anythingllm

anythingllm

AnythingLLM is an open-source, desktop-first AI application that lets individuals and teams run LLMs, chat with documents, build and run AI agents, and extend functionality with plugins — all designed to run locally and privately with optional cloud/self-hosted deployment.

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Freemium API Enterprise 75/100
#435 in AI Agents (435 tools)
Added 0 year ago
Data reviewed Jul 15, 2026

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Best for: Personal & Entertainment

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anythingllm

AnythingLLM is an all-in-one AI desktop application and platform that enables local and offline use of large language models, document chat, AI agents, and extensibility via plugins. It targets both individual users via the Desktop app (no account required) and teams via Hosted/self-hosted deployments with multi-user tenancy, admin controls, and white-labeling. The project is open source (MIT) and emphasizes privacy by default — models, documents, and chats can run and be stored locally while still supporting enterprise LLMs when desired.

All-in-one AI desktop app with LLM, RAG, AI Agents, running locally and privately.

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Key Features

Local-first LLM provider

Built-in LLM provider that can run models locally in a click; designed to keep data and models on the user's machine by default.

Any LLM / Enterprise model support

Works with local models and can connect to enterprise LLM providers, including OpenAI, Azure, AWS, and more.

Document support and chat

Import and use PDFs, Word documents, CSVs, codebases, and other document types for chat and analysis; supports importing docs from online locations.

AI Agents & Agent Skills

Provides AI agents and a browsable Agent Skills system to extend assistants with custom capabilities and automation.

Built-in Developer API

Can be used as an API for custom development or to integrate AnythingLLM functionality into existing products.

Plugins & Community Hub

Ecosystem of plugins, system prompts, and community-shared slash commands to extend functionality.

Privacy & Local Storage

Designed to be private by default; everything can be stored and run locally on the machine running AnythingLLM.

One-click install & Cross-platform

One-click desktop installs and compatibility with macOS, Windows, and Linux; no signup required for the Desktop app.

Self-hosted & Hosted options

Provides hosted/self-hosted deployment for teams with multi-user isolation, admin controls, white-labeling, and Docker deployment options.

Pricing

Free Tier Available

AnythingLLM Desktop is free to download and use and is open source (MIT licensed).

Desktop

Free
  • Open source MIT-licensed desktop application
  • Local execution, no signup required

Hosted / Cloud

Not specified on page
  • Multi-user access
  • Privacy and tenant isolation
  • Admin controls and white-labeling

Self-hosted

Not specified on page
  • Run via Docker
  • Customizable and white-label capable

Use Cases

Personal/private AI assistant

Run AnythingLLM Desktop locally to chat with personal documents, files, and local models without creating accounts or sending data to third parties.

Team & enterprise deployments

Use Hosted or self-hosted deployments to provide multi-user access, tenant isolation, admin controls, and white-labeled interfaces for organizations.

Developer integrations

Leverage the built-in developer API and plugin ecosystem to integrate LLM capabilities, custom agents, and data connectors into products or workflows.

Automations & agent-driven tasks

Extend assistants with Agent Skills and community-built slash commands to automate workflows and repetitive tasks.

Document search, QA, and knowledge base

Ingest PDFs, Word docs, CSVs, and codebases to enable search, question-answering, and document-driven assistance.

Integrations

OpenAI / Azure / AWS

Supports connecting to enterprise LLM providers (OpenAI, Azure, AWS) as alternative model backends.

Docker

Support for running self-hosted deployments via Docker.

Community plugins & extensions

Ecosystem of plugins, agent skills, system prompts, and slash commands to extend app functionality.

Benefits

Privacy-first design: local-by-default storage and execution to keep data private unless explicitly shared.
Open source and free: MIT licensed desktop app available to download and inspect.
Flexible deployment: use locally, self-host at scale, or consume hosted services for teams with admin controls.
No friction for individuals: one-click installs, cross-platform support, and no account required for the Desktop app.

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Getting Started

  1. 1 Step 1: Download the AnythingLLM Desktop application from the site.
  2. 2 Step 2: Install using the one-click installer and run the app (no account required).
  3. 3 Step 3: Add/import your documents (PDFs, Word, CSV, code) and optionally run a local LLM or connect to an enterprise LLM.
  4. 4 Step 4: Explore Agents, Agent Skills, community plugins, or use the Developer API for integrations.
  5. 5 Step 5 (teams): Get Started on Cloud or run via Docker for self-hosted/multi-user deployments.

Support

docs

Official documentation linked from the site (Docs).

community

Community Hub, Discord, and community-shared plugins and prompts for peer support and extensions.

source

Open-source repository and issues (GitHub link available from the site).

API

Available: Yes
Documentation:

Documentation available from the site's Docs link (site includes a Docs entry).

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