Chat UIs
Self-hosted ChatGPT-style interfaces.
4 projects · catalog last checked 2026-10-20. "Highlight" is editorial; status, commit and release come from the weekly evidence refresh.
Comparison
| Project | What it does | Highlight (editorial) | Deployment | Hardware | Licence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open WebUI | Feature-rich web UI for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs | RAG, multi-user, plugins | self-hosted | cpu-ok | Open WebUI License (BSD-3 + branding clause) ⚠ needs review | active |
| Lobe Chat | Modern multi-provider chat and agent workspace | Agents marketplace | self-hosted | cpu-ok | LobeHub Community License (Apache-2.0 based) ⚠ needs review | active |
| LibreChat | Multi-provider chat with agents, auth and plugins | Enterprise auth | self-hosted | cpu-ok | MIT | active |
| Chatbot UI | Minimal open-source chat front end | Simple, hackable | self-hosted | cpu-ok | MIT | active |
Quick start
docker run -d -p 3000:8080 -v open-webui:/app/backend/data ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main
Project details
Open WebUI
Feature-rich web UI for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs
| Upstream repository | Open WebUI on GitHub |
| Setup docs | Open WebUI setup guide |
| Licence | Open WebUI License (BSD-3 + branding clause) ⚠ needs review · licence evidence · checked 2026-10-20 |
| Licence detected by GitHub | NOASSERTION |
| Repository state | active |
| Licence review reason | Custom licence: BSD-3-style terms plus a clause forbidding removal or alteration of Open WebUI branding (upstream LICENSE). |
| Last lookup | ok |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Latest release | v0.12.3 (2026-10-16) |
| Deployment | self-hosted |
| Hardware | cpu-ok |
| Languages | Python, Svelte |
| Evidence collected | 2026-10-20 |
Lobe Chat
Modern multi-provider chat and agent workspace
| Upstream repository | Lobe Chat on GitHub |
| Setup docs | Lobe Chat setup guide |
| Licence | LobeHub Community License (Apache-2.0 based) ⚠ needs review · licence evidence · checked 2026-10-20 |
| Licence detected by GitHub | NOASSERTION |
| Repository state | active |
| Licence review reason | Custom licence: LobeHub Community License, Apache-2.0 based with additional commercial-use conditions (upstream LICENSE). |
| Last lookup | ok |
| Last commit | 2026-10-20 |
| Latest release | v2.2.20 (2026-10-18) |
| Deployment | self-hosted |
| Hardware | cpu-ok |
| Languages | TypeScript |
| Evidence collected | 2026-10-20 |
LibreChat
Multi-provider chat with agents, auth and plugins
| Upstream repository | LibreChat on GitHub |
| Setup docs | LibreChat setup guide |
| Licence | MIT · licence evidence · checked 2026-10-20 |
| Licence detected by GitHub | MIT |
| Repository state | active |
| Licence review reason | – |
| Last lookup | ok |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Latest release | none detected |
| Deployment | self-hosted |
| Hardware | cpu-ok |
| Languages | TypeScript |
| Evidence collected | 2026-10-20 |
Chatbot UI
Minimal open-source chat front end
| Upstream repository | Chatbot UI on GitHub |
| Setup docs | Chatbot UI setup guide |
| Licence | MIT · licence evidence · checked 2026-10-20 |
| Licence detected by GitHub | MIT |
| Repository state | active |
| Licence review reason | – |
| Last lookup | ok |
| Last commit | 2024-06-22 |
| Latest release | none detected |
| Deployment | self-hosted |
| Hardware | cpu-ok |
| Languages | TypeScript |
| Evidence collected | 2026-10-20 |