RecurseChat - Local AI Chat

Hi Product Hunters 👋, Thanks for stopping by! I'm Xiaoyi. I'm excited to share RecurseChat, a macOS app I've been working on for chatting with local AI. While it's amazing that you can run AI models locally quite easily these days, I missed feature complete chat interfaces. Tools like LMStudio are super powerful, but there's a learning curve to it. My aim is to hit a middle ground of simplicity and customizability for advanced users. Here's what separates RecurseChat out from similar apps: 💅 UX designed for you to use local AI as a daily driver. Zero config setup, chat with images, chat with multiple models in the same session, link your own gguf file. 🗂️ Local document chat using RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation). Drag and drop your PDF or markdown file, and ask questions using the power of local AI. No subscription or API fee required since everything including local embedding model and vector DB runs locally. 📁 Import ChatGPT history. This is probably one of my favorite feature. Import your hundreds of messages, search them and even continue previous chats using local AI offline. 🔎 Full text search. Search for hundreds of messages and see results instantly. 🔒 Private and capable of working completely offline. Please enjoy the following promo code give away for the Product Hunt community: H4JJN46Y7LWR FWMFPEP6PT3P LER463HTMN6J JYTFJ6AFPYRM 4XJWHJLP3X7J

RecurseChat appears to be a practical solution for those seeking the capabilities of AI chat systems without the need for a constant internet connection, preserving privacy and offering ease of access. How does the app manage data security, especially when handling sensitive conversations offline? I upvoted because the idea of a local, private AI that functions as a daily driver for various tasks is a significant step towards versatile and secure personal AI use.

We have an exciting update for RecurseChat! We supported Meta Llama 3 as a built-in model in version 1.0.101. Chat with PDF also work well with Llama 3. Edit: We wrote about this addition here: https://recurse.chat/blog/posts/....