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huggingface/chat-macOS

Making the community's best AI chat models available to everyone. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/huggingface/chat-macOS · Swift · Apache-2.0 (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 4
  • Release rhythm 28
  • Longevity 50

Flags: prerelease_only archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 36.5
  • age_days: 708
  • days_rel: 635
  • days_push: 576
  • n_releases_24m: 3

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1959 stars · 81 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

HuggingChat macOS is a native Swift chat application for macOS that provides access to open-source AI chat models from Hugging Face. It offers a desktop chat interface with keyboard shortcuts and optional VSCode integration for editor context.

Use cases

  • chat with open-source LLMs on my mac
  • native desktop chat app for hugging face models
  • use AI chat assistant without a browser
  • get AI help with code context from vscode
  • install a chatgpt alternative on macos

When to choose

  • you want a native macOS chat client for open-source models
  • you prefer desktop apps over web chat interfaces
  • you want editor context integration with VSCode

When to avoid

  • you need Windows or Linux support
  • you want to self-host the chat backend
  • you need iOS or mobile support

Facets

application · maturity active

chatbot chat-interface llm-inference large-language-models chatbots apple-ecosystem artificial-intelligence huggingchat native-macos-app open-source-llms vscode-integration homebrew macos swift desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
huggingface/chat-macOSmain10

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