Jeffser/Alpaca
🦙 Local and online AI hub observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
84/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 84
- Longevity 60
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: 2
- age_days: 845
- days_rel: 30
- days_push: 30
- n_releases_24m: 78
Adoption not part of the score
1626 stars · 143 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Alpaca is a GTK4/GNOME desktop client for Ollama that lets users manage, download, and chat with multiple local AI models, with support for online providers like Gemini and OpenAI-compatible APIs. It offers features such as image and document recognition, multiple conversations, custom model personas, and web/YouTube content querying.
Use cases
- chat with local LLMs offline
- manage and pull Ollama models from a GUI
- ask questions about images and PDFs with local AI
- run multiple AI models in one conversation
- create custom AI personas for roleplay
- connect to ChatGPT or Gemini with my API key
- summarize YouTube videos with AI
When to choose
- you want a beginner-friendly GUI for Ollama on Linux
- privacy matters and you want offline local AI chat
- you use GNOME/Adwaita and want a native-feeling app
- you want both local and cloud AI providers in one app
When to avoid
- you need a CLI or headless LLM tool
- you're on Windows/macOS without Linux support options
- you need a web-based or multi-user chat deployment
- you want a fully-featured IDE-style coding assistant
Facets
application · maturity active
chatbot llm-inference gui artificial-intelligence large-language-models chatbots self-hosted cross-platform self-hosted ollama-client gtk4 gnome flatpak local-ai chat-interface image-recognition linux desktop
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca · fetched 2026-08-28 · 29ae4ae929b3
- homepage: https://jeffser.com/alpaca · fetched 2026-08-29 · ee0c65864aa5
- site_page: https://jeffser.com/alpaca/alpaca.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · f54fa5b6a80d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffser/Alpaca | main | 84 |
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