weight models like Gemma and gpt-oss locally on Mac, Windows and Linux. Private, and works offline.
Why this job: topics: llama-cpp, local-llm, local-ai
What it does
An easier way to use AI on your own computer. A free, open-source alternative to Claude and ChatGPT.
Get started
No single install command. Read the steps in the README (opens in new tab)
- Maintenance
- Active
- Last commit 10 days ago
- Stars
- 521
- +58 this week
- Licence
- MIT
- Allows business use
- Downloads for
- 3 systems
- Mac, Windows, Linux
- Latest version
- v0.2.6
- Released 10 days ago
- Built with
- TypeScript
- 92% of the code
Is it looked after?
- Contributors
- 3
- Last 90 days
- Issues
- 67% closed
- 1 still open
- Pull requests
- 11 merged
- 1 waiting
- Releases
- 7
- 7 in the last year
- Contributing guide (opens in new tab)
- No security policy
- No code of conduct
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More: download files, languages, topics and project record
Download files, v0.2.6
- Mac1 file, 382 downloads
- Windows2 files, 3,105 downloads
- Linux2 files, 696 downloads
Languages
- TypeScript 92%
- CSS 3%
- Swift 2%
- HTML 2%
Topics
- ai-agent
- ai-assistant
- chatgpt-alternative
- claude-alternative
- desktop-app
- electron
- gemma
- gpt-oss
- linux
- llama-cpp
- llm
- local-ai
Project record
- JobLocal LLMs
- StatusNew to our list
- Commits208
- Forks42
- Watching4
- Stars in 28 days+521
- CreatedOct 14, 2026
- First seen by usNov 7, 2026
- CheckedNov 8, 2026