# Jeffser/Alpaca

🦙 Local and online AI hub

Repository: https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jeffser-alpaca
Homepage: https://jeffser.com/alpaca
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: adwaita, flatpak, gnome, gtk4, ollama, ollama-api, ollama-gui
Last push: 2026-08-03T14:09:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 84, longevity 60
- inputs: {"age_days": 845, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 30, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 78}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1626, forks 143 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:13.060770+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chatbot, llm-inference, gui
- domain: artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, chatbots, self-hosted, cross-platform
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: ollama-client, gtk4, gnome, flatpak, local-ai, chat-interface, image-recognition, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- Jeffser/Alpaca (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:13.060770+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:48:26.391568+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Jeffser/Alpaca (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:13.060770+00:00, sha 29ae4ae929b3)
  - homepage: https://jeffser.com/alpaca (fetched 2026-08-29T11:21:16.928023+00:00, sha ee0c65864aa5)
  - site_page: https://jeffser.com/alpaca/alpaca.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:21:16.937345+00:00, sha f54fa5b6a80d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.