Search & Knowledge

AnythingLLM

Mintplex Labs

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All-in-one desktop and server application for private AI chat over your documents. Built-in RAG, agents and multi-user support; works with local models via Ollama or with cloud providers.

• Open source
• Local-first
• Privacy-first
• Self-hostable

Hyperconsciousness

Louis Beaumont

Developer-alpha Rust knowledge store for humans and AI agents, with encrypted, append-only records, keyword search and MCP access through scoped, expiring grants. Runs locally; build from source.

LlamaIndex

LlamaIndex

Data framework for connecting LLMs to your own data. Document loaders, indexes and query engines for building RAG pipelines and document agents in Python and TypeScript.

• Open source
• Local-first
• Self-hostable

screenpipe

Screenpipe (Negentropy Labs, Inc.)

Desktop memory for macOS, Windows and Linux: search captured screen text and audio, recall meetings, and share context through MCP or a local API. History is local by default; configured cloud AI, transcription, sync and integrations can transmit context.

Free, self-hostable internet metasearch engine that aggregates results from many search services without tracking or profiling users. A common private search backend for local AI stacks.

• Open source
• Local-first
• Privacy-first
• Self-hostable